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Nov 4, 2015

EconSource: Qatar to Spend Cautiously, Avoid Big Budget Deficit

By EconSource

Qatar will put together a state budget for 2016 that avoids a large deficit despite lower revenues resulting from low oil and gas prices, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Tuesday in a speech to the government’s Advisory Council.

MENASource

Nov 3, 2015

Top News: Iran Says May Quit Syria Talks over Spat with Saudi; Russia Trying for Talks in Moscow

By MENASource

Iran said on Monday it would quit Syria peace talks if it found them unconstructive, citing the “negative role” of Saudi Arabia, in the latest spat between the regional rivals that jeopardizes efforts to ease turmoil across the Middle East. Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Iran would not participate if the talks were “not […]

MENASource

Nov 3, 2015

EconSource: EBRD Earmarks $250 Million for Renewable Energy in MENA

By EconSource

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a $250 million financing program to promote private sector investment in renewable energy in Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan.

MENASource

Nov 3, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi to Visit UK Thursday to Discuss Security, Trade

By EgyptSource

For the first time since his election, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will travel to the UK on Thursday to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron, where they will discuss regional and international issues.

MENASource

Nov 2, 2015

What We Know about the Russian Airliner Crash in Sinai

By Elissa Miller

On Saturday, an Airbus A321 plane operated by Russia’s Kogalymavia under the brand name Metrojet crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula after losing radar contact twenty-three minutes after takeoff, according to Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry. Metrojet Flight 9268, which was flying from Sharm al-Sheikh to St. Petersburg and was at an altitude of 31,000 feet when […]

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 2, 2015

Qatar’s New Slavery Museum

By Matthew Hall

Hanging in Qatar’s museum of modern art are several works by Faraj Daham—nature scenes painted on the circular steel lids of oil drums. In the background of these paintings—literally and figuratively—is Qatar’s oil industry. The artworks stand out because they reference, however obliquely, a topic central to Qatar’s political reality. They stand out amid the […]

The Gulf

MENASource

Nov 2, 2015

Top News: Turkey Returns to Single-Party Rule in Boost for Erdogan

By MENASource

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) secured a stunning victory in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election to gain back a parliamentary majority just five months after losing it. Preliminary results show that the party won more than 49 percent of the votes.

MENASource

Nov 2, 2015

Top News: Russian Airliner Crashes in Central Sinai Killing 224

By EgyptSource

A Russian commercial airplane crashed on Saturday in Central Sinai killing all 224 passengers and crew members onboard.

MENASource

Nov 2, 2015

EconSource: Saudi Official Defends Spending Deficit as Manageable

By EconSource

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Saturday that the kingdom’s financial deficit this year is manageable, despite the low oil prices and that its growth rate will remain strong.

MENASource

Nov 2, 2015

Losing Hope in Yemen

By Rafat Al-Akhali

The figures reported for the ongoing conflict in Yemen speak for themselves: more than 5,000 dead and 26,000 injured (according to the NGO Action on Armed Violence and the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, a staggering 86 percent of those killed and injured are considered civilian), almost 2.3 million displaced from their homes, […]

Yemen