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Oct 28, 2015

EconSource: World Bank Releases 2016 Doing Business Report

By EconSource

The World Bank launched its latest annual Doing Business report on Tuesday. The 2016 report ranks the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the top of countries in the Middle East and North Africa for ease of doing business.

MENASource

Oct 27, 2015

Libya: Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will

By Karim Mezran

This old saying by the Italian political philosopher Antonio Gramsci may best summarize the most accurate perspective on the situation in Libya today.

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MENASource

Oct 27, 2015

Run-offs in Egypt’s Parliamentary Race: A New First Phase?

By Omar Halawa

Last week, the High Elections Committee (HEC) announced the results of the first phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections. With only four candidates securing their seats, another 436 candidates are contesting the remaining 222 seats in a runoff round which will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. 224 of those candidates are affiliated with twelve political […]

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MENASource

Oct 27, 2015

Top News: FJP Secretary General, Leading Member Detained

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s state-run news agency says security forces arrested the secretary general of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing, and another high-ranking Brotherhood member.

MENASource

Oct 27, 2015

Top News: Turkey Fires at Kurdish Forces in Northern Syria

By MENASource

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu confirmed that the military targeted People’s Protection Units (YPG) Kurdish forces in northern Syria in an interview with Turkey’s ATV television late Monday.

MENASource

Oct 27, 2015

EconSource: Tunisia Seeks Foreign Aid Boost, Plans Talks with IMF

By EconSource

Tunisia, frustrated by the international community’s failure to deliver on pledges of economic support, is asking the G8 for a five year rescue program worth $25 billion. Finance Minister Slim Chaker said the aid is necessary to ensure that Tunisia’s political progress is not reversed.

MENASource

Oct 26, 2015

Continued Obstacles to a Deal in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

The UN Special Envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon announced his final proposals for Libya’s national unity government on October 8, after more than a year of negotiations between the country’s rival factions. Both of Libya’s rival parliaments, however, remain split on whether to accept or reject the proposed agreement.

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MENASource

Oct 26, 2015

Top News: Russia Says it Wants Syria Elections, Ready to Help Free Syrian Army

By MENASource

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections. He also said that Russia’s air force, which has been reportedly bombing the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL), would be ready to help Western-backed Free Syrian Army rebels if it knew where they were.

MENASource

Oct 26, 2015

Top News: Alexandria Flash Floods Lead to Governor’s Resignation

By EgyptSource

Torrential rains lashed Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria Sunday, killing five people, including two children and the captain of a ship who was trapped in his car by floodwaters, officials said.

MENASource

Oct 26, 2015

EconSource: Cheap Oil Weans Gulf State Firms Off Public Purse, Pushes Them to Market

By EconSource

Gulf state-linked firms are being forced to wean themselves off direct government funding and focus more on capital markets and private investment as they push ahead with projects in an era of cheap oil.