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Oct 19, 2015

The 24 Year Old Party Leader who Seeks to Rule Egypt

By Sarah El Sirgany

Sitting in the back of a black Mercedes making its way through Alexandria, Mohamed Badran is tired and losing his voice. Fifteen minutes earlier, the 24-year-old leader of the Mostaqbal Watan (Nation’s Future) Party spoke at an electoral rally for a party candidate. He is now on his way to a second rally in a […]

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Oct 19, 2015

Top News: Turnout 15-16 Percent on First Day of Egyptian Election Says Prime Minister

By EgyptSource

Amid tight security, polling stations opened their doors on Sunday for Egyptians to elect members of the House of Parliament in Giza and thirteen other governorate, amid reports of low voter turnout.

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Oct 19, 2015

Top News: Sudan Sends Ground Troops to Yemen to Boost Saudi-Led Coalition

By MENASource

Around 300 Sudanese troops arrived in Yemen‘s southern port city of Aden on Saturday, the first group of an expected 10,000 reinforcements for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the country’s Houthi rebels.

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Oct 19, 2015

EconSource: Iraqi Cabinet Approves 2016 Budget

By EconSource

Iraq’s cabinet has approved next year’s budget of 106 trillion Iraqi dinars (about $91 billion) and sent it to parliament for final approval, government spokesman Saad al-Hadithi said on Monday.

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Oct 17, 2015

Egypt’s NGOs Lack Funding to Monitor Elections

By Ahmed Ateyya

It is 10 pm, and Saeed Abdelhafez, head of the Dialogue Forum for Development and Human Rights, is on a seven-hour train ride to the Upper Egypt governorate of Sohag, where he is training volunteers to monitor elections. 

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Oct 16, 2015

Tunisia’s Nobel Peace Prize Does Not Mean All is Well

By Ikram Ben Said

The Nobel Committee awarded the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet the peace prize on October 9 for its role in navigating the country’s turbulent political transition. This date will always remain historic in Tunisia, a testament to the power of inclusive dialogue and the resilience of the Tunisian people and in a region characterized with chaos […]

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Oct 16, 2015

Top News: Obama Administration’s Backing of Saudi-Led Coalition May Violate US Law

By MENASource

In response to increasing air strikes committed by the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthi rebels, Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, has said that the US-backing of the coalition may potentially violate US law.

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Oct 16, 2015

Top News: Egypt Wins Non-Permanent UN Security Council Seat

By EgyptSource

Egypt secured a non-permanent UN Security Council seat for the fifth time on Thursday with 179 out of 193 votes. Following the announcement, Spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abuzeid said on Twitter Egypt will work “vigorously” to defend and support African and Arab priorities at the Security Council.

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Oct 16, 2015

EconSource: Egypt’s Parliamentary Campaigns Lack Concrete Economic Policy

By EconSource

Few if any political parties or coalitions running in Egypt’s parliamentary elections, which will take place on Sunday, have provided a clear economic platform.

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Oct 15, 2015

Parliamentary Elections Update: The Week in Review

By Elissa Miller

The first round of voting in Egypt’s parliamentary elections, the country’s first parliamentary elections in three years, is fast approaching. Voting is scheduled to take place abroad on October 17, and voting in Egypt will occur on October 18 and 19. The second round of the elections is set to take place on November 22 […]

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