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Top News: Russia Confirms Bomb Downed its Plane Over Egypt; Cairo Yet to Comment

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Jan 14, 2026

Voices from Iran: As rejection of government reaches all-time high, Iranians also wary of foreign intervention

If Trump is serious about peace, stability, and a lasting legacy, the path forward does not run through air strikes or transactional deals with a failing theocracy.

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Top News: Russia Confirms Bomb Downed its Plane Over Egypt; Cairo Yet to Comment

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Jan 28, 2026

Trump’s National Security Strategy doesn’t downgrade the Middle East, it redefines it

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Trump’s strategy is a sophisticated refinement of “America First.” For the Gulf, the implications are significant, but manageable.

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Top News: Russia Confirms Bomb Downed its Plane Over Egypt; Cairo Yet to Comment

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Jan 13, 2026

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Nov 17, 2015

Top News: Russia Confirms Bomb Downed its Plane Over Egypt; Cairo Yet to Comment

By EgyptSource

Russia said Tuesday that a passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai desert last month was brought down by “a terrorist act.”

MENASource

Nov 17, 2015

EconSource: United States Approves Sale of $1.3 Billion in Guided Bombs to Saudi Arabia

By EconSource

The United States has approved the $1.3 billion sale of bombing munitions to Saudi Arabia as the Gulf state’s air force strikes rebel targets in Yemen. The State Department said the deal “replenishes” weapons stocks that are being depleted in Saudi counterterrorism operations.

MENASource

Nov 16, 2015

Factbox: Egyptian Reactions to the Paris Attacks

By Elissa Miller and Brandan Martini

Three coordinated teams of terrorists carried out simultaneous attacks at locations throughout Paris late Friday, including the Stade de France, a concert hall, and at least two restaurants. The attack, claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL), left at least 129 dead and over 300 wounded. Numerous countries, including Egypt, condemned the attacks and […]

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Nov 16, 2015

Top News: After Paris Attacks, French Jets Pound ISIS

By MENASource

French fighter jets struck areas controlled by ISIS in Syria on Sunday as European police widened investigations into a series of coordinated attacks in Paris. President Bashar al-Assad said in response to the Paris attacks, “We said, don’t take what is happening in Syria lightly. Unfortunately, European officials did not listen.”

MENASource

Nov 16, 2015

Top News: Egyptian Injured in Paris Attacks Mistakenly Labeled a Suspect

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Ambassador to France Ihab Badawi said that an Egyptian passport recovered following a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday belongs to Egyptian national Walid Abdel Razek.

MENASource

Nov 16, 2015

EconSource: Turkey’s Erdogan Says Interest Rates Too High to Encourage Investment

By EconSource

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan renewed his call for lower interest rates on Sunday, saying they were too high to encourage investment and entrepreneurship.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2015

Top News: ISIS Claims Deadly Twin Beirut Explosions

By MENASource

At least thirty-seven people were killed and more than 181 wounded on Thursday after two suicide bomb blasts, claimed by ISIS, hit a crowded district in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2015

Top News: Russian Aviation Authority Bans EgyptAir Flights to Russia; Egypt Says Plane’s Final Seconds to be Analyzed Abroad

By EgyptSource

Russian aviation agency Rosaviatsia has banned flights by EgyptAir, Egypt’s state-owned flag carrier, to Russia, effective November 14, an official of the Moscow Domodedovo airport reportedly said on Friday.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2015

EconSource: EU to Pay $3 Billion for Turkey’s Help in Stemming Migrant Crisis

By EconSource

European Union (EU) leaders agreed in principle Thursday to pay EUR 3 billion ($3.23 billion) to Turkey over the next two years in return for additional support in stemming migration flows into Europe.

MENASource

Nov 12, 2015

Top News: Iraqi Kurds Reach Sinjar Road, Cutting ISIS Supply Line

By MENASource

Kurdish Peshmerga forces have started clearing parts of the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar and have established positions along an ISIS supply route between its two main strongholds in Iraq and Syria, the coalition said on Thursday.

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