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Sep 28, 2015

EconSource: Sisi Announces Planned Shift to VAT Regime, Meets with World Bank and UN Heads

By EconSource

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced Egypt’s plan to introduce a value-added tax (VAT) regime as part of major economic reforms.

MENASource

Sep 25, 2015

The Implications of Russia’s Syria Intervention for Turkey

By Aaron Stein

Russia’s recent deployment of aircraft and military equipment in Syria runs counter to Turkey’s efforts to unseat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The introduction of Russian aircraft and surface-to-air missiles prompted many to argue that Moscow is seeking to prevent the establishment of a US- and Turkish-backed air-exclusion zone over parts of northern Syria.

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Sep 25, 2015

Top News: Saudis Seek to Fend Off UN Inquiry on Yemen

By MENASource

Dutch diplomats want the UN human rights chief to send a mission to report on possible abuses and conflict-related crimes in Yemen. The Netherlands submitted a resolution Thursday at the UN Human Rights Council while Yemen and Saudi Arabia also submitted one calling for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide “technical assistance” […]

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Sep 25, 2015

Top News: Egypt Keen to Participate Effectively at UN General Assembly Says Presidency

By EgyptSource

Egypt will present its views on various issues during President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s visit to the UN General Assembly, said presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef, who added that the country is keen on participating fully in Assembly activities.

MENASource

Sep 25, 2015

EconSource: Report Says Gender Equality Could Yield $2.7 Trillion in Economic Gains for the Region

By EconSource

A new study by the McKinsey Global Institute finds that were women in the Middle East and North Africa to enjoy the same economic opportunities as men, the region would be $2.7 trillion better off between now and 2025.

MENASource

Sep 24, 2015

Top News: ISIS Claim Suicide Bombing in Sana’a Mosque

By MENASource

Yemen’s branch of the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) claimed responsibility on Thursday for a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Yemen’s capital Sana’a that killed at least twenty-nine people and wounded at least thirty-six.

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Sep 24, 2015

Top News: No politics, No Campaigning in Eid Sermons, Warns Endowments Ministry

By EgyptSource

The Endowments Ministry warned preachers against campaigning for the upcoming elections in their Eid Al-Adha sermons, as aspiring parliamentary candidates gear up for the first round of voting at the end of October.

MENASource

Sep 24, 2015

EconSource: Soaring Bad Debts Sound Alarm in Turkey

By EconSource

The deterioration of Turkey’s economy is accelerating, as political uncertainty, early elections, and a conflict with Kurdish militants take a toll on the economy.

MENASource

Sep 24, 2015

PKK-Turkey Conflict Could Hurt Kurdish Fight Against ISIS in Syria

By Wladimir van Wilgenburg

The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) operating in Syria and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq have become indirect partners of the Western anti-Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) coalition. In July 2015, however, the Turkish Armed Forces launched airstrikes against PKK targets following an attack that killed two policemen.

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Sep 23, 2015

Top News: EU Urges Libya Parties to Grasp Peace Deal

By MENASource

The European Union is urging Libya’s warring factions to grasp the opportunity of a new peace deal and is promising backing once a unity government is formed.