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Aug 31, 2015

Top News: Turkey PM Forms Interim Government

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday approved the makeup of the provisional government that will run the country until November 1 elections, including for the first time pro-Kurdish parliamentary members.

MENASource

Aug 31, 2015

Top News: Al Jazeera Journalists Sentenced; Parliamentary Elections Dates Announced

By EgyptSource

Al Jazeera journalists sentenced to three years in prison Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste, and Baher Mohamed to three years in a maximum security prison. Mohamed was sentenced to an additional six months in prison and fined EGP5,000. Students Sohaib Said, Khaled Abdel Raouf, and Shadi Abdel Hamid were […]

MENASource

Aug 31, 2015

EconSource: Italy’s Eni Makes Mega Gas Discovery Off Egyptian Coast

By EconSource

Italian energy group Eni said on Sunday that it discovered the largest known gas field in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian coast, predicting the find could help meet Egypt’s gas needs for decades to come.

MENASource

Aug 28, 2015

Top News: Saudi Troops Cross Border into Yemen

Yemen’s Foreign Minister Riad Yassin told reporters that the battle to retake the capital from Houthi rebels will begin within eight weeks. Yassin declined to comment on the number Saudi and UAE troops currently in Yemen.

MENASource

Aug 28, 2015

Top News: Egyptian Court Issues Preliminary Death Sentence to Twelve ISIS Supporters

By EgyptSource

The Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced twelve alleged Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) sympathizers to death on Thursday after convicting them of plotting attacks against police and troops in Egypt.

MENASource

Aug 28, 2015

EconSource: Russia’s Rosneft Signs LNG Deal With Egypt’s EGAS

By EconSource

Russia’s state-owned oil company Rosneft signed a deal with Egypt’s state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) on Thursday to supply Egypt with liquefied natural gas (LNG).

MENASource

Aug 27, 2015

Sisi, Putin Discuss Bilateral Relations, War on Terror

By EgyptSource

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the fourth time during his third visit to Russia as head of the Egyptian state, for talks that focused on economic and nuclear developments, and international conflicts.

MENASource

Aug 27, 2015

Top News: Libya’s GNC Delays Peace Talks After Official Quits

Delegates for Libya’s rival GNC parliament will hold off joining peace talks that were due to start today until they manage to form a new team following the resignation of a senior negotiator, a representative said.

MENASource

Aug 27, 2015

EconSource: Kurds Vow Steady Payments to Oil Companies as Exports Rise

By EconSource

Iraqi Kurdistan said on Thursday it expects to begin making regular payments to oil exporting companies in the first half of September.

MENASource

Aug 27, 2015

Turkey’s Counterterrorism Policies: Targeting ISIS and the PKK

By Aaron Stein

Turkey has recently launched a large-scale anti-terror campaign targeting Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) networks and suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)—a US, EU, and Turkish designated terror group.

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