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Sep 2, 2015

EconSource: Egypt to Keep Eni’s Natural Gas Find to Itself

By EconSource

Egypt plans to keep all the natural gas produced at a giant field that Italy’s Eni found off its Mediterranean coast to itself, heightening competition among gas producers in the Middle East and Africa.

MENASource

Sep 1, 2015

Misunderstanding Egypt’s Ultras

By Ziad A. Akl

Egypt’s Ultras, organized groups of football fans, shot to infamy with the 2011 uprising. Despite an active presence in the streets dating back several years, 2011 marked a new introduction of the Ultras to the Egyptian public.

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 1, 2015

Top News: 1,250 Forced Disappearances since Beginning of Year Says NGO

By EgyptSource

Following months of cases circulating on social media and press, a local Egyptian NGO claims to have recorded 1,250 cases of forced disappearances in the first eight months of 2015.

MENASource

Sep 1, 2015

Top News: United States, Tunisia to Institute Permanent Information Exchange on Terrorism

By MENASource

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Habib Essid received Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Anne Patterson. In a statement at the end of that talk, Patterson said that focus had been on bilateral cooperation regarding permanent exchange of information between the two countries on terrorism.

MENASource

Sep 1, 2015

EconSource: ISIS Releases New Propaganda Video Announcing New Currency

By EconSource

An Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) propaganda video has announced that a new currency has been minted for use in territory controlled by the jihadist group.

MENASource

Aug 31, 2015

The Al Jazeera Trial: The Verdict, Reactions, and Next Steps

By Elissa Miller

On Saturday, August 29, Egypt’s Cairo Criminal Court sentenced journalists Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed, and Peter Greste to three years in prison, in the latest development in the Al Jazeera trial.

North Africa

MENASource

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.