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Aug 12, 2015

EconSource: Sisi Establishes Economic Zone Around Egypt’s Suez Canal

By EconSource

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree establishing an economic zone around the Suez Canal, the country’s state news agency said on Tuesday.

MENASource

Aug 12, 2015

Libya: Half an Agreement is Better than No Agreement

By Karim Mezran

The situation in Libya has reached a point of utmost gravity. The suffering of the population and the instability resulting from the actions of rival militias, terrorist groups, and criminal organizations have rendered the situation unsustainable.

Libya

MENASource

Aug 11, 2015

Egypt’s Startups Starting to Grow Up

By Rachel Williamson

Four years ago Egypt’s January 25 revolution lit a bonfire under the nation’s political imagination and heralded in the age of the Silicon Valley-esque tech entrepreneur. Today, for many, those bourgeoning political hopes have been dashed, but the country’s growing entrepreneur class is still moving from strength to strength and they’ve reached a stage where […]

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 11, 2015

Top News: Iraqi Parliament Approves Abadi Reforms

Iraq’s Parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s reform package which includes measures to reduce corruption and save money in the face of mounting unrest in Iraq.

MENASource

Aug 11, 2015

Top News: Court Orders Release of Islamist Wasat Party Leader

By EgyptSource

The South Giza Criminal Court ordered Monday the release of Wasat Party chairman Abou El-Ela Mady pending trial.

MENASource

Aug 11, 2015

EconSource: UAE to Supply Egypt With $1.6 Billion in Petroleum Products

By EconSource

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has in principle agreed to send the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) $1.6 billion worth of fuel and petroleum products for three months.

MENASource

Aug 11, 2015

Egypt and Saudi Make a Public Show of Support

By Khaled Dawoud

Leaders of Cairo and Riyadh sought last week to downplay reports of alleged tensions on regional and domestic issues in the wake of the death of Saudi Arabia’s late King Abdullah eight months ago.

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 10, 2015

Top News: Assailants Fire Shots on US Consulate in Istanbul

Two assailants opened fire at the heavily protected US Consulate building in Istanbul on Monday, sparking a gunfight with police before fleeing the scene.

MENASource

Aug 10, 2015

Top News: Morsi Says Will Abstain From Eating, Does Not Trust Prison Food

By EgyptSource

Former President Egypt Mohamed Morsi told a court on Saturday that he will abstain from eating as he cannot trust the food offered to him in prison state media reported.

MENASource

Aug 10, 2015

EconSource: Saudi Arabia Issues Bonds in Effort to Raise Up to 20 Billion Riyals

By EconSource

Saudi Arabia on Monday sold bonds in Monday in tranches of five, seven, and ten years, opening its debt sale to commercial banks for the first time since it returned to the market last month to fill a budget gap caused by falling global oil prices.