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Aug 18, 2015

Top News: UN Security Council Statement Aims To Restore Peace in Syria

By MENASource

The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday unanimously approved a statement backing intensive preparatory talks on key issues to restore peace to Syria, signaling a possible change in the UNSC, which has been deeply divided thus far over how to end Syria’s civil war.

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Aug 18, 2015

EconSource: IMF Suggests Saudi Arabia Cut Spending, Rely Less on Oil Revenue

By EconSource

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday called on Saudi Arabia to undertake fiscal changes and diversify its economy in order to boost growth and create jobs.

MENASource

Aug 17, 2015

Q&A: Key Information on Egypt’s Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

By Suzanne Gaber

After much speculation, Egypt’s long-awaited parliamentary elections are reportedly slated for September of this year. The election will allow for the formation of the first parliament under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and the second since the 2011 ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak.

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Aug 17, 2015

Top News: ISIS Attacks Libya’s Sirte; Government Urges Air Strikes As UNSMIL Urges Cooperation

By MENASource

The Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) beheaded twelve people and hung them on crosses during a battle in Sirte. ISIS crushed a revolt by a Salafi Muslim group in the past few days, killing seventy people as armed residents trying to break its grip on the city. In separate violence on Sunday, gunmen fired on the airport of the […]

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Aug 17, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Signs Counterterrorism Law

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed into law a controversial anti-terrorism legislation that establishes stiffer prison sentences for terror-related offenses, heavy fines for journalists who publish “false news” and a special judicial circuit for terrorism cases.

MENASource

Aug 17, 2015

EconSource: Turkish Lira Hits Another Record Low on Political Uncertainty

By EconSource

Turkey’s lira has hit a record low and lost 3 percent since talks between the ruling AK Party and the main opposition CHP failed, setting the stage for a snap election and more investor uncertainty.

MENASource

Aug 14, 2015

Deaths in Egypt Prisons Renew Debate on Deteriorating Conditions

By Khaled Dawoud

In a statement about the death of al-Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Essam Derbala at maximum security Aqrab Prison on August 8, the ministry of interior declared the cause of death was “natural.”Derbala, the statement said, was taken to hospital after complaining of fatigue, where he died as a result of circulatory collapse. 

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Aug 14, 2015

Top News: ISIS kills Thirty-Eight In Sirte, House Members Call On International Community For Help

By MENASource

The Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) threatened to use gas against people in Sirte unless attacks against its members stop. Thirty-eight members of the Ferjani tribe were killed by ISIS, which had been shelling a residential area in Sirte. Fighting in the center of town earlier this week resulted in the deaths of two ISIS commanders Abu […]

MENASource

Aug 14, 2015

Top News: Egypt Marks Raba’a Massacre Anniversary

By EgyptSource

Egyptian police bolstered their presence in the capital on Friday in anticipation of protests on the second anniversary of the violent dispersal by security forces of Islamist demonstrators, in which at least 700 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi died.

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Aug 14, 2015

EconSource: Turkey Central Bank Attempts to Stem Lira Slide

By EconSource

Turkey’s central bank lowered the cost of dollar borrowing for a fourth time this year, seeking to halt the lira’s slide after the breakdown of talks on the formation of a new government sent financial markets tumbling.