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EconSource: EU Decides to Increase Tunisia Annual Olive Oil Export Quota

By EconSource

The European Union (EU) on Monday agreed to help Tunisia boost its economy by raising quotas on how much olive oil it can sell in EU markets. The EU will raise Tunisia’s annual olive oil export quota to 25,000 tonnes.

Egypt’s Fight for Independent Journalist Unions

By Miriam Berger

The headquarters for the Independent Union for Egyptian Journalists is a small office shared with a media rights group, just steps away from the Middle East News Agency (MENA), one of the main organs of the Egyptian government’s media machine in downtown Cairo. This way, explained founder Wael Tawfik in April, the syndicate can be close to […]

Top News: Explosion in Turkish-Syrian Border Town Kills Twenty-Eight

An explosion Monday in Turkey’s southeastern city of Suruc killed twenty-eight people and sent one hundred others to the hospital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but a Turkish official said there is evidence that the attack was a suicide bombing and was likely carried out by the Islamic State (ISIS […]

EconSource: Egypt, Italy to Sign MOUs on Energy Deals; Eni Discovers Gas Reserves in Nile Delta

By EconSource

Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab will travel to Italy Wednesday for a three-day visit that will see him signing memorandum of understanding (MOUs) on prospective electricity, power and oil deals.

Top News: Twenty-Nine Men Arrested for Sexual Harassment

By EgyptSource

Police in Cairo arrested twenty-nine men for sexual harassment on the first two days of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, Al-Ahram reported.

Washington and Tehran Remain at Odds in Iraq

By Aaron Stein

On Tuesday July 15, the P5+1 and Iran finalized an agreement that places significant limits on Iran’s nuclear program for the next twenty-five years.

British Pilots Conducted Airstrikes in Syria

By MENASource

Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Friday that British pilots have conducted air strikes on targets in Syria while acting under the command of other military forces fighting the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) even though Britain’s Parliament has only approved strikes on Iraq. The Ministry of Defense made the admission in response to a Freedom […]

Top News: Seven Killed in Pro-Brotherhood Protests; Morsi Calls Supporters to Continue ‘Revolution’

By EgyptSource

Protests broke out in some areas in Giza, including Talbiya and Nahya leaving at least seven killed and fifteen arrested Friday morning, a representative from the Interior Ministry press office said.

EconSource: Russia Plans Fuel Shipments to Syria from Crimea

By EconSource

Russia plans to supply Syria with 200,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) per year via the Crimean port of Kerch, two trading sources told Reuters. “There are talks about LPG to first be shipped to Kerch and then to Syria, about 200,000 tonnes per year,” one trader said.

Is the Skhirat Agreement Libya’s First Step to a Brighter Future?

By Karim Mezran

The agreement signed last Saturday by most Libyan factions in the Moroccan city of Skhirat represents an undoubtedly positive step forward, though not one exempt from possible pitfalls and reversals. The agreement arose from an ongoing Libyan political dialogue, moderated by UN Envoy Bernardino Leon, geared toward reaching national reconciliation among warring factions.