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Jul 29, 2015

EconSource: BP Joins Total in Writing Off Oil Assets Amid Libya Conflict

By EconSource

Conflict in Libya has led European oil companies including British Petroleum (BP) and France’s Total SA to write off millions of dollars in investments in the country.

MENASource

Jul 28, 2015

The US-Turkey Alliance Against Whom?

By MENASource

The recent deal between Turkey and the United States that allows US air power to use the Incirlik airbase in exchange for maintaining a safe zone along the Turkish-Syrian border represents Turkey’s boldest step yet in the war on the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL).

Syria Turkey

MENASource

Jul 28, 2015

Top News: Syrian Opposition Backs Safe Zone Calls; NATO Warns Turkey Against Excessive Force

By MENASource

Head of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) Khaled Khoja urged NATO partners meeting in Brussels today to support the establishment of a “safe zone” in northern Syria. Khoja said that it would protect civilians from the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) and President Bashar al-Assad’s indiscriminate aerial bombardment.

MENASource

Jul 28, 2015

Top News: Senators Urge Kerry to Focus on Political Reform, Human Rights During US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue

By EgyptSource

US Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chris Coons (D-DE), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Bob Casey (D-PA) wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday, ahead of the upcoming US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue on August 2, urging that “political […]

MENASource

Jul 28, 2015

EconSource: Explosion Shuts Down Iran-Turkey Natural Gas Pipeline

By EconSource

Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said an explosion on a natural gas pipeline late on Monday between Iran and Turkey caused a large fire and shut down the flow of gas.

MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

In Egypt, a Fine for Journalists is Worse than a Prison Sentence

By Khaled Dawoud

The outrage over the draft anti-terror law, particularly articles relating to access to information and freedom of the press, is unlikely to come an end soon. Journalist Syndicate board members expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s recent compromise regarding an article criminalizing the publication of information on terror attacks and counterterror operations that contradict official statements. […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

Top News: Emergency Ceasefire Fails as Houthis Continue Military Campaign

By MENASource

A new ceasefire in Yemen failed as clashes continued in the key areas of al-Lahj, Aden, and Taiz. The humanitarian truce, declared by the Saudi-led Arab coalition, was meant to begin on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. to allow for distribution of much needed aid supplies and fuel.

MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

Top News: Prime Minister Extends North Sinai Curfew for Three Months

By EgyptSource

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has extended for three months a curfew in North Sinai, according to a decree issued in the government’s official gazette on Saturday.

MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

EconSource: Foreign Investment in Arab States Dropped 8 Percent in 2014

By EconSource

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Arab states dropped 8 percent in 2014 with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia attracting close to half the total funds, a report by the Kuwait-based Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation says.

MENASource

Jul 24, 2015

Islamist Media in a Post-Morsi World

By Basil El-Dabh

On the evening of July 3, 2013, then Minister of Defense Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivered the speech that would permanently change the trajectory of Egypt. Egyptian satellite channel Misr25 broadcast the speech along with all channels in the country.

North Africa