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Jun 29, 2015

EconSource: Aden Oil refinery Ablaze as Yemen Rebels Shell Port

By EconSource

A fire erupted at Aden’s oil refinery Saturday when rebels shelled the nearby port to prevent a Qatari ship carrying aid from docking.

MENASource

Jun 29, 2015

Are Syria’s Kurds America’s New Best Friend?

By Michael Stephens and Aaron Stein

The recent capture of the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad held by the fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), by Syrian Kurdish forces (known as the YPG) is a major development in the course of the war in Syria. The result is that Kurdish forces are now poised to […]

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MENASource

Jun 26, 2015

Presidential Pardons Leave Many Dissatisfied

By Khaled Dawoud

When news of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s plan to pardon prisoners convicted on charges of breaking Egypt’s protest law leaked prior to the official announcement, expectations ran high. The official announcement on June 17 revealed that 165 prisoners, mostly young men, would be released, with unconfirmed promises from unnamed presidential sources that more were to […]

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MENASource

Jun 26, 2015

Top News: At Least Twenty-Seven Dead in Sousse Terror Attack

By MENASource

At least twenty-seven people, including foreign tourists, were killed when at least one gunman opened fire on a Tunisian beachside hotel in the popular resort of Sousse on Friday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.

MENASource

Jun 26, 2015

Top News: Egypt Issues Scathing Statement on US State Department Human Rights Report

By EgyptSource

The US Department of State issued its 2014 Human Rights Report on Thursday. The Egypt report identifies the country’s most significant human rights issues as “excessive use of force by security forces, including unlawful killings and torture; the suppression of civil liberties, including societal and government restrictions on freedoms of expression and the press and […]

MENASource

Jun 26, 2015

Yemen’s Geneva Epitaph

By Adam Simpson and Jordan Lesser-Roy

The failure of Yemen’s UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva that began on June 15 is an unfortunate—but expected—result. Given the scope of the looming humanitarian crisis, understanding the recent derailment is critical to preventing Yemen from becoming a disaster that overtakes even the carnage in Syria.

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MENASource

Jun 26, 2015

EconSource: Iraqi Kurds Seek to Attract Investors Through Bond Sale

By EconSource

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is planning to raise cash through its first ever bond sale. The bond seeks to fill a gaping hole in the KRG’s finances due to weaker oil-sale revenues amid an increasingly costly battle with the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL).

MENASource

Jun 25, 2015

Top News: ISIS Storms Kobani and Hasaka in New Offensive

By MENASource

Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) fighters launched simultaneous attacks against the Syrian government in Hasaka and Kurdish militias in Kobani overnight. A Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) spokesman said ISIS entered Kobani from the west in five cars, deceptively flying the flag of the Free Syrian Army and then opened fire.

MENASource

Jun 25, 2015

Top News: ISIS-Inspired Video Shows Man Killed for Alleged Cooperation with Police

By EgyptSource

A Cairo-based terrorist group, called Revolutionary Punishment published on Wednesday a video depicting the killing of a man in Helwan, who was murdered for cooperating with the security services against protesters.

MENASource

Jun 25, 2015

EconSource: Saudi Arabia, France Sign Billions in Ship, Plane Deals

By EconSource

Saudi Arabia and France agreed Wednesday to sign $12 billion of deals, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair said during a landmark visit by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris.