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Jul 7, 2015

EconSource: Saudi Arabia to Invest Up to $10 Billion in Russia

By EconSource

Saudi Arabia has signed a commitment to invest up to $10 billion in Russia, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said Monday.

MENASource

Jul 7, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s State Security Prosecution to Probe Top Prosecutor’s Assassination

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s General Prosecution on Monday referred the case of late Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat’s assassination to the country’s High State Security Prosecution to continue its investigation.

MENASource

Jul 6, 2015

Top News: Turkey Summons Commanders to Discuss Syria Intervention

By MENASource

The Turkish army called a meeting of troop commanders stationed along its fortified border with Syria on Sunday to discuss a possible intervention. Over the past week, Turkey has bolstered troop numbers and stationed tanks and anti-aircraft missiles along its Syrian border, feeding speculation that the government is planning to intervene to push ISIS back […]

MENASource

Jul 6, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Judicial Council Approves Draft Anti-Terror Law

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s highest judicial authority, the Supreme Judicial Council, on Sunday approved a draft anti-terror law that will impose harsher punishments on those convicted of terrorism charges.

MENASource

Jul 6, 2015

EconSource: Egypt’s Central Bank Governor Says Pound Depreciation Not Worrying

By EconSource

Egyptian Central Bank Governor Hisham Ramez sought to calm local market nerves on Sunday following a surprise 2.5 percent weakening of the Egyptian pound against the US dollar.

MENASource

Jul 2, 2015

A Unilateral Turkish Intervention in Syria?

By Aaron Stein and Faysal Itani

In recent weeks, Syrian Kurdish fighters made substantial territorial gains in northern Syria, along the Turkish border.

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MENASource

Jul 2, 2015

Top News: Child Labor Rises Sharply in Syria, Upended by War and Mayhem

By MENASource

Save the Children and the UN Children’s Fund released a report on child labor Wednesday indicating that many Syrian children, some as young as six years old, are working to supplement family incomes.

MENASource

Jul 2, 2015

Washington-Ankara: Same Page for Syria and ISIL?

By Frederic C. Hof

The inability of two NATO allies to get on the same page strategically with respect to Syria has grave consequences for the battle against the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL). It also aggravates bilateral relations between two countries whose cooperation in a troubled region is essential.

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MENASource

Jul 2, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Security Forces Kill Nine Brotherhood Members During Raid in October 6 City

By EgyptSource

Nine Muslim Brotherhood leaders were killed by police on Wednesday, with conflicting reports on the conditions of their death.The Interior Ministry said in a statement that Brotherhood leader Abdel Fattah Ibrahim was leading a meeting, held in Cairo’s October 6 suburb, to discuss “plots” to carry out “terrorist” attacks.

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MENASource

Jul 2, 2015

EconSource: World Bank to Lend Iraq $1.7 Billion

By EconSource

The World Bank will provide loans totaling $1.7 billion to Iraq, the country’s finance ministry said. The ministry added that $1 billion will take the form of a development policy loan, but did not specify what projects the loan would fund.