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Jun 25, 2015

CPJ Says Imprisonment of Journalists in Egypt at “All-Time High”

By EgyptSource

There are at least sixteen journalists imprisoned in Egypt in relation to their reporting, according to a special report released Thursday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Another two, the report says, have been released pending investigation.

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 24, 2015

From Smuggling to Trafficking: Is Irregular Migration from Egypt Changing for the Worse?

By Tom Rollins

The crisis unfolding in the Mediterranean has produced a slew of reporting on refugees and irregular migration from Egypt, a country witnessing a complex mix of push and pull factors as well as mixed migration flows, thought to have contributed around 10 percent of total migration flows bound for Europe last year, according to a […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 24, 2015

Top News: Anti-Houthi Forces Seize Saudi Border Town

By MENASource

Army forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled president seized a border crossing with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, officials in the area and witnesses said, dealing a rare blow to the country’s dominant Houthi group.

MENASource

Jun 24, 2015

Top News: Saudi Cables Suggest Links with Egyptian Media

By EgyptSource

Saudi diplomatic correspondence published by WikiLeaks shows Saudi officials offered or denied free trips to the kingdom to secure allies in the media or to punish those the government deemed critical, among them several Egyptian journalists.

MENASource

Jun 24, 2015

EconSource: Syria Army Reopens Key Oil Supply Route Near Palmyra

By EconSource

The Syrian army has reopened a key oil supply route and secured the perimeter around the Jazal oil field near Palmyra.

MENASource

Jun 23, 2015

Top News: Egyptian Journalist Detained over Charges of ‘Belonging to Illegal Group’

By EgyptSource

A journalist with state-owned newspaper Akhbar al-Youm has been detained at Tora prison over charges of “belonging to an illegal group,” according to the head of Journalists’ Syndicate Yahia al-Qalash.

MENASource

Jun 23, 2015

Top News: UN Says Both Syrian Rebels and Government Are Targeting Civilians

By MENASource

UN investigators said in a report released Tuesday that both Syrian government forces and opposition fighters are targeting civilians and that with “each passing day there are fewer safe places in Syria.”

MENASource

Jun 23, 2015

EconSource: Chatham House Says War Has Left Syria ‘On Brink of Economic Collapse’

By EconSource

Syria is headed towards economic collapse after four years of war, which could serve as a catalyst for the the fall of the Syrian regime, a report published today by Chatham House says.

MENASource

Jun 22, 2015

Practicing Politics by Proxy: Turkey and Egypt

By Maged Atef

As the preliminary results of the Turkish parliamentary elections were announced in early June, the people gathered in a downtown café appeared to be divided into three distinct groups. There were those saddened by the failure of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to secure a parliamentary majority, those overjoyed, and those who continued […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 22, 2015

Top News: Al Jazeera Journalist Detained by German Authorities Released

By EgyptSource

Al Jazeera television said on Monday German authorities had released journalist Ahmed Mansour, who was arrested at a Berlin airport on Saturday.