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After Swaida: How Syria’s periphery is shaping its future

What comes next in Syria will not be determined by battlefield victories or summit declarations, but by the evolving realities on the ground.

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Did the Israel-Iran war expose China’s Middle East policy?

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Andrea Ghiselli

The region’s importance in Beijing’s foreign policy is limited and, thus, not much energy and resources are invested in long-term planning.

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Beyond tariffs: Building a win-win relationship between the US and Iraq

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Jul 2, 2015

Ankara Moves to Counter the PYD

By Aaron Stein

On June 25, a number of Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) fighters penetrated deep into the Kurdish-controlled city of Kobani to detonate two vehicle-born improvised explosive devices.

Syria Turkey

MENASource

Jul 1, 2015

Militants Besiege Sinai’s Sheikh Zuweid, Dozens Killed

By Suzanne Gaber

In one of the worst militant attacks in Egypt’s recent history, Egypt’s security forces battled with militants belonging to the Islamic State affiliated Sinai State, previously known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis. The Sinai State laid siege to the town of Sheikh Zuweid, with additional attacks in Arish, carrying out a series of coordinated attacks.

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 1, 2015

Prosecutor General Assassination Increases Concern over Judiciary Safety

By Joel Gulhane

Egypt’s front pages on Tuesday mourned Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat, describing him as the “attorney of the people,” in the wake of his assassination on Monday. Appointed in the aftermath of the ouster of Mohamed Morsi, Barakat, 65, referred many high profile names to court. Included in this list are Morsi himself, as well as […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 1, 2015

Arab-Kurdish Gains in Syria Provide an Opportunity to Defeat ISIS

By Wladimir Van Wilgenburg

An operation launched by a joint coalition of Kurdish and Arab rebels in May 2015 culminated in the capture of roughly 4,000 square kilometers from Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) militants, including the important Tal Abyad crossing on June 15, depriving ISIS of one of the logistics and supply routes from Raqqa from Turkey.

Syria Turkey

MENASource

Jul 1, 2015

Top News: Massive Prison Break in Yemen’s Taiz

By MENASource

Around 1,200 prisoners, including suspected members of al-Qaeda, escaped during clashes at a jail in Taiz on Tuesday, a security official said. The incident is the largest in a series of prison breaks that have freed Yemeni militants in recent years and signals the further erosion of the state amid a raging civil war.

MENASource

Jul 1, 2015

Top News: Militants Attack Egyptian Army Checkpoints in Sinai, Kill Fifty; Sinai State Claims Responsibility

By EgyptSource

Islamic militants on Wednesday unleashed a wave of simultaneous attacks, including suicide car bombings, on Egyptian army checkpoints in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least fifty soldiers, a security source said.

MENASource

Jul 1, 2015

EconSource: Egypt Revises Draft 2015/16 Budget to Cut Deficit to 8.9 Percent of GDP

By EconSource

Egypt has amended the draft budget for fiscal year 2015/2016 and cut the projected deficit to 8.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) from last month’s projection of 9.9 percent of GDP.

MENASource

Jun 30, 2015

Top News: ISIS Kills Twenty-Eight in Sana’a

By MENASource

The Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) has claimed responsibility for an attack on Monday night in Sana’a that left at least twenty-eight dead. The car bomb attack targeted Houthi rebel chief brothers Faycal and Hamid Jayache during a gathering to mourn the death of a family member, a security source said.

MENASource

Jun 30, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Pledges Stricter Laws after Murder of Top Prosecutor

By EgyptSource

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to amend laws in Egypt within days to achieve “rapid justice” against militants a day after the assassination of the country’s top public prosecutor.

MENASource

Jun 30, 2015

EconSource: Tunisia Estimates $515 Million in Tourism Losses, Decline in Foreign Reserves Following Attack

By EconSource

Tunisia estimates at least $515 million in losses in 2015 for its tourism industry after last Friday’s attack on a beach hotel that killed 39 people, the tourism minister said.

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