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Jun 8, 2015

Top News: President Erdogan’s Governing Party in Turkey Loses Parliamentary Majority

By MENASource

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its Parliamentary majority in the election on Sunday. The results were a setback for President Erdogan, an Islamist who has steadily increased his power in his first year as President, and who had pushed for control over the judiciary and cracked down on criticism […]

MENASource

Jun 8, 2015

EconSource: African Officials Gather in Egypt to Talk Mega Trade Pact

By EconSource

Senior officials of three African economic blocs met in Egypt on Sunday to start hammering out details of a free trade agreement. The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) is to be launched at a summit of heads of state and government on Wednesday in Sharm al-Sheikh.

MENASource

Jun 8, 2015

One Year On: Domestic Politics Under Sisi

By EgyptSource

Elected just over a year ago with 96.1 percent of the votes, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi promised to rule in an inclusive manner. Over the past year, however, political parties have complained of marginalization, the Muslim Brotherhood, together with secular activists, have faced a harsh crackdown, and the public has balked over some of the […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 8, 2015

One Year On: Foreign Policy Under Sisi

By EgyptSource

The Egyptian presidency issued a report Sunday detailing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s achievements over the past year, listing twenty-four ‘nontraditional’ achievements including Egypt’s Economic Development Summit held in March as his only economic achievement. Other achievements, according to the report, include donating half his salary to the Long Live Egypt fund, taking part in a bike marathon […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 8, 2015

Is Turkey Marching Toward Early Elections?

By Aaron Stein

Over 50 million Turkish voters went to the polls on Sunday June 7 to cast their ballots for their preferred political parties. During the final days of the campaign, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) sharpened their political attacks on Turkey’s fourth largest political party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).

Turkey

MENASource

Jun 5, 2015

Top News: UN Mulls Blacklisting Two Libyans to Help Political Talks

By MENASource

The United Nations is considering blacklisting two Libyans, Abdulrahman Swehli and Othman Maliqta. The former is a politician from Misrata who was elected to the General National Congress (GNC) and later to the House of Representatives.

MENASource

Jun 5, 2015

EconSource: Oil Prices Turn Higher as OPEC Keeps Output Ceiling Unchanged

By EconSource

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to stick to its policy of unconstrained output for another six months on Friday, setting aside warnings of a second decline in prices as some members, including Iran and Iraq, look to ramp up exports.

MENASource

Jun 5, 2015

Top News: Egypt Plans to Set Up Two New Ministries

By EgyptSource

Egypt is planning to form two new ministries for entrepreneurs and Egyptian expatriates’ affairs, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday in Germany.

MENASource

Jun 4, 2015

Top News: Egypt Court Orders Mubarak Retrial on Charge of Killing Protesters

By EgyptSource

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his thirty-year rule, a high court said on Thursday.

MENASource

Jun 4, 2015

Top News: UN-led Yemeni Peace Talks to Begin on June 14 in Geneva

By MENASource

Yemen’s Ambassador to the United Nations Khaled Alyemany said Wednesday that UN-led talks aimed at ending the conflict in the region will begin June 14 in Geneva.