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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 […]

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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.

MENASource

Jun 22, 2015

Top News: Saudi Diplomatic Cables Released

By MENASource

On Friday, WikiLeaks published the first batch of what they say is a much larger release of Saudi diplomatic documents. So far, 60,000 documents have been published, of which Associated Press only has been able to authenticate a handful. In a statement released late Saturday, the Saudi government acknowledged its diplomatic servers had been penetrated […]

MENASource

Jun 22, 2015

The Implications of a Kurdish Victory Over ISIS in Tal Abyad

By Aaron Stein

Last week, Kurdish forces fighting for the Syria-based Democratic Union Party (PYD) wrested control of the border town of Tel Abyad from the Islamic State. The seizure of the town cut off a key supply line to the Islamic State’s de-facto capital in Raqqa and allowed for the unification of two Kurdish controlled cantons, Kobane […]

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MENASource

Jun 22, 2015

EconSource: World Bank’s IFC Plans Sukuk Sale After Gulf Summer

By EconSource

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the World Bank’s lender to the private sector, has started work on a return to the market for Islamic bonds, or sukuk, with plans to issue sharia-compliant debt after summer in the Gulf region.

MENASource

Jun 19, 2015

Top News: Yemen Peace Talks End in Geneva Without Resolution

By MENASource

The United Nations announced via press conference today that the Yemeni peace talks had ended and there is no date for follow-up negotiations. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, had hoped to announce progress by the end of Friday, according to UN spokesman Ahmad Fawzi.