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May 21, 2015

Can Turkey Compete with Iran in Iraq?

By Faysal Itani and Jeppe Sorenson

The United States in March extended its support to the Iraqi forces in Tikrit from reconnaissance to airstrikes, wisely predicted by the Iraqi president, in an attempt to hit two birds with one stone: defeating the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) in Tikrit and to halt Iranian political influence and prevent “sectarian improprieties” in Iraq’s […]

Iran Iraq

MENASource

May 21, 2015

Ramadi in Context: Insurgents Not Resurging

By Ramzy Mardini

In what was a major setback to a government offensive to retake control of Anbar province, Iraqi security forces fled Ramadi as militants of the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) took full control of the provincial capital city on May 17.

Iraq

MENASource

May 20, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Judges Club Head Appointed New Justice Minister

By EgyptSource

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday named a controversial senior judge known for his deep hostility toward the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood as justice minister.

MENASource

May 20, 2015

Top News: ISIS Seizes Part of Syria’s Palmyra

By MENASource

ISIS militants took control of the northern sector of Syria’s historic city of Palmyra Wednesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

MENASource

May 20, 2015

US Support for Tunisia Needed Now

By Karim Mezran and Lara Talverdian

Tunisia has provided a glimmer of hope in a region that continues to be roiled by the aftermath of the Arab Spring. That hope risks being extinguished as the North African nation now grapples with the daunting challenges of governance.

North Africa

MENASource

May 20, 2015

EconSource: IMF Extends Standby Loan for Tunisia; Data Shows Fall in Industrial Activity

By EconSource

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it has extended a standby loan for Tunisia by seven months in order to give the North African nation more time to enact banking and fiscal reforms.

MENASource

May 20, 2015

Q&A: Everything You Need to Know About the Morsi Verdict

By EgyptSource

On May 16, Judge Shaaban al-Shami sentenced 122 defendants, including former president Mohamed Morsi, to death in two cases. Morsi was sentenced to death on prison break charges, and will be sentenced on espionage charges on June 2.

North Africa

MENASource

May 20, 2015

Libya: Is there Really an Alternative to Dialogue?

By Mohamed Eljarh

Libya continues to suffer the consequences from the ongoing political and armed struggle between various Libyan factions. The rise of the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) has further complicated matters—as has the reluctance of the international community to act assertively against other spoilers of the democratic process, contributing to Libya’s downward spiral into civil war […]

Libya

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

May 19, 2015

Top News: 1,850 Killed, Over 500,000 Displaced in Yemen, According to UN

By MENASource

The United Nations said that some 1,850 people had been killed and more than 500,000 displaced as a result of the conflict raging in Yemen since late March.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

May 19, 2015

Top News: Brotherhood Vows Retaliation Against Latest Execution

By EgyptSource

Mohamed Montaser, spokesperson for the banned Muslim Brotherhood, urged the Egyptian people to prepare for a heavy retaliation in response to the execution of six men sentenced to death by a military court.