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Why Arab Intervention in Yemen Is So Significant

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Why Arab Intervention in Yemen Is So Significant

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Mar 27, 2015

Why Arab Intervention in Yemen Is So Significant

By Daniel DePetris

One of the main gripes among US officials in the past has been the inability, or unwillingness, of Arab governments to use their own military resources to solve security problems in the region.

North Africa
Saudi Arabia

MENASource

Mar 26, 2015

A Better Award for Egyptian Women

Last week, local authorities in Luxor honored an Egyptian woman for dressing as a man for four decades to support her family. Days later, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi presented Sisa Abu Daooh with an award for being an exemplary mother. There is no discounting the burden and pressures Abu Daooh faced and awarding her […]

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 26, 2015

EconSource: Oil Prices Surge After Saudi Air Strikes in Yemen

By EconSource

Brent crude oil soared more than 4 percent towards $59 a barrel on Thursday after Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies began a military operation in Yemen. The air strikes against Houthi rebels, who have driven President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi from Yemen’s capital of Sana’a, could stoke concerns about the security of Middle East […]

MENASource

Mar 26, 2015

Top News: Egypt Officials Say Ground Operation Planned In Yemen

By MENASource

Egyptian security and military officials say Saudi Arabia and Egypt will lead a ground operation in Yemen against Shiite rebels and their allies after a campaign of airstrikes to weaken them. Three senior officials say that forces would enter by land from Saudi Arabia and by sea from the Red Sea and Arabian Sea. They said […]

MENASource

Mar 26, 2015

Top News: Egypt Providing Military Support for Gulf Arab Operation in Yemen

By EgyptSource

Egypt participated in the Saudi-led campaign against Shia Houthis militias in Yemen with its naval and air forces, an Egyptian military source said on Thursday. Warplanes from Saudi Arabia and Arab allies struck the Shia Muslim rebels fighting to oust Yemen’s president on Thursday. 

MENASource

Mar 25, 2015

EconSource: First Moroccan Islamic bank to open in 2016

By EconSource

The governor of Morocco’s central bank has announced that the country’s first financial institution fully compliant with the principles of sharia will open in 2016. The launching of the Islamic finance industry is part of efforts to stimulate the Moroccan economy and attract more foreign investment. Morocco has already approved plans to create a committee […]

MENASource

Mar 25, 2015

Top News: Saudi Troops Amassing on Yemeni Border

By MENASource

Saudi Arabia is moving heavy military equipment, including artillery, to areas near its border with Yemen.

MENASource

Mar 25, 2015

Top News: Egypt Denies Approval of Military Intervention in Yemen

By EgyptSource

Yemen’s Foreign Minister Riad Yassin has said that Egypt and Gulf countries had approved a military intervention in the country following a request it made to the Arab League. Yassin told Sky News Arabia that his country had submitted a request to the Arab League which was approved by Egypt and Gulf states. Foreign Ministry Spokesman […]

MENASource

Mar 25, 2015

Iran’s Free Pass in the Region

By Frederic C. Hof

In his recent Nowruz address to the people of Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said something I have heard more than once from Iranian counterparts in track two (unofficial) discussions: “The negotiations with America are about the nuclear program and nothing else, everyone should know this . . .

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MENASource

Mar 24, 2015

A Half Victory in the Fight against Police Violence

By Khaled Dawoud

In recent weeks, Egypt has witnessed a series of charges brought against security personnel. Recently, Prosecutor Hisham Barakat announced the decision to charge a police officer with the killing of peaceful protester and Socialist Popular Alliance Party (SPAP) member—Shaimaa al-Sabbagh. A day later, a police general and conscript were also charged with concealing evidence in […]

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