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EconSource: Qatar Moves Fiscal Year-End, Reforms Budget Policy

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Nov 4, 2025

Twelve questions (and expert answers) on the Iraq elections

Iraq is set to hold elections on November 11. Our experts unpack the key questions looming over the landmark vote.

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EconSource: Qatar Moves Fiscal Year-End, Reforms Budget Policy

MENASource
Oct 24, 2025

‘Snapback’ sanctions are deepening the Iran-Russia alignment

By
Giorgio Cafiero

United by a desire to counter US influence, Iran and Russia are poised to deepen their bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

Economic Sanctions
Iran

EconSource: Qatar Moves Fiscal Year-End, Reforms Budget Policy

MENASource
Oct 21, 2025

The Indonesia-Israel visit that didn’t happen—and why it still matters

By
Amit Yarom

Careful engagement between Israel and Indonesia could blossom. But both must navigate a narrow path between opportunity and overreach.

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MENASource

Mar 11, 2015

EconSource: Qatar Moves Fiscal Year-End, Reforms Budget Policy

By EconSource

Qatar’s government is moving the end of its fiscal year to December 31 from March 31 and giving more power to the finance ministry in reforms designed to help the government carry out tens of billions of dollars of infrastructure projects. The state budget for the current fiscal year to March 31, which originally envisaged […]

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

Scenarios For Libya Going Forward

By Mohamed Eljarh

As Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tobruk and its rival self-declared islamist government in Tripoli resumed a new round of UN sponsored dialogue in Morocco that began on March 5, rival armed groups targeted each other with air strikes.

Libya

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

ISIS in Libya: A New Third Force

By Jason Pack

In the chaos of the Libya conflict, jihadi groups have emerged as a potent third force, determined to derail any meaningful negotiation process between the two major blocs, writes Jason Pack. 

Libya

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

Factbox: Attacks in Egypt Increase as Economic Conference Nears

By EgyptSource

As Egypt continues to prepare for an economic summit to be held in Sharm al-Sheikh later this month, attacks on police and army personnel are on the rise. In addition to targeting security forces, attackers have also begun to target businesses, among them telecommunications companies Vodafone, Etisalat, and Mobinil. At least one group has claimed […]

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

Top News: ISIS Infighting Kills Nine in Syria

By MENASource

At least nine members of ISIS were killed during infighting in northwestern Syria after some of them tried to flee over the Turkish border, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

Top News: Egyptian President Pushes US for Military Aid in Fox News Interview

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for increased US military aid and creation of a regional coalition to fight Islamic State in an interview with Fox News that aired on Monday. He addressed the need for what he called a religious “revolution,” urging moderate Muslims around the world to “stand up” against terrorists twisting their religion.

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

The Deceptions that Plague the Public Sphere in Egypt

By Amr Hamzawy

Within the public sphere in Egypt today, some leftists and liberals among the intellectual, cultural, media, and party elites have begun to raise their voices in condemnation of state violence leveled against Egyptian citizens. These voices have begun to reject abuses of rights and freedoms, including violations of the sacrosanct right to life.  They have […]

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 9, 2015

Top News: EU Considers Naval Presence to Tackle Libya; Leon Favors Naval Blockade

By MENASource

The European Union (EU) is discussing with the United Nations ways to bolster security in Libya, including a naval presence, if UN-backed peace talks lead to a settlement between the warring Tobruk-based and Tripoli-based governments.

MENASource

Mar 9, 2015

Top News: Egypt Carries out First Execution; Second Election Law Ruled Unconstitutional

By EgyptSource

An Alexandrian man convicted of murder was hanged on Saturday for the killing of a young man in 2013, becoming the first supporter of former president Mohamed Morsi to be executed in Egypt. Mahmoud Ramadan was executed after exhausting all possible judicial appeals, an interior ministry statement said on Saturday.

MENASource

Mar 9, 2015

EconSource: Egypt’s economy grew 4.3 percent in second fiscal quarter

By EconSource

According to Egypt’s Planning Minister, Egypt’s economy grew 4.3 percent in the quarter ending in December 2013, compared with 1.4 percent during the same period the previous year. Unemployment was also calculated at 12.9 percent at the end of December, down from 13.4 percent a year earlier. The MInister further added that Egypt’s GDP grew […]

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