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Oct 20, 2014

Top News: US Airdrops Military Supplies in Kobani; Turkey Will Usher Peshmerga from Iraq

By MENASource

Hours after US military aircraft dropped ammunition and small arms to resupply Kurdish fighters in the embattled town of Kobani, Turkey’s foreign minister said Monday that the country would facilitate the movement of Iraqi Kurdish forces, or Peshmerga, to the city to join the fighting.

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

Tunisia’s Elections a Test of Commitment

By Duncan Pickard

During the drafting of the Tunisian constitution, adopted in January 2014, it was axiomatic to say that passing a text was a serious challenge, but that implementation would be even more daunting. The constitution’s first serious test will come after October 26, when Tunisian authorities will hold the first legislative elections under the new constitution.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

Top News: Military Officer Takes Charge as First Secretary-General of Egypt’s Parliament

By EgyptSource

  Army major general Khaled Abdel-Sallam al-Sadr will begin his new job as secretary-general of Egypt’s House of Representatives – the lower house of parliament – this week, becoming the first man from military ranks to hold this post.

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

The Week in Egypt [October 20, 2014]

By Shiyun Lu

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

EconSource: Moody’s Upgrades Egypt’s Outlook to Stable

By EconSource

On Monday, International credit ratings agency Moody’s upgraded Egypt’s outlook to stable from negative. This is expected to make the country’s struggling economy more hospitable to international investors. The decision was based on the country’s improved political stability, fiscal consolidation and signs of growth recovery. It remains limited by high fiscal deficits and government debt […]

MENASource

Oct 17, 2014

Top News: Thirty-Five Killed in Two Days of Regime Air Raids Near Damascus

By MENASource

At least fifteen civilians, including three minors, were killed in eight regime air raids on Douma, a rebel-held town near the capital on Friday. On Thursday, regime air strikes killed twenty people, including two children and two women, in Jisrin to the east of Damascus, and two others in nearby Saqba.

MENASource

Oct 17, 2014

US Policy in Yemen: Shortsighted Focus Yields Limited Results

By MENASource

With a heavy reliance on shortsighted tactical strikes on terrorists, the US counterterrorism policy in Yemen ignores the underlying reasons that drive extremism and instability in the country.

Yemen

MENASource

Oct 17, 2014

Top News: 195 Students Arrested Across Egypt in First Five Days of New Semester

By EgyptSource

At least 195 university students were arrested across Egypt in the first week of the new semester, according to reports released by the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE).

MENASource

Oct 17, 2014

EconSource: Middle East Markets Swoon Along with US and Europe

By EconSource

With oil at its lowest price in four years, the Middle Eastern and North African markets have seen broad declines. The fall of oil prices has created fears among Middle Eastern investors whose economic fate is mainly based on the region’s oil revenues. The aggressive sell-off at the end of the trading week made Egypt’s […]

MENASource

Oct 17, 2014

US Military Aid to Egypt Dissected (Part I)

By MENASource

The Obama administration announced one year ago the suspension of military assistance to Egypt in the most aggressive leveraging of US aid to date for the sake of promoting a democratic transition. Sadly, this pressure has had no effect on the political trajectory in Egypt.

North Africa