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Oct 21, 2014

Top News: Alexandria Student Dies after Sustaining Birdshot Injuries

By EgyptSource

  A student has died in hospital after being injured last week in clashes with police at Alexandria University. Omar Sherif is the first fatality in clashes that have rocked Egyptian universities since the beginning of term on October 11.

MENASource

Oct 21, 2014

EconSource: Morocco’s Economy Minister Presents 2015 Appropriation Draft Bill To Parliament

By EconSource

Morocco’s Minister of Economy presented the broad lines of the 2015 appropriation draft bill before the two houses of parliament. For 2015, the draft bill forecasts a GDP growth rate of 4.4 percent on the basis of a 4.3 percent budget deficit of GDP and a 9 percent rise of investment expenses to reach 54 […]

MENASource

Oct 21, 2014

[VIDEO] Tunisia’s Path Forward: An Interview With Minister Hedi Larbi

By Lara Talverdian

Tunisia has been hailed as the best hope for success in consolidating a democracy in the Arab world. The situation is fragile, however, as the country faces serious economic woes and growing security concerns.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 21, 2014

Why Zakaria’s Strategy in Syria is Wrong

By Faysal Itani and Michael Weiss

Fareed Zakaria and Leslie Gelb both have made what they think are bold and unfashionable proposals for U.S. policy in Syria without bothering to realize that their prescriptions have become the new conventional wisdom.

Syria

MENASource

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.