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Sep 23, 2014

Who Benefits After US Airstrikes in Syria?

By Faysal Itani

US airstrikes against ISIS have so far focused on its positions in Deir Ezzor, Hasaka, and Raqqa provinces—the latter being the capital province of the so-called Caliphate—and include Raqqa city, Tabqa, Ain Issa, Deir Ezzor city, and Tel Abyad.

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Sep 23, 2014

What to Expect from Sisi’s UNGA Speech

By Maged Atiya

With Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi set to speak at the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York, the annual ritual of world leaders addressing, and occasionally haranguing, the assembled body will be conducted in a more troubled world this year. Aside from the simmering potential conflict between the West and Russia over […]

North Africa

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Sep 23, 2014

EconSource: President Obama Renews US Support to Tunisia

By EconSource

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

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Sep 22, 2014

Top News: Government, Houthis Reach Agreement Saturday; New Government to Form

By MENASource

The Yemeni government and the Houthis reached an agreement to end the violence in Sana’a and form a more inclusive government on Saturday. UN Special Advisor on Yemen Jamal Benomar said in a statement, “This agreement shall be a national document that will advance the path of peaceful change, and will lay the foundations for national partnership […]

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Sep 22, 2014

Top News: Ajnad Misr Claims Foreign Ministry Blast Which Killed Two Policemen

By EgyptSource

A bomb exploded near the foreign ministry in downtown Cairo on Sunday morning, killing two police personnel and injuring several others.

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Sep 22, 2014

Terrorism and the Economy in Tunisia

By Moez Labidi

Over the past two years, Tunisia has been plagued by terrorist attacks, characterized by car bombs and targeted political assassinations. In the wake of increased terrorist threats, economic recovery—largely overshadowed by the electoral process—remains in jeopardy.

North Africa

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Sep 22, 2014

Egypt’s Foreign Policy of Isolation

By Ahmed Naje

When US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Cairo following the beginning of the war on Gaza, Egypt seized the opportunity for self-aggrandizement, flaunting its importance to the United States and magnifying its position as a regional leader. In fact, Kerry was searched before he was allowed to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi; the […]

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Sep 22, 2014

EconSource: Suez Canal Certificate Sales Inject EGP 27 Billion into Egypt’s Banks

By EconSource

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

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Sep 19, 2014

Christians Question Obama’s ISIS Strategy

By Jayson Casper

In his efforts to build a coalition to strike militarily Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) targets in Iraq and Syria, President Barack Obama has been careful to avoid an overly religious discourse.

MENASource

Sep 19, 2014

Top News: Ninth Decapitated Body Found in Sinai

By EgyptSource

Residents in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula said they found a beheaded corpse of a young man on Friday.