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Aug 6, 2014

Top News: Saudi Arabia Offers One Billion Dollars to Lebanese Army

By MENASource

Saudi Arabian King Abdullah granted one billion dollars to help the Lebanese army bolster its security force as they battle Islamic militants from the al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra front and the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), who have seized the border town of Arsal on the Syrian frontier.

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Aug 6, 2014

Top News: Kerry Says Egypt’s Economic Reform Plans ‘Succeeding’

By EgyptSource

The United States appreciates Egyptian efforts to reform structural economic imbalances, US Secretary of State John Kerry said in recent talks with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab during the latter’s visit to Washington, DC.

MENASource

Aug 6, 2014

Egypt High Elections Committee Secretariat-General Announced

By EgyptSource

The President of the High Elections Committee (HEC) and the head of the Cairo Court of Appeals, Chancellor Ayman Abbas, issued a decision on Tuesday to form a secretariat general, comprised of 28 members representing the judiciary, public prosecutors, and various ministries and stakeholders in the electoral process for Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections.

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MENASource

Aug 6, 2014

EconSource: US Allocates $9 Million for Tunisia

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Aug 6, 2014

Tunisia Calls For Support to Keep Hope Alive

Tunisia’s President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki made an impassioned appeal for reason and support in his speech at the Atlantic Council on August 5, 2014. Despite being a beacon for the promise of the Arab Spring, Tunisia nonetheless still struggles with extremism within and outside its borders.

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MENASource

Aug 6, 2014

ISIS and the Iraq Economy

By Mohsin Khan

As the jihadists of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), capture more and more territory in Iraq, the question on the minds of observers is what will become of the Iraqi state?

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MENASource

Aug 5, 2014

Top News: Libyan Parliament Elects an Independent Lawmaker as its President

By MENASource

Libya’s new House of Representatives on Monday elected Aguila Saleh Eissa, an independent lawmaker from the eastern town of al-Qobba, as its president. Aguila Saleh Eissa narrowly defeated his rival for the post, Abu-Bakr Baeira, in a 77-74 vote late Monday night from among 158 lawmakers who convened the parliament’s inaugural session in the eastern […]

MENASource

Aug 5, 2014

YemenSource | Houthis Protest Over Fuel Prices After Ceasefire was Reached in Jawf

By YemenSource

On August 2, a presidential mediation committee managed to broker an agreement to suspend confrontations between the Yemeni army and Houthi rebels in Jawf. Just one day after the government announced the creation of a ministerial committee focusing on mitigating the implications of increased fuel prices, Houthi rebels took to the streets on August 4 to protest […]

MENASource

Aug 5, 2014

Top News: Egypt Brokered Ceasefire Starts in Gaza, Talks Expected in Cairo

By EgyptSource

Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement agreed on Monday to an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire to end four weeks of fighting in the Gaza Strip, following talks between Cairo officials and representatives of different Palestinian factions.

MENASource

Aug 5, 2014

Lifting the Safety Net in Egypt

With the formulation and adoption of a new budget last month, Egyptian authorities took the bold step to reduce fuel subsidies in an effort to correct an economy in turmoil after three years of civil unrest.

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