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Jul 10, 2014

EconSource: Yemen Government Curbs Travel, Recruitment in Austerity Drive

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jul 10, 2014

Top News: UN Withdraws Staff From Libya Over Security Concerns

By MENASource

The UN Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is in the process of withdrawing several staff members from their posts due to security concerns. According to a spokesman, adequate numbers of personnel would remain in place to run UNSMIL’s operations, which had already been reduced to the capital Tripoli over security issues.

MENASource

Jul 10, 2014

Top News: UN Chief Discusses Gaza Crisis with Sisi; Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing

By EgyptSource

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi discussed the situation in Gaza with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday. Sisi and Ban Ki-moon agreed to work to prevent the situation from escalating and causing more loss of life, a statement from the Egyptian presidency said. On Thursday, Egyptian authorities announced they would open the crossing to allow Egyptian hospitals to treat casualties […]

MENASource

Jul 10, 2014

Egypt Government Unprepared for Repercussions of Subsidy Reform

By EgyptSource

Egypt-based development economist & nonresident fellow Mohamed El Dahshan offers his views of the impact of energy subsidy reform in Egypt. In a brief video interview, Dahshan highlights the repercussions of the removal of subsidies. According to the nonresident fellow, the Egyptian government is unprepared for inflation of prices, already witnessed in the transportation sector. […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 10, 2014

Syria: Should the West Work With Assad?

By Frederic C. Hof

The combination of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) running amok in Iraq and the appearance of an Assad regime military victory in western Syria have added octane to arguments that Washington should forego its step-aside guidance to Bashar al-Assad.

Syria

MENASource

Jul 10, 2014

The Kurdish Move Toward Independence

By Wladimir van Wilgenburg

The semi-autonomous Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) is increasingly moving toward independence from Iraq after northern and western territories fell into the hands of Sunni militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS), or the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).

Iraq

MENASource

Jul 9, 2014

Top News: Fifty-Three Bodies Found In Baghdad, As Security Situation Continues To Deteriorate

By MENASource

Iraqi security forces found fifty-three corpses, blindfolded and handcuffed, in a town south of Baghdad early on Wednesday, local officials said. It is unclear whether the men were Shia or Sunni. Politically, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said on Wednesday that the Kurdish-controlled city of Arbil is becoming an operations base for the Islamic State militants […]

MENASource

Jul 9, 2014

EconSource: Central Bank of Libya to “sue deputy interior minister”

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jul 9, 2014

Top News: Egypt Making Phone Calls to Protect Palestinian Civilians; Declares Emergency State on Gaza Border

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s presidential office said on Wednesday that Egypt is making extensive phone calls with concerned parties to protect Palestinian civilians from Israeli strikes.

MENASource

Jul 8, 2014

The Perils of Protest

By Khaled Dawoud

Amid speculation that newly elected President Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi would start his term by looking into the cases of dozens of political activists who have been in jail for months, either pending trial or serving sentences, for violating an unpopular Protest Law issued in November, a series of court orders issued this week ended such expectations, […]

North Africa