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Jul 8, 2014

Top News: Houthi Rebels Kill Ten and Wound Dozens in Amran

By MENASource

Ten soldiers were killed and dozens were wounded on Monday when Houthi rebels seized Amran’s city council building. The rebels also bombed the Islah party’s headquarters in Amran on Tuesday.

MENASource

Jul 8, 2014

The Continued Exploitation of Religion in Egypt’s Politics

By Amr Hamzawy

During Egypt’s 2011 referendum on the constitutional amendments, the 2011 parliamentary elections, the 2012 presidential elections, and the 2012 constitutional referendum, ‘liberal,’ ’democratic,’ and ‘civil’ parties criticized the Muslim Brotherhood (and its Freedom and Justice Party) and Salafists for bringing religion into politics. Almost a year after the ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood president, Mohamed […]

North Africa

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Jul 8, 2014

Top News: Sisi Defends Energy Prices Increase, Asks Egyptians to ‘Work With Him’

By EgyptSource

In a nationally televised speech, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi defended Monday his recent decisions to partially lift subsidies on fuel that caused a public outcry, calling them a necessary “bitter pill” to revive his nation’s ailing economy.

MENASource

Jul 8, 2014

EconSource: Iraq crisis poses economic threat to Lebanon and Jordan: ESCWA

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jul 7, 2014

YemenSource | Clashes Between Houthi Rebels and Yemeni Army Continue

By YemenSource

On July 7, Yemeni warplanes conducted two airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels in Jawf. This happened after at least fifteen soldiers and twenty rebels were killed as a result of fighting that began on July 4 in Amran.

Yemen

MENASource

Jul 7, 2014

Egypt Faces Challenges as it Prepares for Parliamentary Elections

By Yussef Auf

While all eyes were focused in recent weeks on presidential elections and their results, attention should now turn to Egypt’s next vote for the new unicameral parliament, the House of Representatives. The significance of these elections comes from the results of the presidential elections and the events of the last few months. For many reasons […]

Elections North Africa

MENASource

Jul 7, 2014

Iraqis Spinning Their Wheels

By Ramzy Mardini

Last month, Secretary of State John Kerry made his second trip to Iraq since taking on his current position, hoping it would end better than his first visit.

Iraq

MENASource

Jul 7, 2014

Time is Running Out for the Libyan Economy

By Mohsin Khan and Karim Mezran

As Libya spirals out of control, a robust, public discourse about the political and security situation among authorities and policymakers in Tripoli and in Western capitals is strikingly absent.

Libya

MENASource

Jul 7, 2014

Top News: Egypt to Raise Petrol Price by 78 Percent as Government Cuts Subsidies

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s government raised the prices of fuel by up to 78 percent starting Saturday, following on a promise to cut subsidies that eat up nearly a quarter of the state budget.

MENASource

Jul 7, 2014

Top News: ISIS Expels 60,000 From Homes in Eastern Syria

By MENASource

The al-Qaeda splinter group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS, also known as simply IS) has expelled more than 30,000 people from their homes in the eastern Syrian town of Shiheil, a stronghold of its jihadist rival the Nusra Front. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights a further 30,000 residents have been […]