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Jun 3, 2014

EconSource: Citibank report on Egypt– Fiscal deficit to remain in double digits, inflation unlikely to rise

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jun 2, 2014

An IMF Program for Egypt Finally?

By Mohsin Khan

With the election of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the prospects of an Egyptian agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a program have brightened.

Economy & Business Elections

MENASource

Jun 2, 2014

Eight Killed, Fifteen Wounded in Clashes in Libya’s Benghazi

By MENASource

Eight people were killed and fifteen wounded when fighting broke out today between army units loyal to retired general Khalifa Haftar and Islamist militants in Benghazi. The Ansar al-Sharia militant group attacked a camp belonging to army special forces, residents there said, and Haftar’s forces later joined the battle using combat helicopters.

MENASource

Jun 2, 2014

Top News: Egypt Publicly Seeking to Monitor Social Media

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s interior ministry has asked foreign technology firms to help it monitor social media websites to prevent crime and track down terrorists, officials said on Monday. Seven foreign firms have offered proposals for monitoring social media websites, an interior ministry official said. 

MENASource

Jun 2, 2014

Indirectly Aiding Hezbollah?

By MENASource

Is the United States indirectly helping Hezbollah by providing aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)? US assistance—in excess of $1 billion since 2006—has been directed towards building the capacity of the Lebanese military as an independent institution, moderating the tension between the Shia militant group Hezbollah and Sunni rivals. But the aid relationship is […]

MENASource

Jun 2, 2014

Syria: Keeping it Simple

By Frederic C. Hof

The complexity of Syria’s ongoing crisis and confusion over what to do about it should not obscure the choice facing the United States, its allies and its partners.

Syria

MENASource

Jun 2, 2014

EconSource: Egypt waters down stock market tax after bourse drops sharply

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jun 2, 2014

The Kurds and the Future of Assad

By Wladimir van Wilgenburg

President Bashar al-Assad’s recent victories in Aleppo, Homs, and Damascus could pose a threat to Kurdish gains in the future. In the run-up to the Syrian presidential elections taking place on June 3, clashes increased between Kurds and government. If the stalemate continues, the Kurds will benefit, but if one side wins—either Assad, or the […]

Syria

MENASource

May 30, 2014

Top News: Anonymous Yemeni Security Official Says the Government Will Treat Houthis Like Al-Qaeda

By MENASource

A security official said, on the condition of anonymity, “the Houthis are like al-Qaeda in their use of arms and use of violence against… and will thus be dealt with as a terrorist group if they continue in their refusal to hand over heavy weapons.”

MENASource

May 30, 2014

Top News: NASL Calls for More Demonstrations Friday

By EgyptSource

The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL) thanked the Egyptian people on Thursday for boycotting the presidential elections. NASL also called for its followers to continued demonstrations in the coming weeks demanding that the military return to its barracks.