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Top News: Voting Underway in Egypt for Second Stage of Parliamentary Elections

By EgyptSource

Polling stations opened in thirteen Egyptian governorates on Sunday, including Cairo, for two days of voting in the second stage of the 2015 parliamentary elections.

FACTBOX: Evolution of the Islamic State’s Chemical Weapons Capacity

By Andrea Taylor

Days after the terror attack in Paris, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told the French parliament the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) presents a “risk [to France] of chemical or bacteriological weapons.”

EconSource: Algeria Sees Energy Earnings, Reserves Dropping Sharply in 2016

By EconSource

Algeria’s energy earnings are forecast to fall to $26.4 billion and foreign exchange reserves to $121 billion as low oil prices cut into the country’s economy, Finance Minister Abderrahmane Benkhalfa said on Sunday.

‘Demagogic’ Anti-Migrant Rhetoric Will Hurt America

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Madeleine Albright and Stephen Hadley criticize efforts to keep out Syrian migrants The terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13 have produced an alarming anti-migrant backlash in the United States. Republican presidential frontrunner Ben Carson has compared migrants fleeing the war in Syria to dogs. Another Republican presidential contender, Donald Trump, said he would support […]

Russian Intervention Has Improved Prospects of Political Transition in Syria, says US Official

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deputy Secretary of State Blinken says Moscow realizes it cannot sustain costs and risks of intervention Russian intervention in Syria has improved the prospects of a political transition in Damascus because Moscow “cannot risk the growing costs of its actions,” US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Istanbul on Nov. 20. Differences between […]

Top News: UN Condemns Syria over Rights Violations

A UN General Assembly committee strongly condemned human rights violations in Syria and said perpetrators of war crimes should face trial. A resolution presented by Saudi Arabia was adopted by a vote of 115 to 15, with 51 abstentions.

EconSource: Egypt, Russia Sign Deal to Build a Nuclear Power Plant

By EconSource

Russia on Thursday signed an agreement with Egypt to build the country’s first nuclear power plant. Russia also agreed to extend a loan to Egypt to cover the cost of construction.

Top News: Five Protesters Arrested in Mohamed Mahmoud Anniversary Commemoration

By EgyptSource

Five people were arrested for demonstrating on the October 6 Bridge on Thursday afternoon to mark the deadly clashes between protesters and security forces that broke out on Mohamed Mahmoud Street on November 19 four years ago.

Shutting the Door on Migrants the ‘Worst Solution’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy says Europe, United States must welcome Syrians fleeing war Closing the door to migrants fleeing the war in Syria after attacks in Paris would be the “worst solution,” Bernard-Henri Lévy, a French philosopher and best-selling author, said at the Atlantic Council on Nov. 19. “Even if it is proved that some […]