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MENASource

Feb 9, 2015

Death of Saudi King Ends Hope for Egypt-Qatar Rapprochement

By Khaled Dawoud

Chances for reconciliation between Egypt and Qatar have faded quickly amid renewed charges in Cairo that the oil-rich Gulf state is back to its regular policy of supporting the currently outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group. Egypt has gone so far as to accuse Qatar of supporting the recent terrorist attacks against the army in Sinai.

North Africa Saudi Arabia

New Atlanticist

Feb 9, 2015

US, Germany Seek a United Front on Ukraine

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Differences over arming Ukrainian security forces could vanish if Minsk talks fail, says Atlantic Council’s Burwell The question of providing defensive weapons to Ukraine’s security forces will dominate the meeting between US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on February 9. The Obama administration is reportedly considering providing the […]

Germany Russia

MENASource

Feb 9, 2015

Yemen: The Enemy of my Enemy is Al-Qaeda

By Nadwa Al-Dawsari

Last Sunday, armed men from Bani Dhabian, a prominent tribe from the northern Sana’a province set up a camp near the border Marib, an oil rich province in central Yemen. It was the third rallying point that local tribes had established in the province since last September to curb the advance of Houthis into their […]

Yemen

MENASource

Feb 9, 2015

Top News: Gulf countries call Houthi takeover a coup

By MENASource

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) accused Houthi rebels of staging a coup in Yemen after they announced they were dissolving parliament and forming a new government.

MENASource

Feb 9, 2015

Top News: At Least 22 Killed in Football Violence; Retrial Date Set for Al Jazeera Defendants

By EgyptSource

At least twenty-two fans were killed in violence between security forces and Zamalek supporters according to Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat. The club’s hardcore Ultras White Knights (UWK) fan group claimed the number of victims is twenty-eight, while on Monday morning, east Cairo prosecution contradicted Barakat, saying the death toll was nineteen.

Lt. Gen. Frederick Ben Hodges, Nov. 13, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 9, 2015

Commander of US Army in Europe Sees Russia Mobilizing for War

By Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal

‘I believe the Russians are mobilizing right now for a war that they think is going to happen in five or six years

Europe & Eurasia NATO

MENASource

Feb 9, 2015

When Will They Announce the Death of the Arabs?

By Nabeel Khoury

President Barack Obama’s dilemma is understandable. The man has a serious allergy to the mess that is the Middle East and he made it clear from the beginning of his first term that he has other priorities, both domestic and international, on which to spend time and treasure.

Middle East

MENASource

Feb 9, 2015

EconSource: Oil Price Decline to Lose Yemen $500 million

By EconSource

According to the Yemeni Undersecretary of the Finance Ministry, the Yemeni state budget will lose $359 million this year if the oil price remained at $65 a barrel. With prices at $50 per barrel, the total loss of Yemen will be nearly $504 million. The government’s share of crude oil is estimated at 38 million […]

AfricaSource

Feb 8, 2015

Nigeria’s Election Postponement Can Be An Opportunity

By J. Peter Pham

Late Saturday evening local time in Abuja, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections, originally scheduled for February 14, would be postponed until March 28, while the gubernatorial and state legislative elections scheduled for February 28 would be held April 11. The decision was taken at the urging […]

Nigeria Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Feb 7, 2015

Who Are Egypt’s New Governors?

By EgyptSource

Several university professors, two judges, three generals, a former columnist, and several government officials are among the seventeen new Egyptian governors who were sworn in on February 7 in the first governor reshuffle since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to office.

North Africa
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