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Top News: Saudi Arabia Offers One Billion Dollars to Lebanese Army

By MENASource

Saudi Arabian King Abdullah granted one billion dollars to help the Lebanese army bolster its security force as they battle Islamic militants from the al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra front and the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), who have seized the border town of Arsal on the Syrian frontier.

Egypt High Elections Committee Secretariat-General Announced

By EgyptSource

The President of the High Elections Committee (HEC) and the head of the Cairo Court of Appeals, Chancellor Ayman Abbas, issued a decision on Tuesday to form a secretariat general, comprised of 28 members representing the judiciary, public prosecutors, and various ministries and stakeholders in the electoral process for Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections.

EconSource: US Allocates $9 Million for Tunisia

By EconSource

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

Tunisia Calls For Support to Keep Hope Alive

Tunisia’s President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki made an impassioned appeal for reason and support in his speech at the Atlantic Council on August 5, 2014. Despite being a beacon for the promise of the Arab Spring, Tunisia nonetheless still struggles with extremism within and outside its borders.

ISIS and the Iraq Economy

By Mohsin Khan

As the jihadists of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), capture more and more territory in Iraq, the question on the minds of observers is what will become of the Iraqi state?

UK Prime Minister Calls for Allies to ‘Overcome the Remaining Stumbling Blocks’ Before NATO Summit

By David Cameron, Office of the Prime Minister

Full text of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s letter to leaders from NATO’s member states.

Top News: Libyan Parliament Elects an Independent Lawmaker as its President

By MENASource

Libya’s new House of Representatives on Monday elected Aguila Saleh Eissa, an independent lawmaker from the eastern town of al-Qobba, as its president. Aguila Saleh Eissa narrowly defeated his rival for the post, Abu-Bakr Baeira, in a 77-74 vote late Monday night from among 158 lawmakers who convened the parliament’s inaugural session in the eastern […]

YemenSource | Houthis Protest Over Fuel Prices After Ceasefire was Reached in Jawf

By YemenSource

On August 2, a presidential mediation committee managed to broker an agreement to suspend confrontations between the Yemeni army and Houthi rebels in Jawf. Just one day after the government announced the creation of a ministerial committee focusing on mitigating the implications of increased fuel prices, Houthi rebels took to the streets on August 4 to protest […]