Category: Blogs

Lifting the Safety Net in Egypt

With the formulation and adoption of a new budget last month, Egyptian authorities took the bold step to reduce fuel subsidies in an effort to correct an economy in turmoil after three years of civil unrest.

The Russian Threat to NATO

By Editors of the Wall Street Journal

What can NATO realistically do if Vladimir Putin sets his sights on the Baltic states?

EconSource: Egypt to Build New Suez Canal

By EconSource

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

Top News: ISIS Seizes More Towns in Northern Iraq

By MENASource

The Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) seized control of three towns in northern Iraq on Sunday after violent clashes with Kurdish security forces. The fighting sent thousands of people fleeing to the nearby mountains and allowed ISIS to get closer to controlling Iraq’s largest dam.

EconSource: Egypt Finance Ministry– Government Prepares New Economic Stimulus Package

By EconSource

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

Finally Some Action on Subsidies in Egypt

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

As part of the budget for the current fiscal year 2014/2015, the Egyptian government took a bold step to reduce fuel subsidies on July 4. Gasoline prices were increased by an average of 42 percent, with the lowest octane gasoline price rising by 78 percent, diesel by 64 percent, and compressed natural gas by 175 […]

DIRECT TRANSLATION: Faces of War

By Irena Chalupa

A Ukrainian Reporter Roams Donetsk’s Shattered Landscape Yevhen Shybalov is the Donetsk province correspondent for Dzerkalo Tizhnya (The Weekly Mirror), one of Ukraine’s most prominent newspapers. Shybalov has been driving the increasingly cratered roads of his home region to record what the past four months have brought.