The U.S. military will participate in a biennial joint military exercise with Egypt called Bright Star 2017 …
Arab Spring
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The Arab Spring protest movement has cost the region $614bn in lost growth since 2011, the UN …
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International News
There will no ‘Arab Spring’ in Zimbabwe’, Mugabe warns protestors
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserZimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe warned protesters Friday there would be no “Arab Spring” in the country after …
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MENA News
Arab Gulf tourism frenzy in Bosnia delights business, polarises locals
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserAbdulah Al Sanousi enjoys the breeze in the lush resort outside Sarajevo where his family bought a …
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Banks
World Bank: Egypt’s middle class shrank to 9.8% in the lead-up to Arab Spring
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserIn the first decade of the 21st Century, the middle class expanded across the Middle East, except in …
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Assuring that his country did not trigger the ”Arab Spring,” US President Barack Obama said Friday it …
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Blogging
Egypt is Poorer than Other Arab Spring States: Global Finance Report
by Noha Gadby Noha GadEgypt ranks 109 globally in the world’s wealthiest/poorest countries list, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita …
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Tourists and visitors from the Bardo museum are seen evacuated in Tunis, March 18, 2015 in Tunis, …
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MENA News
Gunmen attack Tunisian Museum, kill Two Tunisians, 17 Foreign Tourists
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserGunmen in military uniforms stormed Wednesday Tunisia’s national museum, killing 17 foreign tourists and two Tunisians in …
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Tunisian President-elect Beji Caid Essebsi has taken his oath of office after winning the country’s first free …