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Egypt Hikes Electricity Prices 40 Percent as Stage Three of Economic Reform Launches

by Sabri Najeh | Aug 9, 2016 | Business

Cairo- Egypt officially raised electricity prices at a 40 percent rate on Monday; the increase is a part of the 5-year reform plan implemented to further bolster and support the country’s economy. The new rates will be effective as of September. Electricity Minister...

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The document is the first of its kind to be released by ISIS’ all-female police force, the Al-Khansa Brigade (pictured), and while it claims not to have been written or approved by ISIS’ leadership, it provides a disturbing look at the way women living under the terror group’s barbaric regime can expect to be viewed and treated

ISIS Sets Sight on Recruiting Females

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Aug 9, 2016 | Features

Cairo- A recent Egypt-based study revealed that the hard-line terror group is resorting to female recruitment with ISIS militiamen fleeing locations in Syria and Iraq. In order for females to join the ranks of ISIS, they should meet the requirements of being between...

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Mohammed al-Jolani of Jabhat al-Nusra reading a prepared
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“Nusra”, “Qaeda”…Important Significance of Split

by Hani Nasira | Aug 9, 2016 | Features

Generally, the split among different extremist-fundamentalist organizations brings on many indications. However, the intellectual and ideological indication, which is often forgotten, is the deepest and most important one. This split emphasizes the relation of these...

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Facilities at phases 2-3 of the South Pars gas field, owned jointly by Iran and Qatar, are illuminated at night in Assaluyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast, May 27, 2006. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Will Algeria Embrace a New Oil Output Freeze Deal?

by Wael Mahdi | Aug 9, 2016 | Business

Al-Khobar- Oil prices picked up on Monday, supported by media reports on imminent OPEC talks to check output. As for desperate countries suffering economic paralysis due to drop of oil prices such as Venezuela, any meeting among producing countries in OPEC is a golden...

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Iraqis inspect a damaged building on October 6, 2015, a day after a blast in a market area in Diyala Province, east of Iraq. (AFP photo)

Secret Prisons in Iraq from Najaf to Diyala

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 9, 2016 | Middle East

London – Secret Prisons in Iraq have always been an issue of debate especially after the 2003 change when the Baathist party toppled down with the regime that had been ruling for 35 years. U.S. top officials, including Iraq’s first governor Paul Bremer, admitted their...