SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2011) - The Russell MENA (Middle East North Africa) Index reflected a loss of 7.5% year-to-date, underperforming the Russell Global Index which gained 3.8% through July 15, 2011. While both indexes have posted negative returns month-to-date, the Russell MENA Index (-0.2%) performed slightly better than the Russell Global Index (-1.1%) through July 15, 2011.