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Top News: United States strikes ISIS camp in Libya, killing more than 40

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Jan 14, 2026

Voices from Iran: As rejection of government reaches all-time high, Iranians also wary of foreign intervention

If Trump is serious about peace, stability, and a lasting legacy, the path forward does not run through air strikes or transactional deals with a failing theocracy.

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Top News: United States strikes ISIS camp in Libya, killing more than 40

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Jan 13, 2026

Eight questions (and expert answers) on the SDF’s withdrawal from Syria’s Aleppo

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Our experts unpack why violence erupted, what it means for Kurdish safety and integration in Syria, and how Washington is engaging.

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Top News: United States strikes ISIS camp in Libya, killing more than 40

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Jan 12, 2026

The Venezuela-Iran connection and what Maduro’s capture means for Tehran, explained 

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Our experts break down Iran’s ties to Venezuela and the impact Maduro’s capture could have on Tehran’s interests in and outside of its own borders. 

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Feb 19, 2016

Top News: United States strikes ISIS camp in Libya, killing more than 40

By MENASource

American F-15 jets struck an Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) camp in Libya early Friday, targeting a senior Tunisian operative linked to two major terrorist attacks in Tunisia last year. The operative, Noureddine Chouchane, was most likely killed in the strike, according to the Pentagon.

MENASource

Feb 19, 2016

Top News: Egyptians Protest after Policeman Kills Driver

By EgyptSource

Disgruntled Egyptians beat up a policeman, blocked roads, and surrounded the local security headquarters late Thursday night after the officer killed 24-year-old taxi driver Mohamed Sayed in a dispute. Egypt’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that the killing followed an argument over the sergeant’s fare for his ride in Cairo’s Darb al-Ahmar district.

MENASource

Feb 19, 2016

EconSource: Foreign Minister says Saudi Will Not Cut Oil Output

By EconSource

Saudi Arabia is “not prepared” to cut oil production, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Thursday, after it agreed to a tentative deal with Russia to freeze output if other oil producers followed suit.

MENASource

Feb 18, 2016

Top News: Car bomb strikes military convoy in Ankara; Turkey blames Syrian Kurdish militants

By MENASource

Assailants on Wednesday exploded a car bomb near vehicles carrying military personnel in the Turkish capital, killing at least 28 people and wounding 61 others. In his official statement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “Our determination to respond in kind to attacks taking place inside and outside our borders is getting stronger with such […]

MENASource

Feb 18, 2016

NCHR Pushes for Prison Visits amid Complaints, Reports of Torture

By Khaled Dawoud

For the first time, this February, the National Council for Human Rights called on the Ministry of Interior to allow it to visit detention facilities in Egypt’s police stations. The demand comes amid continued complaints over the state of detention cells at police stations, deaths due to overcrowding, lack of ventilation, and stories of alleged […]

North Africa

MENASource

Feb 18, 2016

Top News: Egyptian Authorities Move to Shut Down Torture Watchdog

By EgyptSource

The Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence was nearly shut down on Wednesday by an interagency task force, reportedly at the orders of the Health Ministry’s Department for Private Medical Treatment.

MENASource

Feb 18, 2016

Abadi’s Unsavvy Politics

By Ramzy Mardini

Only a year and half since coming to power in Iraq, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has failed to learn how to adapt to assure his political survival. Last week, the Iraqi leader announced a new round of radical reforms from a position of weakness, despite having generated a great deal of pushback from Iraq’s political […]

Iraq

MENASource

Feb 18, 2016

EconSource: S&P Downgrades Credit Ratings of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman

By EconSource

Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman’s credit ratings on Wednesday, citing pressures being created by the drop in oil prices. S&P downgrade

MENASource

Feb 17, 2016

After the Coming Devaluation of the Egyptian Pound, What Next?

By Mohsin Khan and Elissa Miller

There is consensus both within and outside Egypt that a devaluation of the Egyptian pound is imminent. The question is not if there will be a devaluation, but when. The general view is that it is only a matter of weeks or months before the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will have to give up […]

Economy & Business
North Africa

MENASource

Feb 17, 2016

The Four Real Security Challenges Facing Egypt

By H.A. Hellyer

In the lead up to the fifth anniversary of the January 25th revolutionary uprising, the Egyptian authorities reacted with a number of measures – many of which seem to assess the situation with a certain type of suspicious persistence. Indeed, the Ministry of Interior claimed it thwarted several plots by ‘foreign’ and ‘Brotherhood’ elements – […]

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