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Top News: Egypt Court Orders Mubarak Retrial on Charge of Killing Protesters

MENASource
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: Egypt Court Orders Mubarak Retrial on Charge of Killing Protesters

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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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Atlantic Council experts

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

Civil Society
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Top News: Egypt Court Orders Mubarak Retrial on Charge of Killing Protesters

MENASource
Jan 12, 2026

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

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Joze Pelayo, Kirsten Fontenrose, Ellie Sennett 

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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Jun 4, 2015

Top News: Egypt Court Orders Mubarak Retrial on Charge of Killing Protesters

By EgyptSource

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his thirty-year rule, a high court said on Thursday.

MENASource

Jun 4, 2015

Top News: UN-led Yemeni Peace Talks to Begin on June 14 in Geneva

By MENASource

Yemen’s Ambassador to the United Nations Khaled Alyemany said Wednesday that UN-led talks aimed at ending the conflict in the region will begin June 14 in Geneva.

MENASource

Jun 4, 2015

EconSource: OPEC Heads Towards Holding Output as Oil Slips Under $60

By EconSource

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is leaning toward holding crude output levels on the eve of its production meeting, as oil prices slid back under $60 a barrel, on concerns that the expected decision would further fuel oversupply

MENASource

Jun 4, 2015

The Case of Syria

By David Miliband

International Rescue Committee President and CEO David Miliband delivered a commencement speech to the graduating students of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government on May 27, 2015.

Syria

MENASource

Jun 3, 2015

Factbox: Sisi in Germany

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi flew to Germany Tuesday for a four-day visit in Europe. During his stay, Sisi is scheduled to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Joachim Gauck, and speak at the Egyptian-German Economic forum on Wednesday.  

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 3, 2015

A Ruling to Deport Gay Foreigners: The View from Egypt

By Sonia Farid

The Egyptian Ministry of Interior now has the right to deport homosexual foreigners and ban them from entering Egypt according to a ruling issued by the Administrative Court in April. This is the final ending to a story that began in 2008 when a Libyan graduate student was deported from Egypt and banned from re-entering […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 3, 2015

Top News: Egypt is Trying to ‘Protect’ Human Rights Says Germany’s Merkel

By MENASource

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi defended Egypt’s human rights record during a visit to Germany, amid concerns over death sentences handed to dozens of Islamist figures. “We are keen on lives and on human beings,” Sisi said during a joint press conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday in Berlin.

MENASource

Jun 3, 2015

Top News: Congress Seeks to Lift Last Restrictions on Aid to Egypt

By EgyptSource

The US House Appropriations Committee released a foreign aid bill June 2 that removes human rights restrictions on assistance to Egypt.

MENASource

Jun 3, 2015

Main Obstacle to New US-GCC Partnership May Be GCC Itself

By Fahad Nazer

The talk leading up to President Obama’s summit with the leaders of the six Arab nations comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council focused on the supposed “snub” by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who opted not to attend after initially signaling that he would.

International Organizations
Iran

MENASource

Jun 3, 2015

EconSource: IMF Says Saudi Arabia May Issue Government Bonds This Year

By EconSource

The Saudi government may resume issuing bonds this year, easing downward pressure on the country’s foreign reserves caused by low oil prices, a senior official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said after talks with Saudi officials.

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