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Top News: Houthis Seize National Dialogue Headquarters in Yemen

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: Houthis Seize National Dialogue Headquarters in Yemen

MENASource
Jan 13, 2026

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

By
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
Conflict

Top News: Houthis Seize National Dialogue Headquarters in Yemen

MENASource
Jan 12, 2026

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

By
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. 

Iran
Oil and Gas

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Mar 6, 2015

Top News: Houthis Seize National Dialogue Headquarters in Yemen

By MENASource

Houthi militia seized the offices of a political conciliation body late on Wednesday, hours after the president refused UN-brokered talks with their powerful movement unless they withdrew from Sana’a.

MENASource

Mar 6, 2015

EconSource: Oil Climbs to $61 Per Barrel On Mideast Supply Concerns

By EconSource

Brent crude oil rose to around $61 per barrel as fighting in Libya and Iraq stoked output worries, while traders kept a close eye on Iran nuclear talks that could eventually bring more supply to world markets. Fighting escalated in northeast Iraq where Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) militants set fire to oilfields to deter […]

MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

The Tikrit Offensive Raises Hard Questions about US Policy

By Faysal Itani and Jeppe Sorensen

In Iraq, an assault on ISIS-held Tikrit, north of Baghdad, is underway. In theory, this serves US goals: defeating the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) and restoring Iraq’s territorial integrity and political sovereignty. In practice, something different and more sinister is underway in Tikrit and Iraq writ large.

Iran
Iraq

MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

Changing Oil from a Curse into a Blessing for the Arab World

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

Over the last 100 years, the Arab world has been shaped and defined more by its oil resources and revenues than any other factor. From the early twentieth century up until the present time, the region has both breathed and bled oil.

Energy & Environment
Middle East

MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

Top News: Egypt Replaces Interior Minister in Minor Cabinet Reshuffle

By EgyptSource

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has decided Thursday to reshuffle eight ministries including ministries of interior, tourism, agriculture, and culture, senior sources said. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi dismissed Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim, to be replaced by General Magdy Abdel Ghaffar. 

MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

Top News: ISIS torches oil field east of Tikrit

By MENASource

ISIS militants have set fire to oil wells in the Ajil field twenty miles northeast of the city of Tikrit to try to hinder aerial attacks aimed at driving them from the oilfield.

MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

Q&A: What Do We Know about Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections?

By EgyptSource

The fate of Egypt’s parliamentary elections once again hangs in the balance following a ruling by the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC). On March 1, the highest court in Egypt ruled the Parliamentary Constituencies Law unconstitutional. Two days later, the Cairo Administrative Court confirmed the delay in elections, and a committee formed by Prime Minister Ibrahim […]

Elections
North Africa

MENASource

Mar 4, 2015

Behind the Headlines: Libyans React to a Growing Crisis

By Victoria Heckenlaible

The bloody conflict in Libya has scattered approximately 400,000 people across the country. The burden on Libyans increases every day that warring factions continue to bicker over power and that ISIS is allowed to solidify their foothold. 

Libya

MENASource

Mar 4, 2015

Top News: Militants take over Libya’s Bahi, Mabrouk oilfields; Tripoli responds with airstrikes

By MENASource

Islamist militants took over Libya’s Bahi oil station and the Mabrouk oilfield on Tuesday when security forces guarding the installations were forced to retreat.

MENASource

Mar 4, 2015

Top News: Justice Minister Says Hamas Members in Egypt to Be Arrested, Assets Frozen

By EgyptSource

Hamas members will be arrested and their money and headquarters will be confiscated, Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber said Tuesday, after a court ruling branding the group a terrorist organization. Saber told state media that the government-run committee which has been involved in freezing assets of the now banned Muslim Brotherhood will start to do the […]

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