MENASource

As the MENA region continues to be the epicenter of news headlines, the Atlantic Council’s MENASource is a hub for thought-provoking and hard-hitting analyses about the latest trends, ideas, and debates. This online publication provides fast reactions and in-depth commentary on breaking news and key regional topics by a diverse team of experts and contributors.

MENASource brings you up-close to a region at the epicenter of geo-political headlines. It is the Atlantic Council’s hub for in-depth commentary about breaking news, key topics, and trends from our team of experts on the Middle East and North Africa.

The views expressed in MENASource are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Atlantic Council, its staff, or its supporters.

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Top News: Riot Police Force Houthi Protesters Off Airport Road; Hadi Fires Head of Special Forces

MENASource
Mar 26, 2026

As Iran attacks, the US should provide air defense for Iraqi Kurdistan

Washington faces a choice: Continue to defer to Baghdad’s procedural objections while Iran conducts unimpeded strikes on Kurdish territory or acknowledge the strategic reality and take decisive action.

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Top News: Riot Police Force Houthi Protesters Off Airport Road; Hadi Fires Head of Special Forces

MENASource
Mar 17, 2026

A crisis in Egypt could be a warning sign for the global economy 

By
Khalid Azim

Market watchers should keep an eye on Egypt as an oil shock could cause financial turmoil.

Economy & Business
International Financial Institutions

Top News: Riot Police Force Houthi Protesters Off Airport Road; Hadi Fires Head of Special Forces

MENASource
Mar 11, 2026

Three lessons from Libya for the war in Iran

By
Frank Talbot

Any outside power using force to attain a political outcome must define the end state it seeks, align coalition partners around a shared strategy, and establish credible escalation controls.

Conflict
Iran

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MENASource

Sep 8, 2014

Top News: Riot Police Force Houthi Protesters Off Airport Road; Hadi Fires Head of Special Forces

By MENASource

Yemeni riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse Houthi protesters blocking the road between the capital and Yemen’s main airport on Sunday, in an escalation of weeks of protests. Warplanes also bombed armed Houthi rebels in al-Jawf province, killing thirteen, according to government sources.

MENASource

Sep 8, 2014

Top News: Egypt Orders Arrest of Men over ‘Gay Marriage’ Video; Forensics Release Test Results

By EgyptSource

Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat ordered Saturday nine men suspected of participating in an alleged same-sex wedding party to be held in preventative detention and examined by the forensics department

MENASource

Sep 8, 2014

EconSource: Egypt Needs $12 Billion in Next 5 Years to Address Electricity Crisis

By EconSource

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

MENASource

Sep 8, 2014

The Hunger Strike

By Amr Hamzawy

The hunger strike is a final means by which those held in pre-trial detention can call for their freedom, an end to their injustices, and guarantees of due process and a fair trial in their cases. It is a means for them to demand that arbitrary restrictions imposed on them are lifted, or that they […]

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 5, 2014

Top News: US Confirms Joint Alliance to Counter ISIS Militants

By MENASource

The United States said on Friday it was forming a “core coalition” to battle Islamic State of Iraq and al-sham (ISIS) militants in Iraq, calling for broad support from allies and partners but ruling out committing ground forces. President Barack Obama sought to use a NATO summit in Wales to enlist allied support in fighting the Islamist […]

MENASource

Sep 5, 2014

Top News: NCHR Demands Medical Supervision of Hunger-Striking Activists

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) called for allowing hunger-strike activists Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Abdel Rahman Nouby medical supervision at an external hospital following the deterioration of their medical condition.

MENASource

Sep 5, 2014

EconSource: Egypt Hit by Largest Blackout in Years

By EconSource

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

MENASource

Sep 4, 2014

Top News: NATO Would Consider Iraq Request for Help

By MENASource

NATO Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday that the alliance is seriously considering any Iraqi requests for assistance in its fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). His comments come on the heels of the NATO conference in Wales, where leaders are considering various options–including the possibility of direct military action–to […]

MENASource

Sep 4, 2014

Top News: Major Power Outage Hits Cairo and Governorates

By EgyptSource

A major power outage hit Cairo and other governorates early Thursday morning, halting several metro lines in Cairo for more than two hours.

MENASource

Sep 4, 2014

The Federalist Movement in a Deeply Divided Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

As Islamist militants and nationalist rivals battle for control of Libya, fears of a civil war loom larger. Between repeated armed clashes, competing governments, and volatile rhetoric, the need for a political process has gone from necessary to urgent.

Libya
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