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Obama Won’t Commit to Syria, But Congress Can

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Nov 20, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s next horizon: Building human capital beyond Vision 2030

Riyadh still needs to take fully support small and medium-sized enterprises—the true engines of job creation.

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Obama Won’t Commit to Syria, But Congress Can

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Nov 9, 2025

Tracking Iraq’s 2025 elections and coalition building

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Victoria J. Taylor, Nibras Basitkey, and Daniah Jarrah

Keep up with what our experts want you to know about the Iraqi elections and the coalition building that follows.

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Obama Won’t Commit to Syria, But Congress Can

MENASource
Nov 10, 2025

The Nile at a crossroads: Navigating the GERD dispute as Egypt’s floodwaters rise

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Alessia Melcangi

The latest escalation between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia coincides with a diplomatic shift from the United States.

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MENASource

Aug 14, 2014

Obama Won’t Commit to Syria, But Congress Can

By Jason T. Hunt

The United States began directly fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS, aka ISIL, Islamic State) this weekend through airstrikes on its terrorist forces in Iraq. The strikes helped the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdish Regional Government solidify their defenses, stabilizing one front against ISIS. However, ISIS continues to maintain and consolidate a […]

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MENASource

Aug 13, 2014

Top News: ISIS Seizes More Territory in Syria

By MENASource

Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) insurgents have seized several towns and villages from rival groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the new territory would open the way for ISIS to advance further westward.

MENASource

Aug 13, 2014

Top News: US Calls on Egypt to Investigate Raba’a Deaths in Response to HRW Report

By EgyptSource

  The United States, on Tuesday, called on the Egyptian government to investigate the violence that left approximately a thousand people dead, according to a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.

MENASource

Aug 13, 2014

EconSource: Economic Confidence Index Declines in the Middle East

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Aug 13, 2014

Saving Syria Is No Fantasy

By Frederic C. Hof

In June 2014, the Obama administration asked Congress for $500 million to train and equip nationalist Syrian rebels battling both the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Assad regime.

Syria

MENASource

Aug 13, 2014

Tunisia: The Last Best Hope for the Arab Spring

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

The uprisings that swept the Arab world began with the overthrow of President Ben Ali of Tunisia in January 2011. Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Yemen quickly emulated Tunisia’s example, giving hope to those countries’ citizens that major transformations were underway to meet their political and economic aspirations.

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 12, 2014

Top News: Iran and United States Welcome Iraq’s New PM

By MENASource

Iraq’s new prime minister-designate won immediate endorsements from both the United States and Iran on Tuesday. Haider al-Abadi called on Iraqi political leaders to end the crippling feuds that have let the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) seize a third of the country.

MENASource

Aug 12, 2014

Top News: Human Rights Watch Says Raba’a Killings “Likely Crime Against Humanity”

By EgyptSource

The killing of hundreds of Egyptian demonstrators at two protest camps last year was systematic, ordered by top officials and probably amounts to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, calling for a UN inquiry.

MENASource

Aug 12, 2014

EconSource: Tunisian Minister Paints Gloomy Financial Picture for 2015

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Aug 11, 2014

YemenSource | International Monetary Fund Allocates $560 Loan to Yemen

By YemenSource

Yemen reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a $560 million loan on August 8. The funds will be paid over a period of three years. The government expects the first payment within two months.

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