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Top News: Israeli Negotiators Land in Cairo for Gaza Talks

MENASource
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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Top News: Israeli Negotiators Land in Cairo for Gaza Talks

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Nov 9, 2025

Tracking Iraq’s 2025 elections and coalition building

By
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.

Elections
Iraq

Top News: Israeli Negotiators Land in Cairo for Gaza Talks

MENASource
Nov 10, 2025

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

By
Alessia Melcangi

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

Africa
Climate Change & Climate Action

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MENASource

Jul 31, 2014

Top News: Israeli Negotiators Land in Cairo for Gaza Talks

By EgyptSource

An Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss with Egyptian officials a possible ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, airport officials said.

MENASource

Jul 31, 2014

Poverty and Conflict in the Middle East

By Matthew Timmerman

From its outset, the self-immolation of a crestfallen Tunisian vegetable vendor, the Arab Spring was largely about poverty. Mohamed Bouazizi’s final words before igniting himself and the region were, “How do you expect me to make a living?”

Iraq
Middle East

MENASource

Jul 31, 2014

EconSource: Egypt on Mission to Quench $21 Billion Energy Thirst

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jul 30, 2014

Top News: Militants Overrun Benghazi Special Forces Base as Chaos Deepens

By MENASource

Militant fighters overran a Saiqa special forces base in the eastern city of Benghazi on Tuesday, after another day of intensive missile strikes by Ansar al-Sharia and its allies that killed at least thirty people.

MENASource

Jul 30, 2014

Q&A: Navigating a Faltering Transition in Libya

By Karim Mezran, Lara Talverdian, and Katherine Wolff

Violent battles in Libya’s capital have intensified over the past several weeks, with the Tripoli airport under siege and a recent decision by the US government to evacuate US embassy staff. Libya’s political transition has been overwhelmed by deteriorating security, but international attention is sporadic at best—often only responding to attacks from Islamist militias or […]

Libya

MENASource

Jul 30, 2014

EconSource: Yemen Raises Fuel Prices as Part of Subsidies Reform

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jul 30, 2014

Top News: Three Militants Die in Car Bomb Accident in Giza; Police Foil Second Car Bomb

By EgyptSource

A bomb-laden car exploded in Giza, killing three suspected militants, a security source told state news agency MENA.

MENASource

Jul 29, 2014

Top News: US Judge Signs Order to Seize Kurdish Oil from Tanker off Texas

By MENASource

A US judge has signed an order telling the US Marshals Service to seize a cargo of oil from Iraqi Kurdistan aboard a tanker off the Texas coast, court filings showed on Tuesday. The order to seize the tanker was issued due to a request by the Iraqi central government.

MENASource

Jul 29, 2014

Top News: Rocket Attack Kills Girl in Egypt’s Sinai

By EgyptSource

A nine year-old girl was killed on Monday when a rocket hit the ground outside a house in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, in an apparent attack targeting soldiers, security officials said.

MENASource

Jul 29, 2014

The Upcoming Elections Rivalry in Tunisia

By Naim Ameur

The Islamist party, Ennahda, won the first post-Ben Ali election of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) on October 23, 2011, forming a coalition government with two smaller parties. But months of unrest and conflicts obliged Ennahda to relinquish the government to overcome political deadlock and to join the National Dialogue.

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