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: Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham Kills 270 In Syrian Gas Field Takeover

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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: Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham Kills 270 In Syrian Gas Field Takeover

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Trump’s strategy is a sophisticated refinement of “America First.” For the Gulf, the implications are significant, but manageable.

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Top News: Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham Kills 270 In Syrian Gas Field Takeover

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Jul 21, 2014

Top News: Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham Kills 270 In Syrian Gas Field Takeover

By MENASource

ISIS fighters have killed 270 Syrian regime fighters, civilian security guards, and employees since seizing a gas field in Homs province, a monitoring group said Friday.

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Jul 21, 2014

Top News: Gunmen Kill 22 Egyptian Military Border Guards Near Libya

By EgyptSource

Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked a border guard post Saturday in Egypt’s western desert in an assault that killed 21 troops deployed in the province along the border with neighboring Libya.

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Jul 21, 2014

Is Morocco Leading by Example?

By Karim Mezran

Most observers, saddened and appalled by the collapse of security and the spread of violence across the Middle East—from Libya to Egypt to Syria, Iraq, and Bahrain, not to mention the crisis in Gaza—focus on Tunisia as the only positive and uplifting case to result from the Arab Spring.

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Jul 21, 2014

EconSource: Yemen Struggles Towards Fuel Price Reform as Finances Crumble

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

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Jul 18, 2014

Egypt and the Gaza Ceasefires

By Joel Gulhane

On Thursday night, the Israel Defense Forces launched a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip following the Israeli Security Cabinet’s approval. The decision came “after Israel agreed to the Egyptian ceasefire proposal, whereas Hamas rejected the ceasefire proposal and continued firing rockets at Israeli cities,” according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

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Jul 18, 2014

Top News: Libyan Militia Says Ceasefire Reached to End Airport Battle

By MENASource

The Zintani militia battling the Misratan militia over control of Libya’s main airport is ready for a peaceful solution after five days of heavy fighting, a Zintani militia spokesman said on Thursday

MENASource

Jul 18, 2014

Top News: Egypt says Qatar, Turkey, and Hamas Hurt Gaza Ceasefire Bid

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s foreign minister accused Qatar, Turkey, and Hamas on Thursday of conspiring to undermine Cairo’s efforts to bring about a ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group and Israel in Gaza, Egypt’s state news agency reported.

MENASource

Jul 18, 2014

Behind Iraq’s Selection of a New Speaker

By Ramzy Mardini

With the election of a new speaker of parliament earlier this week, the Iraqis have begun the formal process of forming its next government. On Tuesday, Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish parliamentarians appointed a new speaker of parliament, bringing them one step closer to determining the fate of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Nevertheless, the procedure had […]

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Jul 17, 2014

Top News: At Least Fourteen Tunisian Troops Killed in Mountain Ambushes

By MENASource

A defense ministry spokesman said at least fourteen troops were killed, and another twenty-five wounded Wednesday evening when militants attacked with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. These attacks targeted two military checkpoints in the region of Hanchir Ettala in Mount Chaambi, in the Kasserine region near the Algerian border.

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Jul 17, 2014

Top News: Israeli Official Says Leadership Still Examining Egyptian Gaza Truce Proposal

By EgyptSource

An Israeli official said on Thursday that Israeli senior representatives at talks in Cairo had accepted an Egyptian proposal for a comprehensive Gaza ceasefire starting on Friday, but Israel’s leaders still had to approve the deal.

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