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Of particular focus and interest are the minorities, women, and the youth populations across the region and how they are affected by the changing environments.

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YemenSource | New NDC Implementation Panel Created

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May 21, 2025

Iran’s shadow looms large over the Houthi ceasefire

The Houthis may have suspended their attacks on US vessels, but it’s too soon for another “mission accomplished” in the Middle East.

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YemenSource | New NDC Implementation Panel Created

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May 16, 2025

The killing of Abdul Ghani al-Kikli may be a turning point for Libya

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Karim Mezran and Dario Cristiani

The killing is considered to be part of a push to eliminate influential militia leaders and consolidate GNU loyalist control over Tripoli.

Libya
Middle East

YemenSource | New NDC Implementation Panel Created

MENASource
May 15, 2025

Feeding the ‘water mafia’: Sanctions relief and Iran’s water crisis

By
Nik Kowsar

Trump comments mark the first time a US president acknowledges a “water mafia”: a connected network responsible for ecological catastrophes.

Climate Change & Climate Action
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Apr 29, 2014

YemenSource | New NDC Implementation Panel Created

By YemenSource

President Hadi created a new panel to oversee implementation of the outcomes and conclusions of the National Dialogue Conference (NDC). This panel will be comprised of eighty-two delegates who participated in the NDC. The formation of the panel was mandated by the concluding document of the Dialogue, though it remains unclear what specific powers, scope, […]

Yemen

MENASource

Apr 29, 2014

EconSource: Tunisia’s currency reserves fall to record low

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Apr 29, 2014

Syria: Pull Together Resources, Rationalize the Response

By Frederic C. Hof

In a recent panel discussion conducted under Chatham House rules, a United States Senator explained the essence of an absent US leadership role in bringing about political transition in Syria: “to pull together the resources and rationalize the response.”

Syria

MENASource

Apr 29, 2014

Egypt’s Politicized Judiciary Undermining Rule of Law

By MENASource

Yesterday’s mass death sentence for supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi by a local judge in Egypt sparked an uproar among Egyptian activists and international observers. Another judge also banned the April 6 Youth Movement, a key revolutionary actor in the January 2011 uprising.

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 28, 2014

Proven Guilty: Egypt’s Judiciary and the Undermining of Democracy

By Ryan J. Suto

Through the recent spate of death sentence rulings and an apparent unwillingness to challenge the interim government, Egypt’s judiciary has positioned itself as a close ally to the regime, undermining any illusion of impartiality. But how did Egypt’s judiciary get to such a perilous state, and what does this mean for Egypt’s prospects for democracy?

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 28, 2014

Top News: Egypt Court Sentences 683 Morsi Supporters, Brotherhood Supreme Guide to Death

By MENASource

A court in Minya sentenced 683 supporters of former president Mohamed Morsi to death on Monday. The Islamist group’s Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie was among the defendants found guilty of attacking Adawa police station and killing a police officer, Mamdouh Kotb Mohamed Kotb following the dispersal of pro-Morsi sit-ins at Raba’a and Nahda squares.

MENASource

Apr 28, 2014

Top News: Egypt Courts Ban April 6; Sentence 683 Morsi Supporters to Death

By EgyptSource

The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters banned the activities of the April 6 Youth Movement on Monday. Lawyer Ashraf Saeed, who filed the lawsuit against the group, accused it of espionage and defaming the Egyptian state. In an official document released after the ruling, the court did not comment on the specific accusations made against […]

MENASource

Apr 28, 2014

EconSource: IMF disburses $225 million for Tunisia

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Apr 28, 2014

The Tunisian Diaspora is the Key to FDI

By Mohamed Malouche

In the wake of Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa’s world tour to court international assistance, the focus on Tunisia’s economy has taken center stage a means to further the country’s momentum—but not all options are being explored.

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 26, 2014

What Tony Blair’s Views Say about Britain’s Foreign Policy

By Tom Dale

Tony Blair’s views on Islamism and the Middle East – including Egypt – received a controversial airing at a speech he gave on Wednesday, in which he called for the West to intervene across the region against Islamism, and in support of its opponents. 

North Africa
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