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Top News: Cairo and Sinai Hit by Three Blasts on Friday Killing Four

MENASource
Jan 14, 2026

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: Cairo and Sinai Hit by Three Blasts on Friday Killing Four

MENASource
Jan 13, 2026

Eight questions (and expert answers) on the SDF’s withdrawal from Syria’s Aleppo

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Atlantic Council experts

Our experts unpack why violence erupted, what it means for Kurdish safety and integration in Syria, and how Washington is engaging.

Civil Society
Conflict

Top News: Cairo and Sinai Hit by Three Blasts on Friday Killing Four

MENASource
Jan 12, 2026

The Venezuela-Iran connection and what Maduro’s capture means for Tehran, explained 

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Joze Pelayo, Kirsten Fontenrose, Ellie Sennett 

Our experts break down Iran’s ties to Venezuela and the impact Maduro’s capture could have on Tehran’s interests in and outside of its own borders. 

Iran
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May 2, 2014

Top News: Cairo and Sinai Hit by Three Blasts on Friday Killing Four

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Interior Ministry said that four people were killed and twelve were injured in three bombings that occurred in Cairo and South Sinai on Friday.

MENASource

May 2, 2014

Top News: Tunisia Electoral Law Approved in its Entirety, Election Preparations to Begin

By MENASource

On Thursday, Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly (NCA) approved a new electoral law with 132 votes for, eleven against, and nine abstentions. Two remaining points of contention included provisions regarding gender parity on electoral lists and the banning of former officials from the Ben Ali government.

MENASource

May 2, 2014

A New Phase of Counterfeiting Cognizance

By Amr Hamzawy

The vast majority of Egyptians today, both men and women, are bombarded with a relentless media barrage that falsely exaggerates the seriousness and competitiveness of the upcoming presidential election and ignores the glaring truths surrounding it. The former defense minister is running for president after the military establishment intervened in politics in July of 2013. […]

North Africa

MENASource

May 2, 2014

EconSource: ‘Friends Of Yemen’ announce new structure to support next phase of Yemen’s transition

By EconSource

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

MENASource

May 2, 2014

Could a Maliki Win Hurt Democracy in Iraq?

By Ryan J. Suto

Iraqis went to the polls on April 30 to elect a new Council of Representatives, which will produce a new government and prime minister. These elections come in the face of intense sectarian violence and bring forth deeply important questions about how the government should address these and other issues moving forward.

Iraq

MENASource

May 1, 2014

Top News: Humanitarian Chief Says Syria UN Aid Resolution Not Working

By MENASource

UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Wednesday that a Security Council measure designed to provide aid to millions of desperate Syrians was not working. Instead of alleviating the misery of more than nine million who urgently need help, a humanitarian crisis has worsened since the body adopted Resolution 2139 in February, she warned. Amos said […]

MENASource

May 1, 2014

Top News: Cairo Airport Dismisses 120 policemen for Breaking Protest Law

By EgyptSource

A security source said Cairo Airport security charged 120 policemen with breaking the protest law and dismissed them for participating in a strike.

MENASource

May 1, 2014

EconSource: Moroccan gov’t to raise minimum wage, unions to keep pushing

By EconSource

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

MENASource

May 1, 2014

Syria: A Candidate for “Pragmatic Humanitarian Intervention?”

By Frederic C. Hof

In the summer of 2012, International Security (Vol. 37) published an essay by Professor Richard Pape entitled, “When Duty Calls: A Pragmatic Standard of Humanitarian Intervention.” Pape argued that the genocidal standard for humanitarian intervention was too high.

Syria

MENASource

May 1, 2014

Yemen’s Counterterror Offensive Sidesteps Real Problems

By Vivian Salama

US drones and Yemeni counterterrorism forces recently killed more than three dozen militants in Yemen linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in one of the largest counterterrorism operations to take place on Yemeni soil in years.

Yemen
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