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Top News: Jordan Amends Anti-Terror Law to Face Syria Fallout

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Dec 7, 2025

One year after Assad’s fall, here’s what’s needed to advance justice for Syrians

The second year of a post-Assad Syria requires structural reform, victim-centered leadership, and international reinforcement.

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Top News: Jordan Amends Anti-Terror Law to Face Syria Fallout

MENASource
Nov 20, 2025

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

By
Khalid Azim

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

Economy & Business
Middle East

Top News: Jordan Amends Anti-Terror Law to Face Syria Fallout

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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Apr 24, 2014

Top News: Jordan Amends Anti-Terror Law to Face Syria Fallout

By MENASource

Controversial amendments to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law seek to curb the influence of homegrown al-Qaeda affiliated jihadists fighting the Syrian regime. New articles added to the law and approved by MPs on Tuesday deem “joining or attempting to join armed or terrorist groups, or recruiting or attempting to recruit people to join these groups” acts of […]

MENASource

Apr 24, 2014

What Next For US Policy in Syria?

By Frederic C. Hof

When national security advisor Susan Rice oversaw a Middle East policy review last summer, the guiding concept was to limit the president’s investment of time and energy in the myriad crises of the region. Considering himself to have been elected to end wars, restore the economy, institute national health care, and rebalance foreign policy in […]

Syria

MENASource

Apr 24, 2014

The Political Process in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Libya’s road to democracy is shaky at best. Security is deteriorating, with targeted killings, criminal attacks, and bombings on the rise and clashes between rival armed groups—some apparently with government legitimacy and others not—growing more frequent. While these negative trends put tremendous pressure on the transition, Libya’s political process, albeit fickle, manages to keep moving. […]

Libya

MENASource

Apr 23, 2014

The Road to Presidential Elections [Update 4]

By EgyptSource

With voting in Egypt’s second presidential elections in two years expected to take place on May 26 and 27, EgyptSource will be providing periodic updates on the latest news coming out of the Egyptian elections process.

Elections
North Africa

MENASource

Apr 23, 2014

Top News: US approves military assistance for Egypt

By MENASource

The Obama administration said Tuesday it has certified that Egypt is upholding its peace treaty with Israel and therefore qualifies for some military and counterterrorism assistance.

MENASource

Apr 23, 2014

Top News: US Clears Egypt for Military Assistance

By EgyptSource

The Obama administration said Tuesday it has certified that Egypt is upholding its 35-year-old peace treaty with Israel and therefore qualifies for some military and counterterrorism assistance. Secretary of State John Kerry informed Egypt’s foreign minister, Nabil Fahmy, of the decision in a telephone call, crediting the Egyptian government with sustaining its strategic relationship with […]

MENASource

Apr 23, 2014

Libya’s Faltering Political Process

By Duncan Pickard and Karim Mezran

The transition to democracy in Libya always has been a tenuous affair, but with the start of constitution drafting, the process as imagined is falling apart. The lack of national political leadership, security infrastructure, and public credibility in the state form a vicious circle. Nonetheless, opportunities to move the transition forward exists if the political […]

Libya

MENASource

Apr 22, 2014

#AJTrial: Inside the Courtroom

By EgyptSource

On April 22, Cairo’s Criminal Court adjourned the trial of 20 journalists – among them Al Jazeera’s Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy, and Baher Mohamed – on charges of aiding a terrorist group. The trial has been adjourned to May 3. 

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 22, 2014

Shorouk Publishes Details of Sabbahi’s Electoral Platform

By EgyptSource

On Sunday the Egyptian Presidential Elections Committee cleared presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi to participate in Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections. The Nasserist politician who has a strong following amongst the youth and left finished third in the 2012 presidential elections just missing a run-off. Since officially announcing his candidacy earlier this year, Sabbahi has not spoken […]

Elections
North Africa

MENASource

Apr 22, 2014

A Cry for Rationality

By Amr Hamzawy

A bloody clash between two tribes in Aswan recently claimed more than twenty lives and left many wounded. On top of the current political struggle, the violations of rights and freedoms, and the danger of terrorism and violence, the blood spilled in the south is a harsh reminder that we do not live in a […]

North Africa
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