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Despite Turbulence, Hopeful Progress in Tunisia and Yemen

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May 13, 2025

Experts react: Trump just announced the removal of all US sanctions on Syria. What’s next? 

Our experts provide their insights on how the removal of US sanctions on Syria would affect the country and the wider region.

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Despite Turbulence, Hopeful Progress in Tunisia and Yemen

MENASource
May 12, 2025

Gazans fear famine amid Israel aid block: ‘I don’t want to be a number’

By
Arwa Damon

For Palestinians, time is running out— a warning that has been echoed at some of the highest ranks of international organizations, including the World Health Organization.

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Despite Turbulence, Hopeful Progress in Tunisia and Yemen

MENASource
May 14, 2025

Choppy waters: Egypt’s waning patience with President Trump

By
Shahira Amin

The US president’s Suez Canal demands signal “a shift in US-Egyptian relations” which experts describe as “at their lowest ebb in decades.”

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MENASource

Jan 27, 2014

Despite Turbulence, Hopeful Progress in Tunisia and Yemen

By Stefanie Hausheer and Lara Talverdian

With much attention focused on the increasing violence and repression in Egypt, the notable milestones achieved in Tunisia and Yemen over the weekend should be celebrated for what they are: tangible steps towards a peaceful transition to democracy.

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MENASource

Jan 27, 2014

Top News: Tunisia Ratifies New Constitution

By MENASource

 The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) ratified the new constitution on Sunday. A vast majority of the NCA voted in favor of the constitution, with 200 voting in favor, twelve against, and four absent.

MENASource

Jan 27, 2014

Top News: Egypt’s SCAF Authorizes Newly Promoted Field Marshal Sisi’s Presidential Bid

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) empowered army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to run for president, according to reports from state-run MENA. The sources speaking to MENA also said that Sisi will announce his decision in the next few hours over whether or not he will enter the upcoming presidential elections as a civilian […]

MENASource

Jan 27, 2014

EconSource Headlines- January 27, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jan 26, 2014

Statement on the Conclusion of the National Dialogue in Yemen

By MENASource

The Yemen Policy Initiative congratulates the Yemeni people on the formal conclusion of its National Dialogue Conference, a vital step in Yemen’s transition process and a remarkable achievement unique among the Arab awakening countries.

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MENASource

Jan 25, 2014

The Egyptian Uprising: A Timeline

By EgyptSource

Since its founding, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East has closely followed Egypt’s transition as it faces social, political, and economic challenges. In an effort to help map the twists and turns, the Center has produced a detailed timeline navigating momentous and jarring changes to the fabric of Egyptian society, beginning with the first […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 25, 2014

Egypt’s Uprising: The Impact of Three Years on an Archaelogist

By Mohamed Abdelfattah

Three years after a popular uprising ousted Hosni Mubarak, as Egypt witnesses a volatile transitional period, EgyptSource looks at how these events have affected individual Egyptians.

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 24, 2014

Business and Terrorism in Algeria

By Richard Nield

A year after forty workers were killed in a terrorist attack against one of Algeria’s largest gas facilities on January 16, 2013, serious reservations remain about the provision of security at the site. The government’s partners on the project, the UK’s BP and Norway’s Statoil, have not yet received the necessary assurances that they can […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 24, 2014

Top News: Cairo Rocked by Four Bomb Blasts on Friday, Killing Six

By EgyptSource

Four separate bomb attacks took place in Greater Cairo on Friday morning, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others, on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.  

MENASource

Jan 24, 2014

Top News: Egypt Hit by Four Bomb Blasts, Killing Six

 Four separate bomb attacks took place in Greater Cairo on Friday morning, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others, on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. The terrorist attack began when a large blast ripped through a police building in central Cairo, killing four and injuring seventy-six others, […]

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