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Working Together to Mitigate the Sinai Threat

MENASource
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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Working Together to Mitigate the Sinai Threat

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

Working Together to Mitigate the Sinai Threat

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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MENASource

Oct 25, 2013

Working Together to Mitigate the Sinai Threat

By Zack Gold

In the early days of Egypt’s 2011 uprising, the nationwide collapse of the police unleashed in Sinai a volatile mix of disgruntled Bedouin, opportunistic smugglers, and ambitious Salafi-jihadis. In August of that year, the latter carried out a complex cross-border attack against Israeli civilians and soldiers. They killed eight Israelis.  More worrisome, the attack and […]

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 25, 2013

EconSource Headlines – October 25, 2013

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Oct 25, 2013

Top News: Eastern Libyan Politicians Unilaterally Declare Autonomous Government

By MENASource

The leaders of a movement for self-rule in Cyrenaica unilaterally announced Thursday the formation of a shadow government, the latest challenge to the weakened central authority. The central government in Tripoli had rejected a declaration by the movement months earlier that declared the eastern half of Libya to be an autonomous state, and had no […]

MENASource

Oct 25, 2013

Top News: Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Rally in Egypt

By EgyptSource

The Muslim Brotherhood-led coalition is to hold a week of protests dubbed ‘Suez resilience, our way to Jerusalem’ beginning on Friday to condemn what they describe as “the bloody military coup” against Mohamed Morsi. In a statement issued on Thursday, the National Coalition to Support Legitimacy said the protests would take inspiration from popular resistance to the […]

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

Yemen’s Final Stretch

By Danya Greenfield

“No one wants a real state,” Dr. Mohammed al-Mutawakel intoned, gathering attention from around the table where his family gathered for lunch on the Eid holiday.

Yemen

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

Observations on Egypt’s Protest Law

By Yussef Auf

It is probably no exaggeration to say that modern Egyptians are, of all the peoples in the world, the most prone to demonstrating and protests. Through continued demonstrations, Egyptians significantly altered their political reality and brought about significant changes, to the extent that they were able to overthrow two political regimes in less than three […]

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

It’s Time for a New Strategy in Syria

By Faysal Itani

Advocates of US military action in Syria and substantial support for the armed opposition have lost the argument in Washington. At the very least, they have lost the full attention of President Barack Obama, which they enjoyed briefly after the August 21 chemical weapons attack.

Syria

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

Amr Moussa: Egypt is in a Deep Process of Change

By Julia Fusfeld

In a conversation on the Egyptian constitution with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Amr Moussa, head of the Egyptian Constituent Assembly, expressed optimism for the future of democracy in Egypt and its constitution, despite the many challenges the country faces as it moves forward. Via Skype, Moussa discussed the drafting […]

North Africa
Political Reform

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

Top News: Tunisia’s Salvation Front Suspends Participation in National Dialogue

By MENASource

Tunisia’s National Salvation Front opposition parties have decided to suspend their participation in the national dialogue until the current government, led by interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh, clarifies its commitment to step down, the leader of one party said on Wednesday.

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

Top News: ‘Harming National Unity’ Could Become a Terrorist Crime: Sources

By EgyptSource

The new draft law on terrorism currently under works expands the definition of terrorism to include attempting to storm presidential headquarters and foreign embassies, murder in public and harming national unity, according to sources familiar with the legislative committee of the cabinet discussing the law.

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