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Syria: The President Speaks

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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Syria: The President Speaks

MENASource
Jan 28, 2026

Trump’s National Security Strategy doesn’t downgrade the Middle East, it redefines it

By
Kristian Alexander

Trump’s strategy is a sophisticated refinement of “America First.” For the Gulf, the implications are significant, but manageable.

Middle East
National Security

Syria: The President Speaks

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.

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Sep 25, 2013

Syria: The President Speaks

By Frederic Hof

Using the forum of the United Nations General Assembly, President Barack Obama tried to present a coherent picture of the US approach to a region whose challenges will dominate the balance of his presidency whether he likes it or not.

Syria

MENASource

Sep 25, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s Solidarity Ministry Concludes NGO Draft Law

By MENASource

The committee of legal experts formed by Minister of Solidarity Ahmed al-Boraei concluded Monday afternoon a new NGO draft law.

MENASource

Sep 25, 2013

Top News: Egypt Government Postpones Dissolution of Brotherhood; Security forces Shut Down FJP Newspaper Headquarters

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s interim-government will postpone dissolving the Muslim Brotherhood until all litigation measures against members of the group are finalized, Minister of Social Solidarity Ahmed al-Boraie stated Tuesday. Meanwhile, Egyptian authorities have shut down the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice newspaper in Cairo.

MENASource

Sep 25, 2013

Strategic Vision, Not Pessimism, Needed to Support the Arab Transitions

By Danya Greenfield

President Obama’s speech at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday was perhaps his most honest—though somewhat disappointing to those wanting the United States to play a vigorous democracy promotion role—account of US policy priorities in the Middle East.

North Africa
Yemen

MENASource

Sep 25, 2013

What Obama Said About Egypt in his UNGA Speech

Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, President Barack Obama touched upon several key issues relating to the Middle East: Syria, Iran, the Israel-Palestine peace process, as well as dedicating several minutes to speaking about Egypt.

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 24, 2013

A Path Leading to Failure

By Mohamed Elgohari

The two consecutive regimes that ran Egypt from the January 2011 revolution up until July 3, 2013, have a key issue in common: neither seemed to grasp the social, economic, and political essence of the revolution. Whether the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) or the Muslim Brotherhood president, Mohamed Morsi, neither sought to […]

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 24, 2013

Syria: Is There a Pathway to Peace?

By Frederic C. Hof

These remarks were delivered to the Belfer Center Board, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University on September 24, 2013.

Syria

MENASource

Sep 24, 2013

Top News: Dissolving Brotherhood Illegitimate But Will Not Hinder National Reconciliation: FJP Leader

By EgyptSource

Muslim Brotherhood and Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) leader Mohamed Ali Beshr said Monday that the court ruling issued dissolving the Muslim Brotherhood was illegitimate, but would not hinder national reconciliation or a political solution for the current crisis in Egypt.

MENASource

Sep 24, 2013

Al Jazeera’s Media Lessons for Egypt

By Miriam Berger

Moments after the military announced Mohamed Morsi’s removal, Egyptian security forces raided Al Jazeera’s Egyptian station, disrupting service, confiscating equipment, and detaining journalists for alleged media law violations—and pro-Muslim Brotherhood biases. In the months since, Al Jazeera’s political and legal battles have kept the Qatar-owned satellite and online network a continued source of controversy in […]

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 24, 2013

Top News: Russian Envoy Says Chapter VII May Be Cited in Resolution

By MENASource

Speaking before the Russian parliament on the eve of the UN General Assembly, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov asserted that there is no talk of adopting a Security Council resolution under Chapter VII, which can authorize the use of force, but Chapter VII could be cited in the resolution as a possible means to […]

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