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As the MENA region continues to be the epicenter of news headlines, the Atlantic Council’s MENASource is a hub for thought-provoking and hard-hitting analyses about the latest trends, ideas, and debates. This online publication provides fast reactions and in-depth commentary on breaking news and key regional topics by a diverse team of experts and contributors.

MENASource brings you up-close to a region at the epicenter of geo-political headlines. It is the Atlantic Council’s hub for in-depth commentary about breaking news, key topics, and trends from our team of experts on the Middle East and North Africa.

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An Updated Roundup of Detained Islamists and Brotherhood Members

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Jul 31, 2026

Why GCC integration matters more than ever

Gulf countries can’t build their knowledge economies of the future on their own.

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An Updated Roundup of Detained Islamists and Brotherhood Members

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Jul 13, 2026

Israel’s next government must prioritize the Abraham Accords

By
Amit Yarom and Itai Melchior

The fall election could open a narrow window for Israel to reset its regional strategy and create momentum to expand normalization.

Israel
Politics & Diplomacy

An Updated Roundup of Detained Islamists and Brotherhood Members

MENASource
Aug 3, 2026

Can al-Zaidi separate the sects from the state in Iraq?

By
Munqith Dagher

The biggest challenge facing Iraq’s prime minister is how to curb the role of sectarian institutions in shaping Iraq’s state decisions.

Conflict
Iran

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MENASource

Aug 9, 2013

An Updated Roundup of Detained Islamists and Brotherhood Members

In the wake of former President Mohamed Morsi’s ouster, Al-Ahram reported that security services were working to arrest approximately 300 members of the Muslim Brotherhood across the country. While the names of the 300 members have not been released, news has emerged on an almost-daily basis with names of Brotherhood members and prominent Islamists who […]

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 9, 2013

Tunisia’s Growing Pains

By Lara Talverdian

Two and a half years since its Jasmine Revolution triggered a wave of popular uprisings across the Arab world, Tunisia has been on a promising path to democracy and near to finalizing a new constitution. That is, until earlier this week when officials abruptly announced a full suspension of the constitutional assembly, a move precipitated […]

MENASource

Aug 9, 2013

This Week in Egypt – August 9, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 9, 2013

Top News: Salafi Party to Reconsider Roadmap if Egypt’s Islamic Identity is Compromised

By EgyptSource

Salafist Nour Party spokesperson Nader Bakkar said in a televised interview with CNN on Thursday that his party will reconsider the new political roadmap if the “Islamic identity of the state” in Egypt’s constitution is amended. 

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 8, 2013

Syria: What Idris Says is Needed to Turn the Tide

By Fred C. Hof

While Bashar al-Assad, his supporters, and his apologists seem to have good reasons to radiate optimism these days, General Salim Idris, a career military educator who defected from Syria in reaction to the regime’s crime wave, believes that the regime’s newfound confidence is unjustified.

Syria

MENASource

Aug 8, 2013

The United States Needs to Communicate a Clear, Consistent Stance on Democracy and Rights in Egypt

By David Johnson

Considerable criticism of President Barack Obama’s administration emerged following the White House’s conclusion that “the law does not require [the administration] to make a formal determination as to whether a coup took place” in Egypt. In a press conference following the Thursday announcement, asked as to whether the administration would ever render a judgment on […]

MENASource

Aug 8, 2013

Top News: Presidency Outlines Selection Criteria for Fifty Member Constitutional Committee

By EgyptSource

The presidency issued a decree on Wednesday outlining the criteria that will be used to select the fifty members of the committee charged with drawing up amendments to the 2012 constitution.

MENASource

Aug 7, 2013

Under Mubarak, Morsi or Sisi, Sinai Remains a Victim

By Mohannad Sabry

In mid-June, I got into a worn-down, eight-seater Mercedes that has been racing between Cairo and the Rafah Crossing Terminal for decades. The Egyptian capital was simmering in preparation for June 30, and Sinai was anxiously waiting for what could plunge the whole country into chaos. Several days before my trip, tribal chiefs had successfully […]

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 7, 2013

Jordan Ignores Domestic Discontent at its Own Peril

By Danya Greenfield and Brian Braun

Angry protestors in the Jordanian city of Karak and further south in Tafileh on August 2 denounced the government for the miserable conditions facing ordinary Jordanians: high unemployment, rising prices, corruption, and increased social violence across the kingdom. Despite the fact that the debate about political reform in Jordan has largely fallen off the radar, […]

MENASource

Aug 5, 2013

Dying for the Sake of Democracy

By Mohammad Tolba

The conservative political movement has always had a fundamental dilemma in defining democracy: that is the people’s self-rule, which does not pertain to Sharia’s guidelines and divine provisions. Their fatwas repelled political participation, particularly in legislative elections, due to what they called violations of Sharia in legislative councils. During the 2005 elections, a fatwa was […]

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