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Syria: Keeping One’s Eye on the Ball

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Jul 30, 2025

After Swaida: How Syria’s periphery is shaping its future

What comes next in Syria will not be determined by battlefield victories or summit declarations, but by the evolving realities on the ground.

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Syria: Keeping One’s Eye on the Ball

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Aug 5, 2025

Did the Israel-Iran war expose China’s Middle East policy?

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Andrea Ghiselli

The region’s importance in Beijing’s foreign policy is limited and, thus, not much energy and resources are invested in long-term planning.

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Syria: Keeping One’s Eye on the Ball

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Jul 31, 2025

Beyond tariffs: Building a win-win relationship between the US and Iraq

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Ahmed Tabaqchali

Iraq is among the countries to face a 30 percent tariff starting August 1 on its exports to the United States.

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MENASource

May 7, 2013

Syria: Keeping One’s Eye on the Ball

By Frederic C. Hof

The swirling controversy over chemical weapons, red lines, and leaks that the administration is reconsidering giving lethal aid to the Syrian opposition threatens to blur that which should be clear: American objectives in Syria and how to achieve them. While the controversy du jour may well focus the thinking of the US interagency in a […]

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May 7, 2013

Profiling Egypt’s New Ministers

By Nancy Messieh

Nine new ministers were sworn in Tuesday after a minor cabinet reshuffle was announced, following several days of delays. The nine ministries affected by the changes are the ministries of justice, parliamentary affairs, petroleum, antiquities, agriculture, finance, planning, culture, and investment. 

MENASource

May 7, 2013

Top News: Nine New Ministers Announced, Political Forces React to Cabinet Reshuffle

By Egypt Source

  A cabinet reshuffle was announced on Tuesday morning after days of expectations. The new reshuffle included nine ministries: justice, parliamentary affairs, petroleum, antiquities, agriculture, finance, planning, culture, and investment. 

MENASource

May 7, 2013

Frustration and Isolation in Libya

By Karim Mezran and Fadel Lamen

The next few weeks in Libya will be extremely critical for the government of Prime Minister Ali Zidan. Passage of the so-called political isolation law is a clear sign that the offensive organized against the prime minister by a coalition of opponents has been successful. There is no doubt, that the law, which bans from […]

Libya

MENASource

May 6, 2013

Emigration at Easter: Fight, Flight, and Resignation

By Jayson Casper

“I have nightmares every couple of days,” said Sara Shuhdi, a 23 year old assistant professor of analytical chemistry at the German University of Cairo. “I don’t see a bright future for Egypt; maybe it would be better for me if I left.” Fifty-five days of fasting concluded on Coptic Easter, celebrated this year on May […]

MENASource

May 6, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s Imminent Cabinet Reshuffle

By Egypt Source

The Egyptian cabinet will be reshuffled by the end of the week, a state-run newspaper reported, pointing to a delay in efforts to revamp a government widely criticized for failing to get the economy moving and to conclude a much-needed IMF loan deal. Recent reports indicate, however, that the changes may come sooner.  GOVERNMENT & […]

MENASource

May 3, 2013

A Popular Campaign to Stop the NGO Law

By Amr Hamzawy

During the short period in which the People’s Assembly was operational in 2012, we at the Human Rights Committee created a comprehensive and consensual draft of a new law for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The goal was to ensure a free civil society, and to guarantee the freedom to organize, beyond governmental restrictions and security interference. […]

MENASource

May 3, 2013

Off the Egyptian Press: An Eye on Egypt’s Foreign Affairs

By Andrew Ver Steegh

Developments in the realm of Egypt’s foreign affairs have attracted attention in the opinion sections of the local media over the past week.  President Morsi’s trip to Russia and the evolving nature of the Egyptian-Iranian relationship have been particular points of departure that writers have used to consider Egypt’s international direction more broadly. 

MENASource

May 3, 2013

Top News: Thousands of Egypt’s Islamists Protest Against State Security

By Egypt Source

Thousands of Egyptian hardline Islamists marched from a mosque in a Cairo suburb on Thursday night to the state security headquarters to protest against what they said was a return to the force’s pre-revolution methods.    GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Shura Council head addresses the armed forces Shura Council head Ahmed Fahmy denounced on Thursday the […]

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May 3, 2013

The Promise and Perils of Gulf Aid

By Faysal Itani

In a hostile and unstable region, the Gulf Arab states have had to compensate for their limited capacity and appetite for military action. Using immense oil wealth and tight control of policymaking, the ruling families of the Gulf have refined aid and investment into sophisticated foreign policy tools. Gulf aid is likely to impact significantly […]

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