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Of particular focus and interest are the minorities, women, and the youth populations across the region and how they are affected by the changing environments.

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Two Years On Fearless Women March for Freedom

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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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Two Years On Fearless Women March for Freedom

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Aug 5, 2025

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

By
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.

China
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Two Years On Fearless Women March for Freedom

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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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Jan 30, 2013

Two Years On Fearless Women March for Freedom

By Nahla Samaha

There is nothing more powerful than the thundering chants of passionate demonstrators, demonstrators who are not political activists by definition, and may not have a tangible vested interest in political outcomes. Thousands, rich and poor, educated and illiterate, urban, and rural, men, women and even toddlers marched on the second anniversary of the January 25th […]

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Jan 30, 2013

Top News: Egypt Will Be State of Law, New Parliament Will Choose Government: Morsi

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsi said on Wednesday Egypt would be based on the rule of law – not the army or religious leaders – and a new parliament to be elected in a few months would decide on the make-up of the government.

MENASource

Jan 29, 2013

A National Salvation Government is the First Step Toward Consensus

By Nancy Messieh

As protests continue to rock Egypt’s major cities, and the death toll rises, Egypt’s government and its opposition appear to be on a path to repeating the same mistakes made over the past two years.

MENASource

Jan 29, 2013

Top News: Suez Canal residents defy President Morsi’s curfew

By Egypt Source

The three Suez Canal cities of Suez, Ismailia and Port Said witnessed mass demonstrations in defiance of the regional curfew that was announced Sunday night by President Mohamed Morsi after several days of violent clashes.

MENASource

Jan 29, 2013

Syria: Transitional Government and US Choices

By Frederic C. Hof

The prospect of the Syrian opposition forming a provisional or transitional government brings to the fore fundamental decisions for the United States: decisions that would have to be taken or openly reaffirmed before Syrian Opposition Coalition President Moaz al-Khatib visits Washington sometime in February. Washington’s enthusiasm for the emergence of a government offering an alternative […]

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Jan 28, 2013

Escalating Protests Spring from Enduring Problems

By Michele Dunne

A specific incident–the sentencing to death of 21 youths in the case of the fatal soccer riot in Port Said one year ago–ignited the protests now rocking Port Said, Suez, Alexandria, and to a lesser degree Cairo in which at least 50 have been killed over four days.  But the current demonstrations and related political […]

MENASource

Jan 28, 2013

Top News: President Morsi declares state of emergency in Canal cities, NSF rejects calls for dialogue

By Egypt Source

Egypt President Mohamed Morsi  Sunday declared a 30-day state of emergency in Port Said, Suez and Ismailia, and called for national dialogue. The NSF, along with other members of the opposition, have rejected these calls. 

MENASource

Jan 28, 2013

Yet Another Reason National Reconciliation in Libya Cannot Wait

By Karim Mezran

The famous Egyptian analyst and writer Mohamed Hassanein Heikal recently revived an old theory in an interview on Egyptian television: Egypt can claim a right to the fertile and oil-rich lands of the eastern Libyan provinces since millions of Egyptians are descendant from Libyan tribes that once lived on the Egyptian-Libyan border. Heikal also implied […]

Libya

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Jan 25, 2013

Turmoil in the Arab World: How Has Morocco Fared?

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

The Arab Spring has resulted in profound political and economic changes in the Middle East. Yet, while authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya were toppled, Morocco has for the most part withstood the tumult of protests.  

Morocco

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Jan 25, 2013

Egypt: Two Years into the Revolution Torture Continues, says Human Rights Watch

By Jonathan Moremi

On January 25, 2011, when thousands of Egyptians took to the streets to voice their anger, little did they know that it would result in a revolution. Even less to be expected was the outcome: the hated Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down after only 18 days of peaceful protests. Egypt had liberated itself, […]

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