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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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Top News: Morsi Condemns Film, Pledges to Protect US Embassy Staff

MENASource
Mar 26, 2026

As Iran attacks, the US should provide air defense for Iraqi Kurdistan

Washington faces a choice: Continue to defer to Baghdad’s procedural objections while Iran conducts unimpeded strikes on Kurdish territory or acknowledge the strategic reality and take decisive action.

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Top News: Morsi Condemns Film, Pledges to Protect US Embassy Staff

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Mar 17, 2026

A crisis in Egypt could be a warning sign for the global economy 

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Khalid Azim

Market watchers should keep an eye on Egypt as an oil shock could cause financial turmoil.

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International Financial Institutions

Top News: Morsi Condemns Film, Pledges to Protect US Embassy Staff

MENASource
Mar 11, 2026

Three lessons from Libya for the war in Iran

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Frank Talbot

Any outside power using force to attain a political outcome must define the end state it seeks, align coalition partners around a shared strategy, and establish credible escalation controls.

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Sep 13, 2012

Top News: Morsi Condemns Film, Pledges to Protect US Embassy Staff

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsy condemned on Thursday the amateur film which many see as offensive to Prophet Mohamed and Islam and which is prompting protests across the region. Morsy called the Prophet a red line that should not be crossed, and said he supported peaceful protest but not attacks on embassies. 

MENASource

Sep 13, 2012

Misunderstanding Plagues the US Embassy Protest over anti-Muhammad Film: A First Hand Account

By Jayson Casper

The sad spectacle on display at the US Embassy in Cairo on September 11 shows nearly everyone in a poor light. Sadder still is that most parties involved acted from a sense of virtue, but misunderstanding and prejudice corroded the good intentions. As EgyptSource resident contributor Tarek Radwan ably described, the protests at the US […]

MENASource

Sep 12, 2012

Breaking Down the Attack on the US Embassy in Cairo

By Nancy Messieh

In the wake of the attack on the US embassy in Egypt, talk of attempts to sow sectarian strife are once again at the forefront of local media, and this time the Egyptian government and the Muslim Brotherhood both point at a group of Coptic emigrants living in the US. While protesters directed their anger […]

MENASource

Sep 12, 2012

Picking up the Pieces and Honoring Ambassador Stevens

By Karim Mezran and Danya Greenfield

The violent attack on the US consulate in Benghazi and the tragic deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other American embassy staff should provoke a thorough reassessment of priorities by the Libyan and the US governments.

Libya

MENASource

Sep 12, 2012

Top News: Egypt Calls on US to Stand Firm Against the Film’s Producers

By Egypt Source

Dr. Hisham Qandil demanded Wednesday that the U.S. administration to take a firm stand against the producers of the film offending the Prophet (Muhammad) within the framework of international covenants which criminalizes acts that stir up disorder on the basis of race, color, or religion. 

MENASource

Sep 11, 2012

Inflammatory Film Brings Thousands to US Embassy: A Summary

By Tarek Radwan

Word of a film originating in the United States that depicts the Prophet Muhammad having sexual intercourse and questioning his role as a prophet spread like wildfire across the streets of Egypt. Shortly thereafter, approximately two thousand protesters (many of them bearded, but with the front lines consisting mainly of the overzealous Ultras) appeared at […]

MENASource

Sep 11, 2012

Small Victory for Egyptian Campaign Against Compulsory Military Service

By Nancy Messieh

The ‘No for Compulsory Military Service Movement’ founded in 2009 has received little local media attention, save in connection with the imprisonment of one of its founders, Maikel Nabil, last year. Nabil, a pacifist and long-time opponent of the military institution in Egypt was sentenced on charges of ‘insulting the military’, and spent almost a […]

MENASource

Sep 11, 2012

Top News: Justice Minister Proposes New Emergency Law be Decreed by President

By Egypt Source

New Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky, respected for his battles for the independence of the judiciary under Mubarak, has proposed an amendment to the Emergency Law in preparation for the reinstatement of the state of emergency. 

MENASource

Sep 11, 2012

The Brotherhood’s Second Republic / جمهورية “الإخوان” الثانية

By Magdy Samaan

Various false notions are making the rounds in the media and research centers about the relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt and the military establishment. It began with talk of a clash between the two parties, extended to rumors of a ‘Muslim Brotherhood coup against the military’ and most recently has shifted to […]

MENASource

Sep 10, 2012

Top News: Freedom of Belief Stirs Controversy in Constitutional Debate

By Egypt Source

Controversy erupted Sunday during the Constituent Assembly’s discussion of an article on the freedom of faith and worship, which was handled in a session attended by a number of intellectuals and artists. 

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