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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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Rallying for Yemen in Riyadh

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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Rallying for Yemen in Riyadh

MENASource
Mar 17, 2026

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

By
Khalid Azim

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

Economy & Business
International Financial Institutions

Rallying for Yemen in Riyadh

MENASource
Mar 11, 2026

Three lessons from Libya for the war in Iran

By
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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Iran

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Sep 4, 2012

Rallying for Yemen in Riyadh

By Danya Greenfield

At the start of a major donor conference for Yemen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 4 and 5, reports indicate half of Yemen’s twenty-five million people are on the verge of starvation, suffering a growing food crisis and lack of access to basic services. Despite the availability of food in the market, rising prices, […]

Yemen

MENASource

Sep 4, 2012

The Legitimacy of the President’s Constitutional Declarations / شرعية الإعلانات الدستورية الرئاسية

By Yussef Auf

President Mohamed Morsi’s constitutional declaration issued on August 12 has sparked an extensive debate on a number of legal and political points. A key question in the midst of this discussion is whether the president has the right to issue new constitutional declarations or amend existing decrees. Download the PDF

MENASource

Aug 31, 2012

The Final Draft Wording of the Articles on Defense and National Security in the New Constitution

By Tarek Radwan

The rapporteur for the Defense and National Security Committee, a subcommittee of the Committee on the System of Government in the Constituent Assembly, Dr. Mohammed Mohieddin, said that “[the Committee] completed the final draft for the articles pertaining to defense and national security. The Committee on the System of Government approved the final draft after […]

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Aug 31, 2012

Bahraini Activist Writes an Open Letter to President Mohamed Morsi

By Nancy Messieh

Bahraini human rights activist Maryam Abdelhadi al-Khawaja, barred from entering Egypt earlier this week, has written an open letter to Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, protesting her treatment at Cairo Airport. The letter came mere days before Morsi’s speech at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit (NAM) in Iran, during which any mention of Bahrain was notably absent.

MENASource

Aug 31, 2012

Top News: Military Experts Slam Article on Declaration of War

By Egypt Source

The assembly’s committee on systems of governance decided on Monday evening that the president would have the power to declare war with the approval of the People’s Assembly, and in consultation with the National Defense Council. Experts contend that the article should be reworded to give the military council or the National Defense Council the […]

MENASource

Aug 30, 2012

President Mohamed Morsi’s Constitutional Declaration – August 12

By Nancy Messieh

President Mohamed Morsi issued a new Constitutional Declaration on August 12 consisting of four articles. Download the PDF

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Aug 30, 2012

Morsi’s Speech in Iran Wins Him Points at Home [Video]

By Nancy Messieh

The announcement of President Mohamed Morsi’s visit to Iran was met with concern, but following a forty minute keynote speech at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit currently taking place in Tehran, a change in attitude is underway. This is the first time an Egyptian leader has visited Iran since 1979, after the latter cut ties […]

MENASource

Aug 30, 2012

Top News: Morsi Sparks Controversy with Anti-Assad Comments in Tehran

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsi entered Tehran’s Summit Conference Hall on Thursday morning to hand over the presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. President Mohamed Morsi said on Thursday it was an "ethical duty" to support the Syrian people against the "oppressive regime" in Damascus.   GOVERNMENT Cabinet will not recreate Emergency […]

MENASource

Aug 30, 2012

Absence of Rule of Law Sparks Sectarian Tension in Egypt / غياب “هيبة الدولة” و “القانون” يشعلان الأزمة الطائفية في مصر

By Haitham Tabei

Egypt’s latest outbreak of sectarian violence taking place two weeks ago in the town of Dahshur has reignited discussions about sectarian strife in Egypt. A fight breaking out between a Muslim and a Christian deteriorated into violence, leaving in its wake several causalities, the death of a young Muslim man, and dozens of Christian families […]

MENASource

Aug 29, 2012

Top News: Minister Says New Bill to End Prison Sentences for Insulting President

By Egypt Source

Egypt’s Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Mohamed Mahsoub said Tuesday that a bill has been submitted to President Mohamed Morsy that would repeal Article No. 179 of the country’s Penal Code, which stipulates a prison term for insulting the president.

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