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MENASource

Apr 30, 2025

From Tripoli to Tehran: Lessons from Libya in US-Iran nuclear talks

By Yaseen Rashed

Twenty-one years later, the nuclear disarmament of Libya serves as a model for the United States in current nuclear negotiations with Iran.

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MENASource

Apr 29, 2025

Why the US must not let Syria slip away

By Luke Wagner

Reconsidering the uneasy US-Syria relationship amid reports that Trump and al-Sharaa will meet during the US president’s Saudi Arabia visit.

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Scenes of destruction at the UN Blue Line, Southern Lebanon.

MENASource

Apr 29, 2025

Dispatch from the UN Blue Line: Israel’s ‘systematic destruction’ in Lebanon

By Nicholas Blanford

If Hezbollah refuses to disarm, Israel would almost certainly escalate its attacks possibly to the extent of resuming the war in Lebanon.

Iran Israel
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Aug 21, 2024

Negah Angha: It’s crucial to understand and listen to diverse MENA voices

By Holly Dagres

The Iranian-American foreign policy and national security expert was interviewed by our MENASource editor to discuss her views on Middle East policy, social movements, and where the region is heading.

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Aug 21, 2024

Alkhatib joins ABC Radio National to discuss the Israel-Hamas war

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Conflict Crisis Management

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Aug 21, 2024

Damon quoted in World Socialist Web Site on Israel continuing in Gaza after Washington pushes ‘ceasefire’ deal

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

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Aug 21, 2024

Panikoff quoted in Associated Press on Blinken ending latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning ‘time is of the essence’

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Conflict Middle East

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Aug 20, 2024

Mezran quoted in Al-Monitor on failed central bank coup in Tripoli

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Economy & Business

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Aug 20, 2024

Angha joins VOA Farsi on Kamala Harris’s policy towards the Islamic Republic

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 20, 2024

Mezran joins i24 News to discuss Libya’s Central Bank reopening after bank official freed

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Middle East

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Aug 20, 2024

Mezran quoted in Al-Monitor on failed central bank coup in Libya

By Atlantic Council

Africa Corruption

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Aug 19, 2024

Badi quoted in DW on conflict in Libya

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 19, 2024

Fulton quoted in ChinaFile on China’s moves in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

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