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Aaref Watad / AFP via Getty Images Originally published on March 15, 2021 3:17 pm On March 15, 2011, protesters inspired by successful "Arab Spring" uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, rallied in Syria to call for an end to their own repressive regime. But unlike the governments that had earlier more or less collapsed in the face of popular uprisings and armed insurrections, Syrias President Bashar Assad was not about to go quietly. Days after the initial protests, Syrian soldiers fire...

Daniel Sonnenfeld 03/11/2021 The EU is increasingly frustrated by Washington’s failure to quickly return to the 2015 nuclear accord Joe Biden’s presidential campaign promise that the United States would return to the Iran nuclear deal was welcomed by leaders of the European Union. However, the subsequent continuing impasse in relations between Washington and Tehran may cause difficulties between the trans-Atlantic partners, a European expert says. The US, under former President Donald Tru...

Monday, 8 March, 2021 - 06:30 Two women pose for a selfie outside Rafik Hariri hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters file photo Asharq Al-Awsat A US report has said that one year into the global pandemic, the status of women in the Arab region and the Middle East has regressed, particularly on the economic, social, and political fronts. Akin to global trends, the region has witnessed a surge in gender-based violence and in job loss...

Tara Kavaler Young democracy challenged as parliament and head of state collide Tunisia’s young democratic rule is feeling the pressure of a presidential-prime minister clash that is exacerbated by the country’s lack of a constitutional court. Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi this week dismissed five cabinet ministers who are close to President Kais Saied. Meanwhile, Saied, a constitutional scholar by training, has refused to swear in 11 prospective ministers who passed a vote of confidence ...

Libya clutches at new hope 10 years after its revolution The North African nation has been split since a revolution unseated dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. But a truce has held, and hopes are high for a new unity government. Libyans celebrate the anniversary of their February 17 revolution in Tripoli Over the past few years, the way that Libyans have celebrated the anniversary of their February 17 revolution has been more of an indication of what went wrong rather than a joyous commemorati...

The country has been split since a revolution unseated dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. But a truce has held, and hopes are high for a new unity government.

Last Updated On: Feb 11 2021 02:21 Gmt+3 Former U.S envoy to Syria James Jeffrey said that the main problem in United States-Turkey relations remains the purchase of the Russian S-400.  In an interview with in a youtube programme, Jeffrey stated his belief that he does not see the dynamic in the relationship changing until this issue is solved.  “There is no way that relations will improve dramatically until that is fixed,” Jeffrey, who is now Chair of the Middle East Program at the Wil...

Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs deepens expertise with addition of nonresident fellows Press Release New fellows will contribute to the Atlantic Council’s leading work on security, human rights, and economic development in the Middle East Washington, DC—February 8, 2021—The Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs announced today the addition of four nonresident fellows:  Abdulrahman al-Masri, a Middle East analyst with expertise in security, civil-military relations, a...

GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Frederic Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He specializes in post-conflict transitions, armed groups, and identity politics, with a focus on Libya, North Africa, and the Gulf.   His commentary and articles appeared in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Small Wars and Insurgencies, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Journal of Democrac...

CHICAGO: Russia is aggressively competing to replace American interests in the Middle East in a way not seen since the 1973 Arab-Israeli “October War,” the former US envoy to Syria under President Donald Trump warned on Friday. James F. Jeffrey, now chairman of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, said during a media briefing that Moscow’s interests in the region are not restricted to Syria or working with Iran, but extend to forging alliances with regional ...