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A general view of the 11th emergency special session of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 2, 2022. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)

Arab's Dilemma in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

The so-called “special military operation” which the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, launched in Ukraine, on February 24th, with the hope to seize Kyiv over one night, is now stretching to several…

Dalia Ziada 04 Mar 2022

Arab World, Neighboring Countries Addicted to Instability

The relationships between Arab and non-Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa region are unstable. The interrelationships, both bilateral and multilateral, which seemed to be unbreakable,…

Abdelkader Zaoui 21 Jan 2022

Tunisia's President Kais Saied, center, leads a security meeting with members of the army and police forces in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Photo by Hedi Azouz/AP)

Tunisia’s Challenge to Keep the Boat Afloat

Tunisia; the geographically small, historically ancient, and demographically young and vibrant North African country, which is located at one of the most beautiful spots at the southern Mediterranean…

Dalia Ziada 06 Aug 2021

An Iraqi man walks on dry, cracked earth in the Chibayish marshes near the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. (Getty)

Deluge and Drought: Water Challenges in the Middle East

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), climate change is an especially urgent issue, particularly as it has already triggered devastating weather events, including prolonged droughts, flash…

Yasmine El Geressi 01 Nov 2019

The Fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika

The movement began with chants of “No fifth mandate!”Abdelaziz Bouteflika, president ofAlgeriasince 1999 and just shy of his 82nd birthday, was preparing to run for a fifth term in office, and…

James McDougall 18 Apr 2019

Moncef Marzouki: Ennahda and Nidaa Tounes Alliance Failed to Govern Tunisia

Tunisia-Mohamed Moncef Marzouki was the first democratically elected president of Tunisia after the January 14th Revolution in 2011. A neurologist by profession, he spent many years defending…

Boubaker bin Omar 15 Mar 2019

Algeria’s Ailing President and the Problem of Succession

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