Yasmina Abouzzohour

A young protester makes a victory sign as he took part in anti-government demonstration held on Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the capital Tunis, to protest against the government of the prime minister Hichem Mechichi, and in support of the protest movements that hit Tunisia in several cities overnight over the past few days. Protesters clashed with the security forces who fired tear gas and used pepper spray in attempt to disperse them. They also claimed for the release of youths arrested by the police during the latest protests, and denounced the high cost of living and the increase in poverty. Tunisia, on January 19, 2021. Un jeune manifestant fait le signe de victoire alors qu'il participe a une manifestation anti-gouvernementale qui se tient sur l'avenue Habib Bourguiba dans la capitale Tunis, pour protester contre le gouvernement du premier ministre Hichem Mechichi, et pour soutenir les mouvements de protestation qui ont touche la Tunisie dans plusieurs villes dans la nuit de ces derniers jours. Les manifestants se sont heurtes aux forces de l'ordre qui ont tire le gaz lacrymogene et intervenu au gaz poivre pour tenter de les disperser. Ils ont egalement reclame la liberation des jeunes arretes par la police lors des dernieres manifestations, et denonce le cout eleve de la vie et l'augmentation de la pauvrete. Tunisie, le 19 janvier 2021.NO USE FRANCE

BDC Snapshots: Tunisia’s persistent economic woes may endanger its fledgling democracy

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Monday, February 1, 2021

Muscat, Oman.- In photos taken on November 13, 2020, it shows the streets of Muscat during the coronavirus pandemic. Oman has received $ 1 billion in direct financial aid from Qatar, at a time when the sultanate is trying to mitigate its economic crisis, which has been exacerbated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices.

BDC Snapshots: Neutral Oman is clear winner of Gulf crisis and resolution

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo

What Brookings experts are saying about the breakthrough in the Gulf crisis

Tarik M. Yousef, Omar H. Rahman, Noha Aboueldahab, Ranj Alaaldin, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Galip Dalay, Yasmina Abouzzohour, Robert P. Beschel Jr., and Nader Kabbani

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Saleh al-Makzom, deputy president of Libya's General National Congress (GNC), speaks during UN-brokered talks in Skhirat, near Rabat, Morocco June 25, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Libya’s Tangier Talks: Why is Morocco getting involved?

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Thursday, December 3, 2020

King Mohammed VI of Morocco looks on during a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. USA, on November 22, 2013. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Morocco’s socio-economic development after 21 years under King Mohammed VI

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Friday, July 31, 2020

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Tunisia may have beaten COVID-19, but challenges persist

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Morocco's Prime Minister Abderrahmane El Youssoufi works on papers at his desk, September 30. [Youssoufi, the former opposition leader who spent four decades in exile in France, will have talks with President Jacques Chirac on Thursday. This is Youssoufi's first official visit to France since his Socialist-led cabinet was appointed by King Hassan in March. ]

The opposition’s first Prime Minister: A witness to Morocco’s longstanding challenges

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

A patient is seen in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Prince Moulay Abdellah hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Sale, Morocco April 23, 2020. Picture taken April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

Morocco and Algeria must increase healthcare spending to better deal with pandemics

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

RIAD, SAUDI ARABIA- In the photos taken on March, 24 of 2020, Saudi Arabia started its curfew due to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has announced a curfew across the country for the next 21 days. Starting Monday (23), residents must stay inside their homes starting at 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., according to the Saudi state press agency. Employees of certain industries, including food services, healthcare and the media, are excluded from the 11-hour curfew. In addition, the Interior Ministry said it will take the necessary measures to enforce the new regulations.

Brookings experts on the implications of COVID-19 for the Middle East and North Africa

Tarik M. Yousef, Ranj Alaaldin, Geneive Abdo, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Omar H. Rahman, Yasmina Abouzzohour, Galip Dalay, Nader Kabbani, Adel Abdel Ghafar, and Noha Aboueldahab

Thursday, March 26, 2020

People protest during a solidarity march for jailed leaders of the protests that shook the northern Rif region in late 2016 and 2017, in Rabat, Morocco April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

Morocco’s sharp turn toward repression

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Wednesday, January 8, 2020