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Public sector reform in the Middle East and North Africa with highlights on Jordan

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM AST

A decade of protests: Why governance reform is critical in the Arab World

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM AST

MENA Economies Emerging from the Pandemic: A Conversation with Jihad Azour

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM AST

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates UAE Armed Forces welcomes Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali who arrives in Abu Dhabi for official visit on Saturday Jan 29, 2022.

Africa in Focus

Deepening Gulf engagement with sub-Saharan Africa

Tarik M. Yousef

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

The economic impact of COVID-19 on the Middle East: Recession, response, and recovery

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM AST

Turkey in a new period: Challenges and opportunities

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM AST

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

Gulf States

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

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

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Tarik Yousef Named Director of the Brookings Doha Center and a Senior Fellow with Global Economy and Development at Brookings

January 14, 2021 - Tunis, Tunisia: The old town of Tunis is almost empty on the 10th anniversary of the Jasmin revolution after the Tunisian government declared a four-day Covid lockdown, banning all demonstrations and closing most non-essential shops. Tunisia was bracing for the 10th anniversary of the 2011 revolution, which kicked off the Arab Spring. The mood acrossTunisia is gloomy as the transition to a democratic system didn't help lifting the country out of poverty.Atmosphere de rue a Tunis, le jour du 10eme anniversaire de la revolution du Jasmin. Le gouvernement tunisien a ordonne un confinement general de quatre jours coincidant avec le 14 janvier 2021. Toutes les manifestations sont interdites, et les boutiques sont fermees et la medina est quasiment vide.NO USE FRANCE

Op-Ed

Public sector reform in MENA: the achievable governance revolution

Robert P. Beschel Jr. and Tarik M. Yousef

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Governance in the MENA region: What can we learn from responses to COVID-19?

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM AST

Economic diversification in the GCC: Past lessons and new challenges

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM AST

People wait to cast their votes during parliamentary elections, amid fears over rising number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Amman, Jordan November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Op-Ed

The Middle East and North Africa and COVID-19: Gearing up for the long haul

Robert P. Beschel Jr. and Tarik M. Yousef

Sunday, December 13, 2020

The Gulf Cooperation Council at Forty book cover

The Gulf Cooperation Council at Forty: Risk and Opportunity in a Changing World

Edited by Tarik M. Yousef and Adel Abdel Ghafar

2022

North Africa six years after the Arab Uprisings: Reflections and prospects

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM AST

Flags are pictured before a preparatory meeting between Arab foreign ministers ahead of the Arab summit in Tunis, Tunisia March 29, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Op-Ed

The Middle East and North Africa over the next decade: Key challenges and policy options

Tarik M. Yousef, Noha Aboueldahab, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Yahia H. Zoubir, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, and Nader Kabbani

Tuesday, March 3, 2020