Middle East & North Africa

Webinar: COVID-19: Implications for peace and security in the Middle East

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM AST

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.

Pandemic politics: Coronavirus: War-talk or crisis-talk?

Noha Aboueldahab

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Traffic moves past a Blue and White party election campaign poster, depicting party leader Benny Gantz, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, Israel February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

What does the Gantz-Netanyahu coalition government mean for Israel?

Natan Sachs and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Army officers patrol streets following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Casablanca, Morocco March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

COVID in the Maghreb: Responses and impacts

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

A man cycles past a wall mural advocating against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nairobi, Kenya April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

COVID-19 and debt standstill for Africa: The G-20’s action is an important first step that must be complemented, scaled up, and broadened

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Tidjane Thiam, Donald Kaberuka, Vera Songwe, Strive Masiyiwa, Louise Mushikiwabo, and Trevor Manuel

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Healthcare workers watch for Palestinian labourers, who sneak back into the West Bank from Israel as they do not have permits, to test them for coronavirus infection, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank April 7, 2020. Picture taken April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta

Israel’s changing regional landscape in light of COVID-19

Eyal Tsir Cohen

Friday, April 17, 2020

FILE PHOTO OF FEBRUARY 1979 - Supporters of the leader and founder of the Islamic revolution Ayatollah Khomeini hold his picture in Tehran during the country's revolution in February 1979. Iraninans celebrate the 20th anniverssary of the Revolution this week.DS/WS

The Middle East unraveling

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Members of the medical staff at UNRWA prepare prescription medicines to deliver to Palestinian refugees in their homes at Amman New camp (Al-Wehdat camp) amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan April 15, 2020. Picture taken April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Jordan’s unique coronavirus challenge

Thursday, April 16, 2020

A man casts his vote during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran February 21, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Where’s Iran Going?

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Webinar: The GCC’s double dilemma: Tackling COVID-19 and falling oil prices

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM AST