Middle East & North Africa

A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds up a copy of the Koran during a protest in front of Al Istkama mosque at Giza Square, south of Cairo, August 19, 2013. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

The lesser threat: How the Muslim Brotherhood views Shias and Shiism

Mediterranean Politics Tuesday, March 10, 2020

CANCELED – A conversation on national security with General David Petraeus

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

General view of Kaaba at the Grand Mosque which is almost empty of worshippers, after Saudi authority suspended umrah (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) amid the fear of coronavirus outbreak, at Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ganoo Essa

In Saudi Arabia, the virus crisis meets inept leadership

Friday, March 6, 2020

Justice to come? Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM AST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters following the announcement of exit polls in Israel's election at his Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israel is back on the brink

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Iraqi women gather at the scene where Iran's Quds Force top commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad airport, Iraq February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Wissam al-Okaili

What will happen to Iraqi Shiite militias after one key leader’s death?

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

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

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

FILE PHOTO: Houthi troops ride on the back of a police patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering in Sanaa, Yemen February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

Yemen’s war is escalating again

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

The changing geopolitics of the Red Sea: Gulf rivalries and global competition

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM AST

A woman gestures during a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of protests that ousted President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Algiers, Algeria February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

Algerians have been protesting for a year. Here’s what you need to know.

M. Tahir Kilavuz and Sharan Grewal

Wednesday, February 26, 2020