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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Organised by the Middle Council on Global Affairs in partnership with the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, the event highlighted the need for policy level reforms to address the grim scenario where women lag behind in multiple sectors.
Friday, January 17, 2025
Dr Tarik Mohammed Yousef, Director of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, stated that the success of the Qatari mediation in securing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip marks a new achievement for Qatari diplomacy, which is characterised by wisdom, dynamism and flexibility in handling regional issues and crises.
Tarik M. Yousef
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Omar H Rahman from the Middle East Council on Global Affairs discusses the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel which is in the last stage of being finalised.
Omar H. Rahman
Saturday, December 21, 2024
As Syria’s new leadership takes shape, competing media narratives in Iran and Turkiye illuminate the region’s shifting geopolitical dynamics.
Özge Genç
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Justin Dargin, senior Middle East energy expert at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, told Anadolu that the new government in Syria is likely to pursue closer relations with Türkiye and the Gulf states, creating an environment more conducive to regional collaboration.
Justin Dargin
Friday, December 20, 2024
Syria was an important symbol for Russia – an emblem of its great-power status. Vladimir Putin’s inability – despite his posturing – to prevent the ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad shattered that image and revealed that Russia can aspire to be no more than a regional power.
Galip Dalay
Friday, December 13, 2024
Turkey can calm Arab nations fearful of an Islamist takeover by inviting Syria’s neighbors and the Gulf states to play a central role in the political transition.
