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Saturday, December 7, 2024
Middle East Council On Global Affairs And Qatar Charity Sign Memorandum Of Understanding At Doha Forum 2024

The Middle East Council on Global Affairs (ME Council) and Qatar Charity (QC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for cooperation and collaboration. This strategic partnership aims to advance mutual interests through comprehensive research, engaging dialogues, and educational initiatives.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Qatar’s £1bn green investment in UK hedges Doha’s bets and boosts Starmer

“This move is part of Qatar's larger strategy aimed at diversifying its macroeconomic landscape,” Justin Dargin, Middle East energy expert at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, told Middle East Eye.

Justin Dargin 
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
How Biden’s legacy could stutter Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ mantra

Justin Dargin 
Monday, December 2, 2024
Syrian Oppositions Fighters Say They have Advanced South into Central Province in Hama

Özge Genç
Sunday, December 1, 2024
What’s next for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his allies?

A surprise rebel offensive surges onwards after taking control of the city of Aleppo.

Ranj Alaaldin
Monday, November 18, 2024
Could Trump’s re-election derail the Saudi-Iran rapprochement?

While Saudi Arabia will not endorse a return to maximum pressure on Iran, it does not want to risk its security alliance with the United States.

Hana El Shehaby
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Making Government Efficient Again

An incoming Trump administration plans to ransack the civil service. But it needs reform, not demolition.

Robert P. Beschel Jr.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
‘Time to end the Gaza war’ Blinken says, after US-imposed deadline for aid expires

Adel Abdel Ghafar is the Director of the Foreign Policy and Security Program at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He says Blinken's comments will not have any impact on the realties on the ground in Gaza.

Adel Abdel Ghafar
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Banking on Trump

According to Middle East Council on Global Affairs visiting fellow Ahmed Morsy, if the Trump administration “returns to transactional politics and deals in the Middle East, as it is likely to do, Egypt must be prepared with medium- to long-term strategies to [secure] influence” on the future management of regional conflicts in line with Egyptian interests.

Ahmed Morsy