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Thursday, September 5, 2024
Why’s Netanyahu so insistent that Israel control the Gaza-Egypt crossing?

“Israeli society is very fragmented, and there’s anger coming from different sides. … Maybe Netanyahu believes that as long as there is an existential threat from abroad, the turmoil within the country as a whole can be held together through that pressure,” Omar Rahman, a fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, told Al Jazeera.

Omar H. Rahman
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia: Juan Cole et al.

Middle East Council on Global Affairs | Webinar on “Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia,” September 2, 2024, featuring Juan Cole, Marc Owen Jones, Sohan Dsouza, and Sahar Aziz.

Marc Owen Jones
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Dalia Ghanem: What Algeria’s elections really mean for the future

On September 7, Algerians will head to the polls to elect their president. The outcome, however, is already a foregone conclusion. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, running for his second term, is certain to win.

Dalia Ghanem
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Forthcoming election in Algeria: Fairness, turnout, and Tebboune’s popularity?

Dalia Ghanem
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Few surprises in store as Algeria’s presidential election nears

"The outcome is largely predictable," Dalia Ghanem, a senior analyst and programme director at the Doha-based Middle East Council on Global Affairs, told RFI.

Dalia Ghanem
Monday, September 2, 2024
Does the Israeli National labour union have the power to influence the Gaza war?

Omar H Rahman from the Middle East Council on Global Affairs discusses the national strike across Israel and whether it can force PM Netanyahu to the negotiation table for a Gaza ceasefire.

Omar H. Rahman
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Israel says its ‘cautiously optimistic’ on the Gaza hostage deal

Omar H. Rahman
Friday, August 16, 2024
Climate Threats That Deserve More Attention

As the Middle East Council on Global Affairs reported in April, 2024, “Sudan is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change. Rising temperatures, increasingly erratic monsoon rains, prolonged droughts, and frequent flooding pose mounting threats to both the environment and human society.”

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Doha Global South Health Policy Initiative launched

The Doha Global South Health Policy Initiative was launched yesterday to develop a collaborative platform for countries in the Global South to address their healthcare challenges and find actionable solutions.