The Middle East Weekly Review: Iran's involvement in the Syrian Civil War; Choosing the Lesser of Two Evil
The grave humanitarian crisis is growing more dire by the day and many promises for more aid to be given to besieged Syrians were made. One of the ways in... Read More
The Middle East Weekly Review: Out of Homs. What now?
After many negotiations, the Syrian rebel presence in Homs has come to an end. The city, once known as the capital of the revolution and peaceful pro-democracy protests, is now... Read More
The Middle East Weekly Review: Egypt can still surprise
A pre-election landscape in Egypt seems to foreshadow a landslide for Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, whose only opponent is Hamdeen Sabahi, who also ran for president in 2012. Despite the events... Read More
Middle East Weekly Review: Fatah and Hamas sign a reconciliation agreement
On April 23, Fatah and Hamas signed the Palestinian National Reconciliation Agreement, which implements two previous agreements signed in Doha (February 2012) and Cairo (May 2011). The two previous... Read More