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March 31, 2015
Israel
Yemen and Gaza: Why the Different Reactions?
The Washington Post reported this today: An airstrike killed dozens of people Monday at a camp for displaced people in northern Yemen, in what appeared to be the single deadliest attack since a Saud…
January 1, 2014
Middle East and North Africa
Confidence-destroying Measures
Working toward an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, negotiators always seek "confidence-building measures" or CBMs. These moves are supposed to show good faith and convince the other side to under…
September 20, 2012
United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Violence, Demonstrations, Evacuations, and Conciliation
Significant Middle East Developments Libya. U.S. deputy secretary of state William Burns flew into Tripoli today to meet with Libyan officials and to attend a ceremony in honor of Ambassador Chris S…
June 14, 2012
Israel
Middle East Matters This Week: Egypt’s Parliamentary Annulment and Increased Tensions over Syria
Significant Middle East Developments Egypt. Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court today deemed unconstitutional both the law governing the country’s recent parliamentary elections and the “Political …
May 25, 2012
Egypt
How to Read Egypt’s Elections
Egypt’s next president is likely to be a member of the Muslim Brotherhood or a Mubarak-era figure. Either way, U.S. ties are likely to cool, says CFR’s Steven A. Cook.