The announcement of a new Cabinet in Morocco after months of difficulty revealed that the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) may have had to pay a heavy price for compromise. By: Imad Stitou, for Al-Monitor (*) Now that Morocco …

Move would help army drive out Islamist group, says president as UN chief seeks extra $900m in aid for drought-hit country By: Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor, at The Guardian (*) The Somalian government has pleaded for world leaders to lift …

Often abandoned by their families and discriminated against in law, the odds are stacked against Tunisian women who have children out of wedlock By: Sarah Souli , for the Guardian (*) Tunisia is often hailed as a progressive Arab country, …

Empires leave behind a poisoned chalice not only for the subjects, but also for the rulers as the brouhaha over the French colonization of Algeria demonstrates. By: Atul Singh, Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Fair Observer (*) Even by the …

Leaders Fayez al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar reportedly reach outline agreement for presidency council at meeting in UAE By: Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor, at The Guardian (*) Talks between leaders of the two largest rival factions in Libya appear to have …

The Council for MENA Affairs “ ForMENA” is horrified by the brutal and evil act of terrorism that hit Brussels and left number of victims between dead and wounded. The terrorist attacks in Brussels marked a very sad day for …

ForMENA strongly condemns and denounces the terrible terrorist attacks that hit many European and Arab cities, especially the latest attacks in Beirut, Paris and Tunis and before them, Ankara as well as the crash of the Russian airplane over the …

The European Union and the Arab World: from the Rome Treaty to the Arab Spring For many Europeans, the Arab World is seen, at best, as an oil well and a huge market and, at worst, as a turbulent and …

Report : Shackled Freedoms: What Space for Civil Society in the EuroMed? (*) This report depicts the obstacles and repression against civil society in the region and showcases first-hand accounts from Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Syria, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian …

The sixth Arab Human Development Report by the United Nations Development Programme is entitled “Youth and the Prospects for Human Development in a Changing Reality.” The report provides an evidence-based overview of youth challenges and opportunities since 2011. The report …