In partnership with the Council for MENA Affairs “ ForMENA” , the CoE Arabic Society organised the Arab Week between 11th and 16th April 2016 at the College of Europe in Bruges – Belgium . The countries represented were Egypt, …
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Seminar on EU foreign Policy & NGOs Lobbying
Brussels – The Council for MENA affairs « ForMENA » hosted on Wednesday the 7th of September 2015 at its headquarters in Brussels, a delegation of 25 Arab diplomats representing the ministries of foreign affairs, international cooperation and planning in …
Read More »Policy Launch on Yemen Crisis
On Tuesday 7th July, ForMENA started its Policy Lunch activities in Brussels, dedicating its first round of talks on the current Yemen crisis. Mr John O’Rourke, Head of Division – Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq, European External Action Service (EEAS) …
Read More »Conference on ISIS, jihadism and the threats to Europe
Council for MENA Affairs (ForMENA) held a conference entitled “ISIS, jihadism and the threats to Europe” in Brussels on Monday, 20 April, 2015. The event was the last of a series of conferences that ForMENA has organized to discuss various aspects of the Islamic State. To …
Read More »Hosting a conference on youth employment at the European Parliament
On April 16th, ForMENA hosted our first conference in collaboration with the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with the Maghreb Countries in the European Parliament in Brussels. Nearly a hundred people attended the event, led by MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, …
Read More »ForMENA Celebrate the International Women’s Day in Norway
Council for MENA Affairs organised a celebration to commemorate International Women’s day in its Norway office on Sunday 8th March, 2015. The event was attended by a number of activists from civil society organisations. The celebration embodied one of ForMENA’s …
Read More »Conference on ISIS and the Arab Countries: threats and prospective, from Mashreq to Maghreb
Council for MENA Affairs (ForMENA) held a conference entitled “ISIS and the Arab Countries: threats and prospective, from Mashreq to Maghreb” in Brussels on Thursday 19th March, 2015. The event coincided with the European leaders’ summit in the Belgian capital. …
Read More »ForMENA Launch “Our Voices”
ForMENA is delighted to announce the launch of “Our Voices”. As part of our Media Forum, this furthers our mission of bringing high quality analysis of the politics of the Middle East and North African to a public audience. In …
Read More »Conference on ISIS and the third wave of Jihadism
ForMENA’s first conference took place last Wednesday, February 25th, in Brussels. Professor Fawaz Gerges, reader in international relations and Middle East politics at the London School of Economics and renowned specialist in Islamist and other radical movements in the region, …
Read More »ForMENA Host a Festival of Arab Culture in London
On Saturday, 14th February, the Tunisian singer-songwriter Emel Mathlouthi performed atRich Mix in London’s East End. ForMENA was delighted to act as Emel’s main sponsor. In collaboration with the venue and the Palestine Film Foundation, ForMENA organised the concert as …
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