We heard with horror that two US service members were shot the day before Thanksgiving while performing their duties — on US ...

In less than a year, this Syrian transitional government has received official visits in Damascus from more governments ...

Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince, prime minister, and main decision-maker in Saudi Arabia, left Washington and his ...

Please join the Middle East Institute (MEI) for a half-day conference focused on Syria one year into its historic transition.

Summer 2025 Internship applications are currently open. Description: The Programs and Events Department is the public face of MEI, organizing and managing its webinars, roundtables, panels, and annual ...

The MENA Energy Recap is a quarterly review of key energy developments that took place in the region from July through ...

On November 18, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to make his first trip to Washington since 2018. In a new MEI Policy Memo, Daniel Benaim breaks down why it matters for the US and ...

On October 31, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution centering Morocco’s autonomy plan as the basis for resolving the Western Sahara conflict. Of Rabat’s recent diplomatic victories ...

In this episode of Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj are joined by MEI Senior Fellow Gönül Tol to discuss democratic backsliding in Turkey under President Recep Tayyip ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's November 2025 visit to the United States is his first in more than seven years, and during the past few years Saudi Arabia has assumed an increasingly ...

US President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday, November 10, marking the first-ever visit by a Syrian head of state to Washington, DC. What came out of the White House ...