Yasmina Abouzzohour

A bus travels towards Tripoli by the newly-reopened coastal road which was cut between the cities of Misrata and Sirte, near Ras Lanuf, Libya August 10, 2021. Picture taken August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Libya’s peace process: What’s at stake for the Maghreb, 10 years after Gadhafi’s overthrow

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita speaks during a visit by Israeli envoys to Rabat, Morocco, December 22, 2020. Picture taken December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Shereen Talaat

Israel, Africa, and Libya: Morocco’s foreign policy trump cards

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

A demonstrator gestures during a protest demanding political change, in Algiers, Algeria March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Breaking the impasse on Algeria’s political and economic crises

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Demonstrators carry a national flag as they march, a year since the start of weekly protests calling for a complete overhaul of the ruling elite, an end to corruption and the army's withdrawal from politics, in Algiers, Algeria, February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

Algeria’s upcoming election will not instigate meaningful change

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Friday, June 11, 2021

Man receives vaccine in Morocco. Source: Reuters

One year of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: The fate of the ‘best performers’

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Monday, March 22, 2021

People rise hands during a protest near the Prime Minister's office in Amman, Jordan June 6, 2018. REUTERS/ Ammar Awad

Heavy lies the crown: The survival of Arab monarchies, 10 years after the Arab Spring

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Monday, March 8, 2021

A view shows the Arab Maghreb Union countries foreign ministers meeting in Algiers, July 9, 2012. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (ALGERIA - Tags: POLITICS)

BDC Snapshots: Intra-regional economic integration would boost Maghreb economies

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Muscat, Oman.- In photos taken on November 13, 2020, it shows the streets of Muscat during the coronavirus pandemic. Oman has received $ 1 billion in direct financial aid from Qatar, at a time when the sultanate is trying to mitigate its economic crisis, which has been exacerbated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices.

Oman, Ten Years After the Arab Spring: The Evolution of State-Society Relations

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

A young protester makes a victory sign as he took part in anti-government demonstration held on Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the capital Tunis, to protest against the government of the prime minister Hichem Mechichi, and in support of the protest movements that hit Tunisia in several cities overnight over the past few days. Protesters clashed with the security forces who fired tear gas and used pepper spray in attempt to disperse them. They also claimed for the release of youths arrested by the police during the latest protests, and denounced the high cost of living and the increase in poverty. Tunisia, on January 19, 2021. Un jeune manifestant fait le signe de victoire alors qu'il participe a une manifestation anti-gouvernementale qui se tient sur l'avenue Habib Bourguiba dans la capitale Tunis, pour protester contre le gouvernement du premier ministre Hichem Mechichi, et pour soutenir les mouvements de protestation qui ont touche la Tunisie dans plusieurs villes dans la nuit de ces derniers jours. Les manifestants se sont heurtes aux forces de l'ordre qui ont tire le gaz lacrymogene et intervenu au gaz poivre pour tenter de les disperser. Ils ont egalement reclame la liberation des jeunes arretes par la police lors des dernieres manifestations, et denonce le cout eleve de la vie et l'augmentation de la pauvrete. Tunisie, le 19 janvier 2021.NO USE FRANCE

BDC Snapshots: Tunisia’s persistent economic woes may endanger its fledgling democracy

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Monday, February 1, 2021

Muscat, Oman.- In photos taken on November 13, 2020, it shows the streets of Muscat during the coronavirus pandemic. Oman has received $ 1 billion in direct financial aid from Qatar, at a time when the sultanate is trying to mitigate its economic crisis, which has been exacerbated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices.

BDC Snapshots: Neutral Oman is clear winner of Gulf crisis and resolution

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Wednesday, January 20, 2021