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The Takeaway: Sunni ‘awakening’ is a big story from Iraq’s elections

Also: Press freedom under threat in Tunisia; Sisi backs Saied emergency measures; Palestinian video game banned in Israel; Syrian opposition considers merger in Idlib; Egypt praised for restoring Jewish synagogue; all in less than 1,300 words!

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Iraq | Oct 13, 2021

Employees of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission conduct a manual count of votes following the parliamentary elections in Baghdad's Green Zone area on Oct. 13, 2021.

The Takeaway: Khamenei warns neighboring Azerbaijan over Israel ties

Egypt’s Nile encroachers; Morocco and Ethiopia; Turkey and Syria; Israel’s looming budget showdown; Lebanon’s zoo animals; Egyptian mummy faces revealed; Gilles Kepel talks with Alaa Alaswany — all in about 1,400 words!

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Iran | Oct 6, 2021

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart following their meeting in Moscow on Oct. 6, 2021.

The Takeaway: What will it take to jumpstart Iran nuclear talks?

Jihadi spat in Idlib; Palestinians’ fashion feud; Lapid pivots left; Palestinians reject Armenian land sale in Jerusalem; Turkey’s generals and Syria; Qatari artist bemoans plastic pollution; and more! In less than 1,200 words.

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Iran | Sep 29, 2021

Iran's President's Ebrahim Raisi remotely addresses the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 21, 2021, in New York.

The Takeaway: Iran nuclear diplomacy shows faint pulse at UN

Signs of life at an extraordinary meeting of senior Middle East officials; also, updates from our correspondents on Israel, West Bank, UAE, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq … and more … all in about 1,400 words!

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Iran | Sep 22, 2021

US President Joe Biden addresses the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Sept. 21, 2021.

The Takeaway: Business As Usual: US-Egypt alliance finds its center

Also: Bennett meets Sisi; Egypt announces vaccine factory; Saudi Arabia mulls Taliban ties; Syrian jihadi group announces "moral police" in Idlib; NGOs slam Palestinian Authority on human rights; a new Al-Monitor podcast; and more … all in about 1,500 words.

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Egypt | Sep 16, 2021

LISTEN: Assyrian Church of the East elects new patriarch

The new leader of the historic church must now navigate the unique political and spiritual challenges facing his shrinking community in Iraq and its worldwide diaspora.

Joe Snell | Iraq | Sep 16, 2021

Iraqi Assyrian Christians attend a ceremony with the Holy Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East to elect a new Catholicos-patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, at Saint Youhanna church in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on Sept. 18, 2015.

The Takeaway: Iran nuclear diplomacy creeps forward in Moscow and Paris

Also: Taliban’s success inspires Syrian jihadis; Russia’s delicate diplomacy in Syria and Turkey; Nile dam parley peters out; IDF snared in political rift; Egypt’s Avenue of the Sphinxes; and more … in only about 1,500 words.

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Iran | Sep 8, 2021

Mikhail Ulyanov, Moscow’s permanent representative to International Organizations in Vienna, mets with US Iran Envoy Robert Malley in Vienna, Austria, May 16, 2021.

The Takeaway: Iranian foreign policy under Raisi takes shape

Also: Shapiro appointment welcomed in Israel; Gantz meeting doesn’t help Abbas’ popularity; "Saudization" of labor gets slow start; Turkey’s targeted killings in Syria; Sextortion in Egypt; More … in about 1,300 words.

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Iran | Sep 1, 2021

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speaks before parliament in the capital, Tehran, on Aug. 25, 2021.

The Takeaway: Bennett has opening to sway Biden administration on Iran nuclear deal

Also: Iran’s new foreign minister and Nasrallah; Syrian Islamist group cracks down in Idlib; TikTok finds audiences in Egypt, Gaza; Israel’s chocolate confiscation; and more … in about 1,500 words!

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Israel | Aug 25, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Aug. 22, 2021.

The Takeaway: Iran can live with Taliban takeover in Afghanistan

Also: Israel, the United States and Afghanistan; Turkey’s "remorse clause" and the Islamic State; Turks rally around trolled Olympian; Israeli-Palestinian fault lines; Gaza rocks out; and more … in just over 1,500 words!

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Iran | Aug 18, 2021

Joe Snell

The Takeaway: Sunni ‘awakening’ is a big story from Iraq’s elections

The Takeaway: Khamenei warns neighboring Azerbaijan over Israel ties

The Takeaway: What will it take to jumpstart Iran nuclear talks?

The Takeaway: Iran nuclear diplomacy shows faint pulse at UN

The Takeaway: Business As Usual: US-Egypt alliance finds its center

LISTEN: Assyrian Church of the East elects new patriarch

The Takeaway: Iran nuclear diplomacy creeps forward in Moscow and Paris

The Takeaway: Iranian foreign policy under Raisi takes shape

The Takeaway: Bennett has opening to sway Biden administration on Iran nuclear deal

The Takeaway: Iran can live with Taliban takeover in Afghanistan

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