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The Syrian National Dialogue Conference will take place on February 25. Discussions on the constitution, institutional reform, and the economy are expected to be had. According to committee members, consultations across the country took place last week, engaging 4,000 Syrians in the process.

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Praying for his full recovery. ❤️‍🩹 Throughout his tenure, Pope Francis has used his platform to put humanity first and above all else at a time during which many other prominent religious, political, and community leaders have failed to do so.

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Thirteen years ago today, on February 22, 2012, the Assad regime assassinated American journalist Marie Colvin & French photographer Rémi Ochlik in a targeted attack in Homs, Syria. They were, at the time, working to share the stories of Syrian civilians living under siege in Homs.

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🚨ONE WEEK REMAINING!🚨 It's not too late to apply to join @timep.bsky.social's 2025-2026 nonresident fellowship cohort, where you'll get to draw attention to an important policy issue & advance policy solutions, while connecting and collaborating with like-minded folks around the world.

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⭐️ ONE WEEK until applications close! TIMEP is accepting applications to our 2025-2026 Nonresident Fellowship cohort, through which we provide a space for advocates and experts from and in MENA seeking to inform policy. Learn more and apply by Feb 28: timep.org/2025/02/03/o...

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⭐️ It's been such a difficult time for so many committed to making this world a better place. Doug Christensen and I are teaming up to curate a resource for those on the job hunt -- particularly those affected by what's happening in the policy, civil society, and humanitarian spaces.

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غيّر القائد المليشياوي السوداني "أبو عاقلة كيكل" ولاءه بين الجيش والدعم السريع، ثم عاد إلى الجيش في أقل من عام. ربما أثرت هذه التقلبات على ميزان القوى في الحرب، لكن ما بقي ثابتًا هو معاناة المدنيين المستمرة. مقال جديد من @mohanedelnour.bsky.social، زميل معهد التحرير. timep.org/post-arabic/...

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📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally. The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com

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AOC speaking to a thousand NYC federal workers and allies about the urgency of resisting Musk 🔥🔥🔥

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This is 11 year old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza of Gainesville, Texas. She took her life after fellow students repeatedly bullied her about her family's immigration status and threatened to call ICE. The school was aware but never notified her family. Rest in peace, little angel.

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Lebanon has a government (not a caretaker one) for the first time in two years. What are five key issues it should prioritize? A MUST-READ from Zeead Yaghi on the ceasefire with Israel, financial reforms, reconstruction, judicial reforms & relations with the new Syrian government.

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Spotted in DC. #saveusaid

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"One of Bouvier's lawyers, Matthieu Bagard, said the new probe "opens the door to treat a certain number of procedures against journalists in armed conflict zones as crimes against humanity"." Netanyahu, you might want to pay attention.

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⚖️ BIG ACCOUNTABILITY NEWS: France has widened its investigation into the Syrian regime's killing of American journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik in 2012 as a possible crime against humanity. More details here: www.france24.com/en/live-news...

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📢 Keen on having the space, platform & resources to be able to draw attention to a key issue and to offer policy solutions for it? Consider applying to @timep.bsky.social's nonresident fellowship program. You'll be part of a remarkable cohort of advocates committed to a better MENA region.

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⭐️Ten days until applications close! TIMEP is accepting applications to our 2025-2026 Nonresident Fellowship cohort, through which we provide a space for advocates and experts from and in MENA seeking to inform policy. Learn more and apply by Feb 28: timep.org/2025/02/03/o...

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منذ اثني عشر عامًا، وتحديدًا يوم 14 فبراير 2013، تأسس معهد التحرير لسياسات الشرق الأوسط، مستلهمًا طاقات التغيير التي انبعثت ولا تزال تتجدد في المنطقة منذ عام 2011 على الأرض في الوطن، وفي المهجر، وعبر الإنترنت، لخلق منصة عمل لكل من يحمل رؤية لمستقبل أكثر إشراقًا.

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🎉 Happy 12th birthday @timep.bsky.social! Here's to the cheerleaders, fellows, staff, interns, and partners across the years who've truly made TIMEP a home for alternate policies for and from the region. Thank you @ramyyaacoub.bsky.social for founding this haven and for entrusting us with it.

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Inspired by the changemakers who peacefully took to the streets in 2011 across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and who have continued to take to the streets, online, and in diaspora and exile since, TIMEP was founded twelve years ago today, on February 14, 2013.

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⚖️ Big news from the courts tonight as Judge Amir Ali has paused Trump's foreign aid freeze affecting contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other awards including across USAID and the State Department in existence as of January 19, 2025.

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"The administration's attack on USAID has cut off lifesaving support including food, water, medicine, sanitation, and more and is already having life or death consequences for millions around the world." New lawsuit to defend USAID: www.oxfamamerica.org/press/oxfam-...

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After 54 years of brutal Assad regime rule and 14 years of war, Syrians deserve to be able to re-envision and rebuild a Syria for all Syrians. The only way to do so is for sectoral sanctions to be lifted. As the Trump admin sets its Syria policy, this must be a top priority.

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TIMEP joined 161 Syrian and international organizations urging President Trump, Secretary Rubio, Treasury Department, members of Congress & others to relieve sanctions on Syria. For a successful economic recovery and political transition, sanctions on Syria must be lifted timep.org/2025/02/13/a...

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⭐️ Ali Noureddeen has only been with @timep.bsky.social for a month and he already has a MUST-READ piece out on the new Lebanese government and what this moment may mean for political and economic reform prospects. Don't miss it!

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More magical snow photos from DC

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There is almost no one who has created more damage to the MENA region vis-a-vis US foreign policy than Brett McGurk. Absolute insanity to see him join Harvard's Belfast Center and see his bio celebrate and re-write his legacy of harm to the region www.belfercenter.org/belfer-news/...

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Ten years ago yesterday, on February 10, 2015, three young Muslims--23 year old Deah Barakat, 21 year old Yusor Abu-Salha, and 19 year old Razan Abu-Salha--were shot to death in their home, in what came to be known as the Chapel Hill Shooting. Thinking of their loved ones today.

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BREAKING: We are suing DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to stop the brazen and illegal data sharing of federal employee data with the “government efficiency” group.

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dispatches from a snowy dc.

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@MiddleEastEye: 🔴 UPDATE Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has indefinitely postponed his planned trip to Washington, according to Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya, as tensions between Egypt and the US escalate

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With Dr Laila Souief at Downing St, London, as she hunger strikes & protests for the release of her son Alaa, a prominent activist unjustly jailed in Egypt @jejem.bsky.social @neilcihrs.bsky.social @maitelsadany.bsky.social humanrightsfirst.org/library/dr-l...

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May we never forget the role of the mainstream media industry in normalizing and white washing mass atrocities. What international lawyers call ethnic cleansing and forced displacement, the @nytimes.com calls a "Gaza development plan."

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Our Inclusive Economies program at @timep.bsky.social works to put forward an alternate vision for how economies in Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebanon can better serve their populations. Interested in supporting this work? Submit an application for our Senior Associates openings today ⤵️

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TIMEP welcomes efforts by Representatives Don Beyer and Suzan DelBene to re-establish the Egypt Human Rights Caucus, a "leader in Congress in ensuring that the economic, social, cultural, and political rights of Egyptians be centered and respected in US-Egypt policy." beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

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Seeing lots of tweets and posts noting only the Palestine flag held by the Super Bowl protester. There was a Sudan flag too. Solidarity ✌🏼. 🇵🇸 🇸🇩

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Sudan 🇸🇩 and Palestine 🇵🇸 flags at the half-time show of the Super Bowl.

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"My time at the FCDO exposed how ministers can manipulate legal frameworks to shield “friendly” nations from accountability...Now, as the US – one of our closest allies – proposes the full-scale ethnic cleansing of Gaza, what will our response be?" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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"As an OPM employee, I want my fellow federal workers and the American people to know that these emails may be coming from inside the house—but they are not coming from us. We at OPM are just as frustrated, confused, and traumatized as the rest of America." slate.com/news-and-pol...

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