In this week's Monday Briefing, MEI experts Gerald Feierstein, Randa Slim, Marvin G. Weinbaum, and Jean-Francois Seznec provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including the seizure of Hodeida by an Emirati-led coalition, Iraq's ongoing political negotiations, the killing of TTP leader Mullah Fazlullah, and Friday's OPEC meeting in Vienna.

Aid groups are warning that a major offensive underway to capture the strategic port of Hodeida could make Yemen’s humanitarian crisis even worse.

Home to twelve of the world's driest countries, the Middle East faces a growing water crisis threatening agriculture and regional security. How are governments responding, and what more needs to be done to mitigate the affects of water scarcity?

Sami Gemayel has focused his entire electoral campaign on social, economic and environmental issues that affect every Lebanese household.

Iran’s decision to cut the flow of water from Lower Zab River into northern Iraq has exacerbated the water crisis in the Kurdistan region, resulting in a shortage of water for drinking and agriculture as well as loss of thousands of fish.

In this week's Monday Briefing, MEI experts Gerald Feierstein, Randa Slim, Marvin G. Weinbaum, and Jean-Francois Seznec provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including the seizure of Hodeida by an Emirati-led coalition, Iraq's ongoing political negotiations, the killing of TTP leader Mullah Fazlullah, and Friday's OPEC meeting in Vienna.

Aid groups are warning that a major offensive underway to capture the strategic port of Hodeida could make Yemen’s humanitarian crisis even worse.

Home to twelve of the world's driest countries, the Middle East faces a growing water crisis threatening agriculture and regional security. How are governments responding, and what more needs to be done to mitigate the affects of water scarcity?

Sami Gemayel has focused his entire electoral campaign on social, economic and environmental issues that affect every Lebanese household.

Iran’s decision to cut the flow of water from Lower Zab River into northern Iraq has exacerbated the water crisis in the Kurdistan region, resulting in a shortage of water for drinking and agriculture as well as loss of thousands of fish.