This will pretty much end international students pursuing doctorates. A shocking decision and one which will do irreparable damage to the United States in the long term. www.highereddive.com/news/trump-a...

Trump administration caps student visa stays at 4 years under final rule

Critics have castigated the measure, arguing it ignores average degree completion times and creates unnecessary burdens for international students.

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#Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law, the most sweeping since the end of its civil war in 1991. apnews.com/article/leba...

Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law

Lebanon's parliament has passed a controversial general amnesty law, following the abolition of the death penalty.

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Important piece by @halemhenish.bsky.social. He details challenges faced by Sudanese refugees in Egypt. Egypt has deported back to Sudan, a war zone, refugees registered with UNHCR while creating obstacles that make life in Egypt precarious for many more refugees pushing them consider risky options🧵

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy@timep.bsky.social · last wk.

NEW: For Sudanese refugees in Egypt, escaping war has not necessarily meant finding safety and security. TIMEP's @halemhenish.bsky.social highlights the growing pressure, legal limbo, and crackdown facing refugees in the country: timep.org/2026/08/11/f...

Four human rights groups including HRW filed a lawsuit today alleging that the Trump administration is illegally sanctioning individuals and organizations affiliated with or assisting the work of the ICC and is criminalizing those who associate with them www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...

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📢 Before the summer wraps up, join @timep.bsky.social for this quarter's MENA Social Night! We'll be gathering in Washington, DC for another evening of community and togetherness. Tickets are free and any donations made will support our mid-year giving campaign: givebutter.com/trainingfora....

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🌟 Join us at Exiles on Thursday, August 20, from 5:45 to 8:45 PM, for our quarterly MENA Social Night: an evening of food, drink, community, and solidarity with the TIMEP team and MENA professionals from around the DMV! Get your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mena-socia...

SCOOP: The Trump administration in recent days deported a group of Mexican nationals who had been barred from removal to their home country after proving to an immigration court that they would likely face torture, according to two people with knowledge of the move.

BREAKING: An 82-year-old American has been left bleeding from his head after Israeli soldiers flashbanged him in the village of Turmusayya, in the West Bank. Soldiers then confiscated bystander phones and deleted footage of the incident. Trump just welcomed Netanyahu for the eighth time.

While the IMF painted a rosy picture of Syria's economy and its prospects this week, Joseph Daher's thorough overview of Syria's economy as well as government policies and their impact on the public suggests the IMF is overlooking key challenges or lacks the capacity to fully understand the context.

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy@timep.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: Following Assad's fall, Syria's swift return to the international fold kindled hopes of a rapid economic recovery. But austerity and worsening socioeconomic conditions call that hope into question. Joseph Daher presents an alternate path forward: timep.org/2026/08/06/s...

This week, the IMF concluded a staff visit to Damascus and shared its read of the economic situation on the ground in Syria. But how is the economy being experienced day-to-day by the Syrian people? Don't miss this new political economy analysis by Joseph Daher ⬇️

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy@timep.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: Following Assad's fall, Syria's swift return to the international fold kindled hopes of a rapid economic recovery. But austerity and worsening socioeconomic conditions call that hope into question. Joseph Daher presents an alternate path forward: timep.org/2026/08/06/s...

From @nancyayoussef.bsky.social Stores of interceptors are too depleted to defend against Iran’s missiles. Even when troops see Iran's missiles approaching they're forced to decide in seconds whether to expend a limited number of interceptors or hope for the best www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

How the U.S. Squandered Its Strategic Advantage

Idle threats and munitions shortages have boxed Trump in.

theatlantic.com

By failing to show solidarity with a member state under pressure, the EU is encouraging Morocco and others to keep using migration as a tool of coercion, writes @Carla_Hobbs https://ecfr.eu/article/alone-at-the-border-ceuta-and-europes-solidarity-failure/

Alone at the border: Ceuta and Europe's solidarity failure – European Council on Foreign Relations

By failing to show solidarity with a member state under pressure, the EU is encouraging Morocco and others to keep using migration as a tool of coercion.

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Publicly, Uber proclaims itself to handle sexual violence in a “survivor-centric” way, treating survivors with dignity. But court filings reveal the company's lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy. nyti.ms/455DoVS

Maybe Secretary Hegseth should spend less time worrying about T levels of US troops & more time worrying about munition levels. More seriously, compromising US national security this badly for a war of choice that’s been a predictable strategic failure should mean impeachment, and not just for Pete…

CNBC@cnbc.com · 2w ago

U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

Today @timep.bsky.social published a paper on US-Syria Policy outlining concrete ways the US government can constructively engage Syrian officials to help Syrians make the most of the lifting of sanctions and build a stable, just, and inclusive Syria for all Syrians🧵 timep.org/2026/08/03/p...

Attacks on Spain by many EU leaders isn't over a nonexistent threat to the EU from Ceuta, but an apparent hatred of Sanchez. They're humiliated by his ethical stance on Gaza & Iran. He has shown the recipe for more growth & more sustainable growth is migration & stimulus, not xenophobia & austerity🧵

The Spanish government suspects the sudden arrival of thousands of migrants to Ceuta was an intended effect by Morocco, given that Moroccan law enforcement at the border "disappeared" for hours, even after the situation became critical, @elpais.com reports.

La crisis migratoria de Ceuta pone en jaque las relaciones de España con Marruecos

Los servicios de inteligencia no se creen que la falta de control marroquí en la frontera se debiera a la Fiesta del Trono

elpais.com

He hablado con el Financial Times @financialtimes.com sobre la llegada masiva y descontrolada de personas a Ceuta a través de la frontera marroquí. Artículo: www.ft.com/content/5546...

The EU and member states would be far more effective at defending Europe's interests, values, and priorities if they learned from the UEFA in their engagements with the US, Israel, and others. This is what true realism looks like, not letting other powers destroy the global order.

Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 3w ago

UEFA plans to boycott World Cups if FIFA plans go ahead www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

It's believed Assad left £40 million of his money in an HSBC London branch before he left to become President in 1994 and that millions accrued in interest in the years since. Can it be recovered and used to compensate his victims? From @ruthmichaelson.com: observer.co.uk/news/interna...

‘The money must be there’: The hunt for Bashar-al Assad’s...

The Syrian dictator is said to have left £40m in a London bank when he went home in 1994. Campaigners want to see it returned to victims of the regime, but face a battle with HSBC

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New Independent Evaulation Office review finds #IMF climate work remains unevenly integrated across surveillance and lending, echoing CSO concerns about contradictions between austerity and #ClimateAction #ObserverSummer26 tinyurl.com/IEOEvaluation

IEO report calls for stronger integration of climate into IMF surveillance and lending

IEO findings echo civil society concerns about IMF’s climate work, with its focus on austerity in surveillance and lending not assessed for its impact on countries’ climate action.

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I shared with @jihanabdalla.bsky.social ahead of President Aoun's meeting with President Trump, that “successful disarmament across the globe has consistently been a political process.” A real ceasefire & Israeli withdrawal are vital. @thenationalnews.com www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026...

Trump says US-Lebanon direct flights can resume, overturning decades-long ban | The National

President Joseph Aoun wants America to help fund rebuilding and relief package for southern Lebanon

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I spoke with Stephanie Ramos on ABC News about the risk that Israel refuses to withdraw from Lebanon & derails US deescalation efforts in Lebanon & Iran. President Trump must apply real pressure to ensure Israel complies & protect the credibility of US-mediated ceasefires abcnews.com/video/134995...

Video Why some Lebanese doubt Israel's commitments to withdrawal

Deputy director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle east policy, Timothy Kaldas, talks what the United states will do to ensure Israeli compliance with the ceasefire and withdrawal plans.

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🇹🇳 What does Tunisia look like five years since Saied's 2021 power grab? Tomorrow, I'm pleased to be moderating a discussion of brilliant advocates on this topic: @tmegrisi.bsky.social, Sahar Mechmech, Mondher Tounsi, and Aymen Zaghdoudi. Join us at 10:00 am EST. It's not too late to register ⬇️

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy@timep.bsky.social · 4w ago

🔔 It's not too late to join us! This Thursday at 10 AM ET, we'll be hosting Mondher Tounsi, Sahar Mechmech, Aymen Zaghdoudi, and @tmegrisi.bsky.social to discuss Tunisia's political, economic, and foreign affairs landscape five years since Saied's power grab. Register now: timep.org/2026/07/09/t...

While Presidents Aoun & Trump met, I joined @aljazeera.com to discuss how the US can support the Lebanese government's disarmament efforts by ensuring Israel ceases fire & withdraws from Lebanon, allowing Aoun to show that the state can deliver security & sovereignty without armed nonstate actors.

Ahead of the Trump-Aoun meeting today, TIMEP's @tekaldas.bsky.social explains that Trump will be "looking to see who Joseph Aoun is as a person, whether or not he’s confident in him, whether or not he can trust him," particularly on sensitive files like disarmament thehill.com/homenews/adm...

The Memo: Lebanon crisis takes center stage with White House meeting

The crisis in Lebanon will move center stage Tuesday as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House. The confab will be a vital one for Aoun as he seeks t…

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تشهد دارفور أعنف فصول القتال في الحرب السودانية، في امتدادٍ لسلسلة من العنف عاشها الإقليم لعقود، ليبقى السؤال: لماذا تظل دارفور مسرحًا لصراعات متكررة، كثيرًا ما بلغت حد الإبادة الجماعية؟ يحاول الباحث حسان الناصر فهم الأسباب الاجتماعية والسياسية وراء ذلك. timep.org/post-arabic/...

Wes Streeting has been made Defence Secretary. In his released correspondence with Peter Mandelson, he said: “Israel is committing war crimes before our eyes.” Journalists should ask him: 1) Does he stand by that? 2) What legal obligations does the UK therefore have?

Last night, much of the world cheered for Spain for largely the same reason most Brits voted Labour in the last election, disgust with their opponents. The difference is the Spanish team plays football well. Starmer's competence & credibility as a leader was quite another story.

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · last mo.

🇬🇧 LIVE: Keir Starmer bids farewell to Downing Street ▶️ u.afp.com/Srps

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