Salma Eissa is a Middle East Research Manager at ACLED and has been with the organization since October 2017. Salma has an MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She has over 10 years of experience in the Egyptian civil society and research and academia sectors and has a keen interest in political analysis and trends and patterns of political violence in the MENA region. She is fluent in Arabic and English.
Over the last six months there have been a number of significant updates to the…
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Across the Middle East, there were relatively few events compared to the weeks prior. Key…
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Following a major decrease in battles across the region at the end of February, clashes…
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Last week in the Middle East key developments include: continued fighting in Yemen; a new…
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Last week in the Middle East, key developments include: continued fighting across most frontlines in…
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Last week in the Middle East, key developments include: major fighting in Yemen; a lack…
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Last week in the Middle East, key developments include: unrest around a major outbreak of…
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The main developments from the Middle East last week included the signing of a maritime…
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