This story is WILD. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for narcotrafficking, seemingly caught on tape in dozens of conversations (if true), discussing plans with GOP and other figures to attack left-wing governments, and saying Israel paid for his pardon from Trump.

The strategy of rhetorically punching core supporters in the face going as predictable for the Labour Party

Senators demand CENTCOM clarify US coordination with Israel regarding mass evacuation zones in Lebanon and Iran. The group, led by Sen. Peter Welch, warns the practice likely violate international law by facilitating permanent displacement and civilian deaths.

ICYMI: As the IMF conducts its once-in-a-decade review, TIMEP co-hosted a CSPF panel on how its loan programs can better serve people, drawing lessons from Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria. The discussion features insights from TIMEP's Deputy Director @tekaldas.bsky.social. www.imf.org/en/videos/vi...

What does Trump threatening 25% tariffs on EU cars, violating his deal with EU, have to do with stalled talks with Iran? Instead of seen as unpredictable to get concessions, Trump is seen as unreliable. From Brussels to Tehran, it makes giving him concessions risky with no guarantee that deals hold🧵

BRAVA!

Catch @timep.bsky.social Bassem Sabry Fellow Jad El Dilati today at 12 pm EST for this important community briefing hosted by @aaiusa.bsky.social: www.aaiusa.org/library/cb-l...

As the Spring Meetings of the IMF kick off today, don't miss this op-ed by @timep.bsky.social Deputy Director @tekaldas.bsky.social on what the IMF must do differently and why their once-in-a-decade review is the perfect time to implement these changes www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/i...

مع تجدد الحرب في لبنان، تتحرك المبادرات الأهلية لسد احتياجات مئات الآلاف من النازحين، أجبرتهم الهجمات الإسرائيلية وأوامر الإخلاء الواسعة على الفرار نحو المجهول. في مقال جديد، يرصد مهدي كريّم هذه الجهود، وحجم الاحتياج المتزايد للمساعدات مع استمرار الحرب. timep.org/post-arabic/...

Last year, thousands of Egyptians risked migrating to Europe via the Mediterranean crossing, becoming the top African nationality to arrive on its shores. TIMEP's @tekaldas.bsky.social speaks with @afp.com's Menna Farouk about the root causes of this emigration surge. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

🚨 Deadline tomorrow! @timep.bsky.social is recruiting nonresident fellows, which is a wonderful one-year opportunity for mid-career policy analysts & advocates who work on Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia & Egypt. Apply by February 27, 11.59 pm EST. More info here: timep.org/2026/02/02/o...

What's the outlook for Egypt in politics, the economy, and foreign affairs in 2026? Join us tomorrow @ 10 AM EST for an online event featuring @selhussieny.bsky.social, @nancyokail.bsky.social, and @tekaldas.bsky.social. Register here: timep.org/2026/01/21/e... 🧵 Scroll down and meet the speakers!

TODAY: 16:00 Brussels, 17:00 Cairo, 10:00 Washington I'm joining @selhussieny.bsky.social, @nancyokail.bsky.social & @maitelsadany.bsky.social to discuss what's ahead in 2026 for Egypt given domestic, regional & global challenges, looking at political & economic conditions. RSVP here 👉🏽 rb.gy/k3znc0

TOMORROW‼️Join @nancyokail.bsky.social, @maitelsadany.bsky.social, @tekaldas.bsky.social and @selhussieny.bsky.social for an online discussion addressing the top political, economic, and foreign policy issues on Egypt's agenda in 2026. timep.org/2026/01/21/e...

Yesterday marked 15 years since Egypt's uprising & tomorrow I'll join a brilliant panel hosted by @timep.bsky.social to discuss what's ahead for Egypt amidst many domestic political & economic challenges as well as regional & global turbulence. Register & learn more here timep.org/2026/01/21/e...

🔔 Join us on January 27, at 10 AM ET for an online event exploring the top foreign affairs, economic, and political issues facing Egypt, with @selhussieny.bsky.social, @nancyokail.bsky.social, @tekaldas.bsky.social, moderated by @maitelsadany.bsky.social. Register now: timep.org/2026/01/21/e...

Don't miss @selhussieny.bsky.social, @nancyokail.bsky.social, and @tekaldas.bsky.social as they come together to address the top political, economic, and foreign policy issues on Egypt's agenda in 2026. Register to join the discussion on January 27 at 10 am EST here: timep.org/2026/01/21/e...

⭐ On this last day of 2025, I hope you'll join @timep.bsky.social in ensuring that the MENA region's young leaders have the support they need to be able to make lasting policy change. Follow this🧵to learn more about our Bassem Sabry Fellowship that does just that: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.

Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 Beirut port blast in his first foreign trip. A visit to southern Lebanon is not on the agenda, however. apnews.com/article/pope...

While Disney said its decision to return Kimmel to the air came after “having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy,” millions of subscribers canceling in protest undoubtedly weighed on executives’ minds. Showing once again that caving to Trump comes at a steep cost

China has reason to call Trump’s bluff on tariffs. “.. exports from the world's second-largest economy have grown 7.1% to 19.95 trillion yuan ($2.80 trillion) in the first nine months of this year, despite a significant drop in goods heading to the United States.” www.reuters.com/world/china/...

I will never forget the dread & horror I felt that day, living in Cairo and seeing Egypt's military had massacred peaceful Coptic Christian protestors by firing on them & trampling them with armored vehicles. The mangled bodies were horrifying, as was the sectarian incitement that followed 🧵

بعد خمس سنوات من تفجير مرفأ بيروت، لا تزال عائلات الضحايا تناضل في سبيل العدالة وتخليد الذكرى. في مقابلة مع معهد التحرير، تخبرنا تانيا ضو علم قصة نضالها في سبيل تحقيق العدالة والمساءلة عن التفجير الذي نجت منه و فقدت فيه شريك حياتها. لقراءة القصة: timep.org/post-arabic/...

ملف قضية: في عام 2022، رفع 9 من ضحايا تفجير مرفأ بيروت دعوى في الولايات المتحدة ضد الشركة المسئولة عن استقدام الباخرة المحملة بنترات الأمونيوم المتسببة في الانفجار، مطالبين بتعويضات تقدر بـ250 مليون دولار. يمكنكم التعرف على تفاصيل القضية، وأهميتها، هنا: timep.org/post-arabic/...

Not even pretending it’s about antisemitism anymore

"In the aftermath of bombings, the Israeli army routinely fires on Palestinian rescue workers, paramedics, and other civilians to prevent them from saving the wounded, an investigation reveals." Indefensible.

I hope Suresh Naidu is wrong, but I’m pretty sure he’s right—Columbia’s settlement with Trump is unlikely to stick: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...

بقلق بالغ، نتابع في معهد التحرير أحداث العنف المروّعة في محافظة السويداء السورية، والتي أسفرت عن سقوط ضحايا من المدنيين، وتهجير للسكان، وزيادة الاحتقان الطائفي في لحظة حرجة من تاريخ البلاد. أولاً، وقبل كل شيء، نعرب عن تضامننا الكامل مع الضحايا، وذويهم، وكل من تأثر بهذه الأحداث.

Lebanon finally passed a law lifting bank secrecy; a critical step for addressing Lebanon's banking crisis & restructuring the sector to allow for economic recovery. TIMEP Senior Inclusive Economies Associate, Ali Noureddeen, details the importance of this reform & what needs to happen next.

It's unclear from this article if this aid is meant to run through the GHF which has been killing Palestinians at aid centers on a daily basis by deliberately firing into crowds that pose no threat to soldiers. This came from testimony from both Palestinians and Israeli soldiers themselves.

Harrowing update on the seemingly endless stream of atrocities being uncovered around Saydnaya and the Assad regime. The challenges that Syria faces today are real and substantial, but the world is a better place now that this regime has been toppled.

Jaw-dropping reporting by Haaretz www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Here in North Carolina, we have a statute, section 15a-401 of the NC Code, that requires police officers to identify themselves when making an arrest or during the functional equivalent of an arrest. There's no equivalent federal law, but there needs to be. Might be something for Democrats to push.

Unfortunately few people have ever wanted to pay for hard news and investigations, which have always been subsidized by ads, cartoons, crosswords, Wordle, recipe apps, paid events, etc., and can mostly only be undertaken by newsrooms. Readers of indy Substacks are paying for takes

Israel's reported plan to intensify assault, displacement, and destruction in #Gaza would amount to an abhorrent escalation of crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and acts of genocide. States should urgently act to prevent further mass atrocities. www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...

@michaelkofman.bsky.social a month ago 'its v difficult to see how the price of oil will be dramatically lowered to a price that will prove cataclysmic for Russia, which has to be around $45 per barrel or less". Well..Trump's ignorance delivers.

If Kristi Noem can go down to El Salvador and take concentration camp selfies, then DOJ can figure out where Abrego Garcia is. Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.

يشارك معهد التحرير في اجتماعات الربيع لصندوق النقد الدولي والبنك الدولي من خلال حلقتين نقاشيتين عن إعادة البناء في لبنان وسوريا، وعن إصلاح نهج الصندوق تجاه التقسيم الجندري للعمل. لمتابعة الفعاليات (حضوريًا أو عبر الإنترنت) ندعوكم إلى التسجيل قبل 11 أبريل. www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...

🔔 Coming soon! TIMEP will be at the IMF and World Bank's Spring Meetings between April 21-26. To catch us at sessions on reconstruction in Lebanon and Syria and on gender and the IMF online or in person, register before April 11 👉 www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...

Staring in 40 minutes. It’s not too late to sign up to be a part of this crucial conversation on Sudan and its future from a brilliant panel of experts.

Two years into the war in Sudan, join us tomorrow for this virtual panel to hear from Sudanese experts and partners on the challenges facing the Sudanese people and their vision for securing a durable end to this devastating war. You can RSVP at the link below.

I’ll be be joining @f24debate.france24.com on @france24.com tonight at 19:10 Paris time to discuss Macron’s visit to Cairo, the implications for Gaza and what role France and Europe can play, as well as the Qatargate scandal in Israel.

Thrilled to welcome @mccoin-haley.bsky.social to @timep.bsky.social to support our work as the Inclusive Economies program at TIMEP grows and we look to ensure climate finance is well targeted, impactful, inclusive, and supports climate and economic sustainability.

Excited to see @michatobia.bsky.social grow with TIMEP. Micha leads our editorial department, publishing thoughtful pieces that cover undertold stories & deliver substantive analysis & recommendations to readers. She's also overeseen the expansion of our Arabic content. We're so lucky to have her.

Students at UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, Harvard, Univ. of Michigan, UCLA, Arizona State, Cornell, Univ. of Oregon, Univ. of Texas, North Carolina State, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Minnesota, Minnesota State and more have all had visas revoked with NO DUE PROCESS (links below)

This shouldn't surprise anyone, but the "reciprocal tariffs" claim is nonsense. Gregg offers a detailed breakdown comparing Egypt & Jordan. Jordan got hit with a 20% tariff despite negligible tariffs on US good while Egypt only gets a 10% tariff while imposing substantial tariffs on US goods

Great thread by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social laying out political economy rationale for Trump tariffs. This isn't about economics. It's about power Even if US economy is smaller, Trump is expanding his control over distribution of capital, establishing dependency relationship between him & businesses

This is pretty astute polisci analysis form a sitting US senator. Whether or not Trump has planned it out as an intentional strategy, it is an accurate description of how the tariffs will function in the domestic political economy.

Yes! Political Economy > Economics

As the second anniversary of the devastating war in Sudan approaches, TIMEP convened a group of Sudanese experts to think through priorities & recommendations for alleviating humanitarian suffering in Sudan & sustainably ending the war. This policy paper details their views. 🧵