Events

Arab Center Washington DC is organizing a webinar to discuss the impact of COVID-19 and the plunging oil prices on the economic outlook in the Arab world, including how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting economies in the region in the short and long-term, the implications of the recent price wars on Gulf economies, and the outcomes of the OPEC+ meeting.

Arab Center Washington DC organized a webinar to discuss the impact of COVID-19 in areas of conflict and war-affected and refugee populations in the Arab world, specifically focusing on Libya, Syria, and Yemen.

In light of the recent developments and public health concerns related to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies, the Syrian American Council, and Arab Center Washington DC have decided to cancel the conference, “The Way Forward in Syria: Idlib, US Policy, and the Constitutional Process,” originally scheduled for March 11, until further notice. We regret having to cancel this important event; however, we feel it is imperative to prioritize the health and safety of everyone involved. We remain committed to focusing on the urgent and critical events in Syria and look forward to announcing a new date for the conference as soon as we are able to do so.

On February, 5 2020, Arab Center Washington DC held a book talk to discuss the challenges of achieving transitional justice in Syria.Panelists included Mai El-Sadany, Legal and Judicial Director at The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, Mohammed Alaa Ghanem, Syrian Academic and Pro-democracy Campaigner, and Radwan Ziadeh, Senior Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC. Khalil E. Jahshan moderated the discussion.

Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) convened a panel at the National Press Club to address the US killing of Iran’s Major General Qassem Soleimani and focus on the implications on the domestic level in Iran, Iraq, regionally, and internationally

On December 10, 2019, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) organized a panel at the National Press Club titled “Lebanon’s Protests and Prospects for Change.” The panel consisted of Imad K. Harb, Director of Research at ACW; Patricia Karam, Regional Director of the Middle East North Africa Division at the International Republican Institute; and Leslie Touma, Executive Director of the American Task Force for Lebanon. Reema Abuhamdieh, a reporter for Al Araby Television Network, served as the panel moderator.