This issue of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Governance News and Notes includes the following headings: a note from the publisher; governance newsmaker interview with Dr. Naser Al-Sane, chair of the Arab Region Parliamentarians Against Corruption (ARPAC) by Rami G. Khouri; the role of parliaments in good governance and anticorruption efforts by Mitchell O'Brien; the open budget index results for MENA countries; Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) global task force - Parliamentary Ethics Project by MP Ghassan Moukheiber - MP Lebanon, chair of the working group; upcoming events and activities; and noteworthy links.