Newsletter Issue No. 1. This Regional dialogue: advancing access to information in Middle East and North Africa (MNA) - supporting coalitions and networks newsletter includes the following headings: summary of the video conference (6 March, 2012); in focus: Access to Information (ATI) in the Arab Region and the way forward, by Said Almadhoun; interview: Alexandra Balafrej-Dhorne, report on RTI in Morocco; country updates from participating countries; and events: briefs on events and future activities in the region.