Newsletter Issue No. 4. 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 workshop access to information in MNA: the road ahead (June 13-15, 2012): the right to information in the Arab world: recent developments by Toby Mendel: media and access to information laws: exploring linkages and opportunities by Rosario Soraide: Northern Africa consultation on the draft model law for AU Member States on Access to Information by Lola Shyllon: interview: Saidi Adnane, Senior Civil Servant at the Ministry of Civil Service and Administration Modernization of the Government of Morocco: country status report: August 2012: and events: summary of past events and activities in the region.