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Libya

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L) arrive for a joint press conference in Ankara, June 4. (Reuters)

France seeks to withdraw legitimacy from the Tripoli government

Mona El-Mahrouki

News & Analysis

A file picture shows Egyptian Army’s armoured vehicles on a highway to North Sinai during a launch of a major assault against militants, in Ismailia, Egypt. (Reuters)

The reasons Egypt did not react to Turkey’s intervention in Libya

Mohamed Abul Fadhl

Qatar

A 2017 file picture of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, right, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Doha. (AP)

Three years on, Qatar frustrated by boycott but unwilling to mend ways

Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at his office in Baghdad, June 4. (Reuters)

Khadhimi’s nominations for new portfolios to be examined by parliament

Tunisia

The leader of the Free Destourian Party (PDL) Abir Moussi waves as she attends the first session of parliament following October elections on November 13, 2019 in the Tunisian capital Tunis. (AFP)

After Ghannouchi hearing, Tunisia’s Abir Moussi emerges as rising star

News & Analysis

A 2012 file picture from Al-Anbdalus propaganda platform shows AQIM leader Abdelmalek Droukdel with his fighters in northern Mali. (AFP)

Algerian leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb killed in Mali

Latest Issue

Issue: 254 | Sun, April 26, 2020

Top Stories

Washington green-lights Israeli government’s move to annexation

Gulf countries seen as well-positioned to weather storm

For Muslims in Arab world, Ramadan is unlike any before

Opinion

The new rules of the game in Syria

Khairallah Khairallah

Rebuilding tourism in MENA after pandemic requires new tack

Why Iraqis fret over risk of Trump losing election

Ibrahim al-Zobeidi

Qatar’s dubious ties to terrorist groups justify its boycott

Abdul Rahman Al-Turiri

News & Analysis

Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, and Russia’s acting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, attend a conference on Libya in Berlin, Germany, last January. (AP)

Amid flurry of contacts, Russia pursues own strategy in Libya

Mona El-Mahrouki

News & Analysis

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj attends press conference with the Turkish President (not seen) in Ankara on June 4, 2020. (AFP)

Erdogan reiterates intent to pursue wider influence in Libya

Syria

A file picture shows refugees at the Syrian-Lebanese border crossing at Jdaidet Yabous talk with their relatives through mobile phones provided free by Syrian telecommunication company Syriatel. (AP)

New escalation in the Assad-Makhlouf family feud

Turkey

Members of the Assyrian Christian community arrive to attend a Sunday mass at the More Benham Kirklar Church in Mardin, south-eastern Turkey. (AFP)

Turkish Assyrians worry about declining community, fragile heritage

News & Analysis

A member of the UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) near the city of Nyala in Sudan’s Darfur. (AFP)

UN creates new mission to support Sudan’s political transition

East|West

UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Abu Dhabi, last October. (AFP)

UAE-France strengthen bilateral ties with 12th strategic dialogue session

Qatar

After three years of boycott, Qatar not finding way out

News & Analysis

Electrical wiring reaching out to homes in Saadoun Street in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. (AFP)

Iran works to stop Iraq-Saudi electrical grid connection

News & Analysis

A 2017 file picture shows a Tunisian solider standing guard as new ships delivered by the US military to the Tunisian naval forces arrive at the Bizerte Tunisian naval base. (AFP)

Tunisian politicians, media critical of AFRICOM deployment plan, officials silent

Libya

Militants fighting for the Turkish-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) during clashes with Libyan National Army (LNA) forces loyal to Field-Marshal Khalifa Haftar, June 1. (AFP)

North Africa is entering a new stage over Libya conflict

Turkey

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Musa Farisogullari takes part in a protest against the detention of local politicians in Diyarbakir, Turkey, last October. (Reuters)

Turkish opposition MPs detained, removed from positions

Economy

Ground hostesses assist travellers from behind glass windows at Dubai International Airport on May 22. (AFP)

Tourism experts look to future of the industry in MENA after pandemic

Opinion

The new rules of the game in Syria

Khairallah Khairallah

Rebuilding tourism in MENA after pandemic requires new tack

Why Iraqis fret over risk of Trump losing election

Ibrahim al-Zobeidi

Qatar’s dubious ties to terrorist groups justify its boycott

Abdul Rahman Al-Turiri

Society

A Saudi woman sells jewellery at a retail store in Riyadh. (AFP)

Saudi women frustrated by pandemic in quest for financial independence but hopeful about future

Culture

JUZ (part) of CORAN. A handwritten note on the first page giving several dates and stamped with the name of Mohamed el-Hadi Bey. (source: https://www.coutaubegarie.com)

Tunisian artefacts withdrawn from online sale

Media

Qatari women coming to the fore.

Qatar accused of silencing women’s rights activists on social media

Travel

Moumhamedou Ahmadou, the Director of the library and transcript writer, handles an ancient transcript in a library in Tichitt . (AFP)

Tichitt, a Mauritanian jewel of Islamic culture, sees itself ‘forgotten’

Culture

A general view of the Opera House building in Damascus. (AFP)

Damascus Opera to launch first concert online to celebrate end of lockdown

Society

An Algerian housewife prepares a meal inside her kitchen in Algiers. (AFP)

Austerity policies could trigger social explosion in Algeria