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Iraq

An Iraqi soldier stands guard in front US military air carrier at the Qayyarah air base. (AFP)

High stakes for Kadhimi in next round of US-Iraq negotiations

News & Analysis

File picture of Morocco’s Prime Minister Saad-Eddine El Othmani. (AFP)

Moroccan PM pre-empts calls for ‘rescue cabinet’ amid pandemic

Mohamed Mamouni al-Alawi

Turkey

A file picture shows sign on the northern road exiting in Gao, Northern Mali, reads "welcome to the islamic state of Gao." (AFP)

Turkey's ambitions extend beyond Libya, to Sahel and the Sahara

Mohamed Abul Fadhl

East|West

Tunisian soldiers take part in operation near fence on the border with Libya. (AP)

France seeks stronger ties with Tunisia to shore up interests in Libya

Mona El-Mahrouki

Iran

Iranian Mohamad Bagher Ghalibaf (C) waves as he stands among members of the parliament after being elected as parliament speaker at the Iranian parliament in Tehran, on May 28. (AFP)

Hardliner involved in crackdowns is Iran's new parliament speaker

Tunisia

Then-interim parliament speaker, Abdelfattah Mourou (L) greets Tunisian Ennahdha party leader Rached Ghannouchi as hands him the chair at the first session of the new parliament following October elections, last November. (AFP)

Ghannouchi’s silence, Mourou’s exit mean trouble for Ennahda party

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

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

Tawakkol Karman, an MB mouthpiece drawn to the limelight

News & Analysis

Protesters hold a banner with Arabic that reads, “Iran out, U.S. out, Baghdad is free” in Baghdad, last January. (AP)

Facing strong pressures at home and abroad, Iran makes tactical retreat in Iraq

Yemen

Houthi troops ride on the back of a patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering in Sana'a. (Reuters)

Assassination attempt on Yemeni senior military reveals scope of Houthi breach

Lebanon

A UNIFIL armoured vehicle is parked under a portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah near the Lebanese border with Israel, last January. (AFP)

Iran-backed Hezbollah wary of US pressure over UN peacekeepers

French TV documentary adds to tensions between Paris and Algiers

Turkey

Ali Babacan, former Turkish minister and erstwhile ally to the Turkish President, presents his Democracy and Progress Party in March. (AFP)

Former ally Babacan takes aim at Erdogan’s policies

Lebanon

Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah hold party flag in Marjayoun, Lebanon. (REUTERS)

Pro-Hezbollah Mufti declares end to Lebanon’s confessional system

Saudi Arabia

A man and a woman walk at a Dubai shopping centre after the Emirati authorities eased some of the restrictions put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus. (AFP)

Life gradually returns to normal in Saudi Arabia, UAE

Kuwait

Indian citizens queue at Kuwait International Airport before boarding a repatriation flight to India, in Kuwait City. (AFP)

Kuwaiti draft law targets expats to address 'demographic imbalances'

Qatar

A man checks his phone as he walks in Doha. Violators of the new rules will face up to three years in jail and fines of as much as $55,000. (AFP)

Qatar tracing app fuels fears of Orwellian state

Economy

An Iraqi customer pays with Iraqi dinar banknotes in the capital Baghdad. (AFP)

Iraqi government breathes a sigh of relief as it secures pay of salaries

Economy

Customers queue up to enter a bank branch in the centre of the Tunisian capital Tunis. (AFP)

Tunisian dinar holds steady amid crisis

Economy

A farmer works in a plantation near the Jerash stream, which flows into the King Talal Dam, near Jerash, Jordan. (Reuters)

Water, energy and food security key to MENA stability

Opinion

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

Tawakkol Karman, an MB mouthpiece drawn to the limelight

News & Analysis

People wearing protective face masks wait to complete their paper work in the Civil Status Department after Jordan’s public sector employees returned gradually to work. (Reuters)

Arab countries to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions

News & Analysis

A fighter of the Syrian Democratic forces stands guard at the entrance of the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz. (AFP)

Recent clashes in Egypt, Syria and Iraq shows fight against ISIS is not over

News & Analysis

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian leaving Elysee Palace in Paris. (Reuters)

Paris says ties with Tehran ‘more difficult’ with detention of academic

Libya

Fighters loyal to the Government of National Accord run for cover, near Tripoli. (AFP)

Haftar vows continued fight against “Turkish colonisers” in Libya

Oman

A file picture of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said giving a speech after being sworn in Muscat, last July. (Reuters)

Qatari, Turkish media outlets accused of disrespecting Omani sultan

Tunisia

Tunisian men in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid. (AFP)

Methanol deaths spark concern over Tunisia's rural youth