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An Algerian soldier guards the remains of 24 Algerian resistance fighters at the Moufdi-Zakaria culture palace in Algiers, after their repatriation from France, July, 3. (AFP)

Turkish expansionism in Libya leads to Algerian-French rapprochement

Turkey

Erdogan supporters gather outside the Hagia Sophia museum on July 10, 2020 in Istanbul. (AFP)

Hagia Sophia decision reflects Erdogan’s ambitions at home, sparks criticism

News & Analysis

Launch of an anti-naval missile by an Egyptian frigate during exercises. (Egyptian Army on Twitter)

Egypt raises army readiness in anticipation of Libya showdown with Turkey

Turkey

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) prays stands next to a Turkish soldier wearing a ottoman uniform, July 15, 2019.(AP)

Is ‘black propaganda’ distorting Ankara’s ‘Ottoman dream’?

Media

A Kurdish protester holds a placard bearing the portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a demonstration against the latest Turkish military offensive in northeastern Syria, in central Beirut’s Martyrs Square on October 13, 2019. (AFP)

Lebanese freedoms not immune to Ankara’s encroachment

Iraq

Mourners attend a symbolic funeral in Baghdad for slain Iraqi extremism expert Hisham al-Hashemi, killed in the Iraqi capital, on July 7. The sign reads in Arabic: “enough killing”. (AFP)

Killing of Hashemi seen as Iraqi militia’s retaliation for firing of Fayyadh

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

Is Ethiopia’s GERD in breach of international law?

Skulls repatriated to Algeria but history still to be rewritten

Betting on the Iraqi army

Khairallah Khairallah

Greens’ illusions include political Islam, war for democracy

UAE

An employee works at the control room of the Mars Mission at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the UAE city of Dubai. (AFP)

UAE’s Mars probe set to launch with ‘first Arabic countdown ever’

Lebanon

A file photo of Lebanon’s Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rai. (AFP)

Lebanese Maronite patriarch reiterates criticism of Hezbollah, confirms shift

Tunisia

Special security meeting chaired by President Kais Saied, July 9. (Tunisian Presidency)

Ghannouchi excluded from security meeting amid cold relations with president

News & Analysis

A 2019 file picture shows Libya’s GNA Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha attending a graduation ceremony for a new coast guard cadets in the port of Tripoli. (AFP)

In joining ‘Libyan National Guard’, some militias are halal, others haram

Iran

People wearing protective face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus walk in a metro station, in Tehran. (AP)

Tehran fears ‘revolt over poverty’ as sanctions, pandemic take toll

News & Analysis

A January 2019 file picture shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel, front right, speaksing with French President Emmanuel Macron, front center, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a conference on Libya at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. (AP)

France sees risk of jihadists among fighters dispatched by Turkey to Libya

Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi makes statements at Mandali border crossing between Iraq and Iran, in Mandali, Iraq July 11. (REUTERS)

Iraq PM launches campaign against customs corruption, vows reforms

Syria

A displaced Syrian man at Kelbit camp, near the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib province. (REUTERS)

UN restarts cross-border aid to Syria, keeps one access point

News & Analysis

A file picture of Moroccan Prime Minister Saad-Eddine El Othmani delivering a speech at the Parliament in Rabat. (AFP)

Moroccan PM says Amnesty has yet to provide evidence about spyware allegations

News & Analysis

A file picture of Lebanon’s Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni. (Reuters)

IMF-Lebanon talks to continue next week amid dire crisis

Sudan

Sudanese women demonstrate on the occasion of International Women’s Day in the capital Khartoum on March 8, 2020. (AP)

Law criminalizing female genital mutilation welcomed in Sudan

Algeria

People wear masks stand outside a clinic in Algeria. (AFP)

With nearly 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, Algeria re-imposes restrictions

Opinion

Is Ethiopia’s GERD in breach of international law?

Skulls repatriated to Algeria but history still to be rewritten

Betting on the Iraqi army

Khairallah Khairallah

Greens’ illusions include political Islam, war for democracy

Culture

A mural painting workshop during 2019 edition of Asilah Moussem (Asilah Forum Facebook page).

Asilah Forum Foundation organises art event to uplift citizens

Saudi Arabia

The Saudi soap opera, the “Legacy,” tells the story of a Saudi family embroiled in a battle over inheritance. (MBC website)

Long-running soap opera reflects change in Saudi society

Environment

Abu Dhabi authority sees environment as key to future of farming

Media

Huda Elserari (facebook official page)

Huda Elserari sees media empowering Libyans through accurate information

Khouloud el Falah

Egypt

A 1957 file photo shows the base of the statue of Suez Canal builder Ferdinand de Lesseps at Port Said, Egypt. (AFP)

Plan to bring back De Lesseps statue in Suez Canal sparks controversy

Culture

The first phase of the project to rebuild the Great Mosque of al-Nuri was completed. (WAM)

UAE-backed project ends first phase of Mosul’s Al Nuri Mosque restoration