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Lebanon

Lebanese army soldiers salute during the funeral procession, in Numeiriyeh village, south Lebanon, August 7, of an army lieutenant who was killed by Tuesday’s explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut. (AP)

Nasrallah, Aoun reject international investigation of Beirut blast

Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron waves as he visits a devastated street of Beirut, Lebanon August 6. (REUTERS)

Macron warns Hezbollah-dominated system will bring woes to Lebanon

Jordan

A file picture shows Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz delivering a speech in Amman. (AFP)

Concerns about Jordan’s elections as defence law remains in place

News & Analysis

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the second day of the Russia-Africa summit, last October in Sochi. (AFP)

Russian AFRICOM sparks US concern as it competes with US AFRICOM in Libya

Tunisia

Migrants from Tunisia and Lybia arrive onboard of an Italian Guardia Costiera (Coast Guard) boat in the Italian island of Lampedusa on August 1. (AFP)

Migrant boats deepen Tunisia’s political crisis

News & Analysis

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to media after attending Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, August 7. (REUTERS)

Turkey resumes aggressive East Med policies, ratchets up tensions

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 2003 meeting that set the stage for Hariri’s assassination

Khairallah Khairallah

Threat to Kakai community showcases Iraq’s broader challenges

Algeria’s army strengthens hold on power, Hirak fading away

Amnesty’s allegations of phone spying by Morocco smack of plain amateurism

Iran

A file picture of resigned US Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, speaking during a briefing at the US Department of State in Washington. (AFP)

US top envoy for Iran resigns at crucial moment in showdown

Iraq

A file picture shows US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) welcoming Mustafa al-Kadhimi then-director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) at the US department of state, in March 2019. (DPA)

‘Strategic dialogue’ to bring Kadhimi, Trump together later this month

Lebanon

Men attach the Lebanese flag on a building following Tuesday’s blast in Beirut’s port area, in Beirut, Lebanon August 7. (REUTERS)

Distrustful of system, angry Lebanese call for international probe

Tunisia

Tunisian President Kais Saied (R) receives Prime Minister-Designate Hichem Mechichi at the Carthage Palace on July 30. (Tunisian Presidency)

Tunisia’s PM-designate steers away from partisan cabinet formation

Lebanon

An army helicopter drops water at the scene of Tuesday’s massive explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, August 5. (AP)

Causes of Beirut blast under scrutiny, Hezbollah in spotlight

News & Analysis

A file picture shows Lebanese then-Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri (C) chairing a meeting for Al Mustaqbal MPs Bloc at the Governmental Palace in Beirut, last January. (AFP)

Delayed by two weeks, Hariri trial verdict still fuelling tensions

Minorities in the Arab World

Members of the Baha’i faith demonstrate outside a state security court during trial of a Baha’i man in Sana’a, April 3, 2016. The banner reads, “You all are the fruits of one tree.” (REUTERS)

Iran-backed Houthis push Baha’is out of Yemen

Mauritania

A 2019 file picture of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani speaking at a rally. (AFP)

New PM named in Mauritania as corruption accusations swirl

News & Analysis

A file picture of German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, last month. (DPA)

German FM warns Hezbollah could exploit political void in Lebanon

Economy

A currency exchange office worker counts Turkish Lira banknotes at an exchange office in Istanbul. (AFP)

Fall of Turkish lira seen connected to mounting tensions with Europe

Yemen

Pandemic deaths in Yemen top 500 mark, no Houthi toll

Saudi Arabia

Saudi men browse the internet at a hotel in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. (AP)

Pro-government Saudi cyber-activists increasingly powerful

Opinion

The 2003 meeting that set the stage for Hariri’s assassination

Khairallah Khairallah

Threat to Kakai community showcases Iraq’s broader challenges

Algeria’s army strengthens hold on power, Hirak fading away

Amnesty’s allegations of phone spying by Morocco smack of plain amateurism

Culture

Outside view of the Dubai Opera House. (AP)

Umm Kulthum brought to life at Dubai Opera

Culture

The coach Wael Saeed, the Asian and the world champion in Martial arts with deaf children. (Damascus’ deaf and dumb association facebook page)

‘The Silent Side’ breaks into world of Syria’s hearing impaired

Culture

Moroccan rapper Houda Abouz, 24, known by her stage name “Khtek”, records a song inside a studio in Rabat, Morocco. (Reuters)

Houda Abouz, a Moroccan rap artist who ‘speaks her mind’

UAE

Control room at the port of Jebel Ali, operated by the Dubai-based giant ports operator DP World in the UAE emirate of Dubai. (AFP)

UAE launches stimulus package to create ‘more flexible economic environment’

Sports

Egyptian club Pyramids FC. purchased by Turki al-Sheikh, head of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, then sold to Emirati businessman Salem Saeed Al Shamsi. (Pyramids FC facebook page)

Gulf investors eye Egypt’s sports market

News & Analysis

Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia. (REUTERS)

Saudi Aramco, other oil giants join efforts to mitigate climate change