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Syria

A truck loaded with humanitarian aid is seen heading to Syria for displaced families who fled violence, at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fish-Khabur, Iraq October 15. (Reuters)

Hospitals, aid workers 'overwhelmed with casualties' amid Syria incursion

Iraq

An Iraqi man takes cover between two concrete blocks during an anti-government demonstration in Baghdad, October 4. (AFP)

Iran-backed militias deployed snipers in Iraq protests

Maghreb

Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni is greeted by her relatives as she leaves the prison in Sale, near Rabat, October 16. (Reuters)

Moroccan journalist jailed for abortion freed after royal pardon

Tunisia

Breaking with the past. Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied embraces the Tunisian flag during a news conference after exit polls projected him as the winner.

Tunisia's projected president has clear mandate but no preset programme

Syria

Turkish soldiers prepare to enter Syria aboard an armoured personnel carrier at the border with Syria in Karkamis, Gaziantep province, southeastern Turkey, October 15. (AP)

Turkey defiant on Syria operation as US demands ceasefire

UAE

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) is received by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, during an official welcoming in the Emirati capital's Al-Watan presidential palace, October 15. (AFP)

Putin in Abu Dhabi seeking $1.3 billion in investments

Latest Issue

Issue: 226 | Sat, October 12, 2019

Top Stories

Saied, Karoui square off before presidential vote

Turkey threatened with ‘sanctions from hell’ after foray in Syria

A Nobel Peace Prize brings hope in tension-plagued region

Morocco reshuffle halves number of ministers but key posts unchanged

Cairo mulls options after Nile dam talks fail

Iraq protests wind down but causes for renewed flare-up remain

Mamoon Alabbasi

Opinion

The rise of populism

Haitham El-Zobaidi

Amid economic meltdown, Lebanon suppresses freedom of speech

Opening Iraq-Syria border gives Iran yet another advantage

Tallha Abdulrazaq

Collapse of US position in Syria began under Obama

Iran never objects to Trump when he is making a mistake

An Emirati opportunity for Lebanon

Khairallah Khairallah

Does Europe have a policy on Algeria?

Editorial

corruption

Iraqi security forces use a water cannon to disperse protesters during an anti-government demonstration against the provision of jobs and the alleged government corruption, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, October 1. (dpa)

Corruption ravages Levant’s hearts and minds

Trump

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump’s Iraq war tweets are too little, too late

Syria

Smoke and fire rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain during the Turkish offensive against Kurdish groups in northeastern Syria, October 17, 2019. (AFP)

Syria Kurds call for civilian exit as Turkey encircles border town

Yemen

Yemeni southern separatist fighters are seen near Aden, Yemen, August 30. (AP)

Saudis take control of Yemen's Aden to diffuse tensions

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin visit Al-Turaif historical district in Riyadh, October 15. (Saudi Press Agency via DPA)

Saudi-Russian agreements signed during Putin's visit to Riyadh

Turkey

President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during a conference at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul, on October 27, 2018. (AFP)

I’ve urged Turkey to end its operation in northern Syria, Merkel says

Palestine

Israeli soldiers walk away after they demolished Abu Hmaid family home in al-Amari refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. (AP)

Palestinian in car ramming shot by Israel forces: police

East|West

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019. (Reuters)

Second French academic detained in Iran since June

Iraq

Laptops are displayed at an Iraqi computer store in Baghdad, July 4. (Reuters)

Iraq economy suffering as a result of cutting internet

Maghreb

A nationwide crackdown on crime

Hundreds arrested in police crackdown on crime in Casablanca

Economy

Saudi Arabian women taking a souvenir picture at the corniche in Jeddah, February 12, 2018. (DPA)

Saudi Arabia to launch new logistics zone in Jeddah

Maghreb

Pressured Morocco’s CGEM boss resigns over Algeria remarks

Iran

This April 2015 file photo shows Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) standing alongside Hossein Fereydoun, President Rohani's younger brother and advisor, during a press conference for Rohani in the capital Tehran. (AFP)

Report: Brother of Iran’s president begins prison term on corruption charges

Iraq

Power of the image. Iraqi demonstrators use mobile phones during an anti-government protest in Baghdad, October 1. (Reuters)

Iraq under fire for attacks on media

Culture

Palestinian singer Omar Kamal performs on stage at the Beiteddine Palace in Lebanon's Chouf moutains, south of Beirut, in 2017. (AFP)

Palestinian ‘Frank Sinatra’ to hold London concert

Economy

Goodbye to Casablanca's decaying and overcrowded Mdina buses

National Express wins multi-million-euro Casablanca contract

Society

Fewer risks. A “Lady Go” taxi drives in Baghdad.(Oumayma Omar)

‘Lady Go’ taxi safely steers Baghdad’s women through cultural barriers

Culture

Cultural rebirth. Saudi female musician Lojain Sami (R) plays piano with Zaki Elnonoi, on violin, at a local musical themed cafe Lojain Alkhursani in Khobar, July 2.(Reuters)

New opportunities are opening for young Saudi musical talents

Omar Ali al-Badawi

Travel

A group of Arab hikers carry their national flags in Saudi Arabia.(Al Arab)

Hiking grows in popularity in Saudi Arabia

Omar Ali al-Badawi

Culture

Melodies of life. Safwan Bahlawan plays the oud. (Al Arab)

With music, Syrian artist Safwan Bahlawan mimics the pulse of life