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Iran

Iranians walk past a charred bank that was set ablaze by protesters during a demonstration against a rise in gasoline prices in the central city of Isfahan on November 17, 2019. (AFP)

The regime in Tehran prepares for clampdown on protesters

UAE

An Airbus 330 performs air display during the second day of Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 18, 2019. (Reuters)

Airbus receives $30B in new plane orders at Dubai Airshow

Kuwait

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah (C) looks on, as he attends a parliament session at the Kuwait's national assembly, in Kuwait City on July 3, 2019. (AFP)

Kuwait PM declines reappointment after resignation

Iraq

Protesters stage a sit-in on barriers at the Ahrar Bridge during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. (AP)

Intelligence leaks shed light on Iran 'vast influence' network in Iraq

Iran

Iranians inspect the wreckage of a bus that was set ablaze by protesters during a demonstration against a rise in gasoline prices in the central city of Isfahan on November 17, 2019. (AFP)

Iran’s protests reach 100 cities, deaths reported

Iraq

Iraqi demonstrators gather to block the entrance to Umm Qasr Port during the ongoing anti-government protests, south of Basra, Iraq November 18, 2019. (Reuters)

Protesters block entrance to Iraq's Umm Qasr port

Latest Issue

Issue: 231 | Sun, November 17, 2019

Top Stories

Lebanese abroad look for ways to get involved in protest movement

Erdogan attempts tenuous balancing act between US, Russia

With deadlock continuing, Lebanon’s crisis is set for the long haul

Tunisia’s new political order likely to test Ennahda’s governing mettle

Iran-backed militias accused of violently quashing Iraq's protest

Azhar Al-Rubaie

Opinion

The bright side to the Lebanese October revolution

Back against the wall, Erdogan battles to win time

Past shame cannot change the labelling of Israeli settlements products

Rashmee Roshan Lall

Vox reinvents history to claim ‘Reconquista’ of Spain

Iraqi youth want their country back

Confusion marks US role in north-eastern Syria

Gregory Aftandilian

Ghannouchi’s short-term victory could spell long-term trouble

Editorial

Climate change

Emiratis light candles to mark Earth Hour near Burj Khalifa in Dubai, March 23, 2013. (Reuters)

Environmental awareness in the Arab world

Spain

Leader of the Spanish far-right party Vox, Santiago Abascal gives a press conference in Madrid, on November 13, 2019. (AFP)

Conquering fears and bigotry in Spain

East|West

A picture taken on May 13, 2019 off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah shows Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah, one of the four tankers damaged in alleged "sabotage attacks" in the Gulf the previous day. (AFP)

Qatar knew in advance of Iranian attack in Gulf but did not warn US or UK: Fox News

Economy

A billboard displays an advert for Saudi Aramco in the streets of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 17, 2019. (AFP)

Saudi Aramco valuation set at up to $1.7 trillion

Lebanon

A "revolution" bus carrying Lebanese anti-government protesters on a cross-country trip from the north to the south is met by counter-protesters upon arriving in the southern city of Sidon on November 16, 2019. (AFP)

Safadi gives up Lebanon PM bid under protest pressure

UAE

Etihad COO Mohammad Al-Bulooki, Etihad CEO Tony Douglas, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president, CEO Stanley A. Deal pose for a photo in front of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner model during the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, UAE, November 18, 2019. (Reuters)

Etihad launches more fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Iran

People protest against increased gas price, on a highway in Tehran, Iran November 16, 2019. (Reuters)

Iran's Khamenei denounces 'thugs' amid gas price protests

Top Stories

People shout slogans and wave Lebanese national flags as they take part in a rally in Paris to support Lebanon’s protests, October 20. (DPA)

Lebanese abroad look for ways to get involved in protest movement

Society

Egyptians gather at a cafe in the city of Ismailia to watch a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations football match, last June. (AFP)

Egypt dents Qatar's African-sports monopoly in ongoing media war

Opinion

Faezeh Hashemi speaks during an interview in Tehran. (AP)

Daughter of former Iranian president sounds alarm

East|West

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper (L) with his Iraqi counterpart Najah al-Shammari in Baghdad, October 23. (AFP)

US experts unsure where Iraqi election would lead if Iranian influence endures

Emily Przyborowski

UAE

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (C) attends the inauguration ceremony of the new entity, known as Edge, November 5. (WAM)

UAE establishes defence conglomerate to boost position as global innovation player

Egypt

A member of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas stands guard at the border area with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip. (Reuters)

Cairo talks underscore Egypt’s complicated relationship with Hamas

Ahmed Fouad Anwar

Interview

Elie Abouaoun, director of the MENA programme at the US Institute of Peace. (Twitter)

Can the UN mediate the Iraq and Lebanon crises?

Travel

Adventurer Alice Morrison posing with a camel. (Instagram)

Scottish adventurer to embark on thrilling, perilous Sahara expedition

Culture

Three silver and brass overlaid steel rams, Qajar, Iran, second half of 19th century. (Christie's Images Ltd, 2019)

London’s auctions give insight into Islamic art

Culture

A painting by Libyan artist Abdelgader Badr. (Courtesy of Abdelgader Badr)

Abdelgader Badr, a Libyan artist with a sense of ‘power of things’

Khulud al-Fallah

Culture

Sherin Guirguis’s large earring (L) in the main hall of Beet al-Qadi. (Saeed Shahat)

Exhibition takes modern art to Cairo’s Fatimid quarter

Hassan Abdel Zaher

News & Analysis

Protesters try to pull down concrete barriers during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Baghdad, November 10. (AP)

How Iraq’s oil revenues evaporate

Culture

“We Love Life” by Bahia Shehab. (Charlene Rodrigues)

Video works inspired by Arab revolts premiere in London's Aga Khan Centre

Karen Dabrowska