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US President Donald Trump (L) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk while walking to the West Wing of the White House for a meeting March 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Trump signs decree recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan

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One week after NZ attack, Facebook under scrutiny

East|West

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Al Said in Muscat, January 14. (Reuters)

US military gets access to Omani ports

Iran

An Airbus A340-300 of Iranian airline Mahan Air taxis at Duesseldorf airport DUS, Germany January 16, 2019. Picture taken January 16, 2019. (Reuters)

France bans Iran's Mahan Air

Palestine

Israeli troops close a road in the southern Kibbutz of Mefalsim near the border with Gaza on March 25, 2019, after a rocket from Gaza hit a house in a rare strike north of Tel Aviv. (AFP)

Israel army accuses Hamas of firing rocket that hit near Tel Aviv

Tunisia

Arab League Foreign Ministers meet in Cairo, March 6. (AFP)

Experts debate Arab world’s priorities on eve of summit

Latest Issue

Issue: 198 | Sun, March 24, 2019

Top Stories

Gaza ‘We Want to Live’ protests rattle Hamas

Salame’s make-or-break move in Libya

Experts debate Arab world’s priorities on eve of summit

US push to isolate Iran in region faces challenges, uncertainties

Mamoon Alabbasi

New Zealand attacks show weaponisation of the internet

Mahmud el-Shafey

Saudi Arabia announces mega projects as it puts rumours about crown prince to rest

Mohammed Alkhereiji

Opinion

White nationalism is a global problem

Rashmee Roshan Lall

Widening political divide in the US over Netanyahu

Gregory Aftandilian

Bumpy prospects for Iraq’s ‘Silk Road’ as US-Iran showdown fuels tensions

The Arab League’s raison d’etre may be the lack of other options

Mohamed Aboelfadl

The Algerian Army has fateful decisions to make

Hamas refuses to acknowledge its bankruptcy in Gaza

Khairallah Khairallah

The Hezbollah conundrum

Editorial

Internet

English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, delivers a speech during an event at the CERN in Meyrin near Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday March 12, 2019. (AP)

The internet’s 30th anniversary

New Zealand

A group of students (C) sings in front of flowers left in tribute to victims at the Botanical Garden in Christchurch on March 19, 2019. (AFP)

The lessons of the 17-minute outrage

News & Analysis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 5. (AP)

Netanyahu to cut US visit short after attack near Tel Aviv

Iran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) attends a news conference with Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah in Kuwait City, March 20. (AFP)

US push to isolate Iran in region faces challenges, uncertainties

Mamoon Alabbasi

Turkey

Supporters of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, gather to celebrate the Kurdish New Year and to attend a campaign rally for local elections that will test the Turkish president's popularity, in Istanbul, Sunday, March 24, 2019. (AP)

Kurdish vote crucial in Turkey's local elections

Algeria

Former head of government Ali Benflis arrives to attend a political opposition meeting in Algiers, Wednesday, Feb.20, 2019. (AP)

Algeria opposition propose six-month political transition

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New Zealand attacks show weaponisation of the internet

Mahmud el-Shafey

Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) attend the announcement of four infrastructure projects in Riyadh, March 19. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia announces mega projects as it puts rumours about crown prince to rest

Mohammed Alkhereiji

Interview

Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat. (Egypt state media)

Egypt sees strategic benefit in boosting ICT

Hassan Abdel Zaher

UAE

Ambassador Peter Schatzer from the International Institute for Humanitarian Law, San Remo, and former chief of staff at the IOM (L) speaks with two experts at DIHAD 2019. (WAM)

Dubai conference addresses challenges facing refugees

Gulf

A US sailor keeps watch from the captain’s bridge onboard the USS John C. Stennis as it makes its way to the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, last December. (Reuters)

Pompeo urges GCC unity to counter common threats

Mohammed Alkhereiji

Egypt

More than geographical proximity. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) inspects an honour guard with his Sudan counterpart Omar al-Bashir upon his arrival at Cairo’s Airport, last January. (Reuters)

Egypt voices support for Sudan amid fears of spillover

Turkey

Serious competition. Mansur Yavas, the mayoral candidate of the main opposition Republican Peoples Party (CHP), in his office in Ankara. (AFP)

Opposition lawyer aims for ‘earthquake’ in Ankara

Gulf

High stakes. Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (3L) reviews a guard of honour at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad, last January. (AFP)

Gulf concerns over India-Pakistan conflict run deep

Travel

A general view of the Ichkeul Park. (Nabiha Ben Mbarek)

Tunisia’s Lake Ichkeul offers vibrant ecosystem

Culture

Different layers. Photographs on display as part of “ul Ya Tair” exhibition in Cairo. (ul Ya Tair)

Documentary exhibition in Cairo keeps Palestinian history alive

Society

Symbols of coexistence. A view of a church and a mosque sitting adjacently in Cairo’s Shubra district. (Amr Emam)

Cairo’s Shubra district: An island of religious tolerance

Culture

The hidden side. A painting by Lebanese artist Leila Jureidini on display at the “Freedom Fighters” exhibition in Beirut. (Leila Jureidini)

Leila Jureidini’s paintings look behind the burqa

Society

Consolidating the path. Pope Francis gestures towards worshippers at the Vatican, March 16. (AFP)

Pope Francis’s visit to Morocco constitutes important step in dialogue of civilisations

Mohamed al-Alawi

Egypt

A young man uses a VR headset on the second day of the World Youth Forum in Sharm el-Sheikh, last November. (AP)

Egypt champions youth conferences but questions remain

Hassan Abdel Zaher