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A picture taken during a guided tour by the US Navy (NAVCENT) shows the damage of Japanese oil tanker Kokuka Courageous off the port of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on June 19, 2019. (AFP)

US Navy expert: Tanker attack mine resembles Iranian mines

Sudan

In this handout file photo released on April 16, 2019 by the Twitter account of the official Sudan News Agency (SUNA) shows Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the chief of the military council in Sudan in the capital Khartoum. (AFP)

Sudan's army call for unconditional talks with protesters

East|West

Ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini talks to the media before leaving the Central Office for Combating Corruption and Financial and Tax Crimes, in Nanterre, west of Paris. (AFP)

Former UEFA president’s arrest deepens Qatar-World Cup scandal

East|West

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, seated between National Security adviser John Bolton and U.S. President Donald Trump. (Reuters)

Shanahan pulls out of Pentagon job

Egypt

A man hangs a poster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi as people attend symbolic funeral cerenomy on June 18,2019 at Fatih mosque in Istanbul. (AFP)

Egypt accuses UN of seeking to 'politicise' Morsi's death

A member of security foreign personnel stays guard next to Exxon's foreign staff and Iraqi staff of the West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by ExxonMobil, during the opening ceremony near Basra, Iraq June 17, 2019. (Reuters)

Iraqi official: Rocket hits oil site, wounds 3 Iraqi workers

Latest Issue

Issue: 210 | Sun, June 16, 2019

Top Stories

Tunisian politics shaken by new poll results, leftist split

Nechirvan Barzani’s presidential pick draws mixed reactions from Iraqis

Azhar Al-Rubaie

Resolving Sudan’s crisis could hinge on international guarantees

Mohamed Aboelfadl

Suspected Iran attacks put region on warpath

Yemen’s Houthis lay bare role in confrontation with Saudi Arabia

Moroccan parliament adopts draft law on Amazigh, controversy persists

Opinion

Tackling Arab youth unemployment requires thinking out of the box

Oussama Romdhani

How Iran’s aggression is undermining US stature in the Middle East

Jordanian king marks 20 years in power with continued balancing acts

Mamoon Alabbasi

Hate speech cannot pass for Lebanese patriotism

What the Istanbul election could tell us

Twitter spats replace Mideast peace talks

Sudan is in transition. But to what?

Rashmee Roshan Lall

Editorial

Iran

This picture taken on June 15, 2019 shows tanker ships in the waters of the Gulf of Oman off the coast of the eastern UAE emirate of Fujairah. (AFP)

The dangerous games Iran plays

Arab world

An Iraqi man stands on a dry field in an area affected by drought in the Mishkhab region, central Iraq. (AFP)

The Arab world on World Environment Day

Syria

U..Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia June 7, 2019. (Reuters)

UN chief asks Russia, Turkey to 'stabilise' Syria's embattled Idlib

Saudi Arabia

In this file photo taken on April 30, 2019, Iranian soldiers take part in the "National Persian Gulf day" in the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP)

Saudi urges world powers to secure waterways after twin attacks

Iran

Gas flares from an oil production platform at the Soroush oil fields in the Persian Gulf, south of the capital Tehran, July 25, 2005. (Reuters)

Iran says Europe not cooperating in buying Iranian oil - Fars news

East|West

A Turkish national flag waves as Turkish soldiers take part in a military search and rescue exercise with helicopters and ships near Magosa, Cyprus, on June 12, 2019. (AFP)

Greece, Cyprus pressure EU to act over Turkey gas drilling as Ankara digs in

Syria

A local official meeting a wounded Syrian at a hospital in the regime controlled Aleppo after rocket fire killed 12 civilians in a regime-held village in northwestern Syria, June 17, 2019. (AFP)

Syria clashes kill 45 fighters: monitor

Kuwait

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah attends the opening session of a summit of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Saudi holy city of Mecca in the early hours of June 1, 2019. (AFP)

Kuwait emir to visit Iraq Wednesday

Iraq

An Iraqi soldier runs while US and New Zealand coalition forces participate in a training mission with Iraqi army soldiers at Taji base, April 17. (AP)

Rockets hit Iraqi base hosting US forces

East|West

Technicians put the finishing touches to the restored imperial theatre at the Fontainebleau palace in Fontainebleau some 60 kms south-east of Paris. (AFP)

UAE gift helps French palace reopen 'forgotten theatre'

East|West

US Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher is shown in an undated photo in Iraq, provided on May 24. (Reuters)

Elite US Navy Seal goes on trial for Iraq war crimes

Iraq

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr delivers a sermon at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central Iraqi city of Najaf, June 05. (AFP)

Sadr warns Iraqi government to complete cabinet within 10 days

Palestine

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, last February 24. (Reuters)

Will Israel attend Mideast workshop in Bahrain?

Sudan

Sudanese uniformed officers walk outside the anti-corruption prosecution's offices in the capital Khartoum on June 16, 2019, while the country's ousted president appears there over charges of corruption and illegal possession of foreign currency. (Reuters)

Sudan's Bashir charged on corruption in first public appearance since ouster

Culture

A journey back to the desert. Mena Massoud as Aladdin (L) and Will Smith as Genie in Disney’s live-action adaptation of the 1992 animated classic “Aladdin.”(AP)

Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ remake bridges film and tourism industries in Jordan

Culture

Thought-provoking. Installation view of Jameel Prize 5 joint-winner Marina Tabassum’s work at Jameel Arts Centre. (Art Jameel and Dani Baptista)

Jameel Prize exhibit in Dubai showcases ‘breadth of the legacy of Islamic design and visual culture’

N.P. Krishna Kumar

Travel

An Iraqi man stands next to boats in Dhi Qar. (Rashad Salim)

Safina Project resurrects ancient Iraqi vessels on Euphrates River

Interview

A carefully crafted experience. Founder of MENA Speakers and KnoWhoMarket Saana Azzam.(Courtesy of Saana Azzam)

Online platforms bringing visibility to knowledgeable voices

Khadija Hamouchi

Culture

Breathtaking journey. Former Tunisian stuntman and director Nejib Ben Azouz in Cannes, last June. (Courtesy of Nejib Ben Azouz)

The story of an Arab stuntman in Hollywood

Society

Catching up. Iraqi men take part in an Iraqi government’s literacy programme for adults in the holy city of Najaf.(AFP)

The Arab world needs literacy programmes more than ever

Nesrine Romdhani