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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

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

Yemen

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

Saudis take control of Yemen's Aden to diffuse tensions

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

Turkey

Soldiers and military vehicles at a Turkish staging area in the Turkish town of Akcakale along the border with the Syrian town of Tal Abyad. (DPA)

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

Tunisia

Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied reacts after exit poll results were announced in a second round runoff of the presidential election in Tunis, October 13. (Reuters)

Exit polls predict landslide presidential victory for Tunisia's Kais Saied

Stephen Quillen

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

As they rock Syrian boat, Erdogan and Trump ignore consequences

Patronage system, a source of Iraq’s many woes

In the Middle East, Egypt-Israel ties stand out

Geoffrey Aronson

Does Europe have a policy on Algeria?

China curtailing Iran business as US tightens sanctions

Russia deepens private military footprint in Libya, Africa

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

Maghreb

A nationwide crackdown on crime

Hundreds arrested in police crackdown on crime in Casablanca

Saudi Arabia

A view shows the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. (Reuters)

Two killed in incident at Saudi Aramco's SASREF refinery - statement

Lebanon

Firefighters extinguish flames after fires broke out around the village of Meshref in Lebanon's Shouf mountains, southeast of the capital Beirut on October 15, 2019. (AFP)

Cyprus, Greece help Lebanon fight forest fires

Syria

This picture taken on October 15, 2019 shows smoke rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the first week of Turkey's military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters. (AFP)

US demands Syria ceasefire, slaps sanctions on Turkey over incursion

Tunisia

People queue outside a polling station during the second round of the presidential election, in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, October 13. (AP)

Tunisia’s voter turnout high in decisive presidential vote

Stephen Quillen

East|West

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (AP)

EU condemns Turkey's Syria offensive

Maghreb

Pressured Morocco’s CGEM boss resigns over Algeria remarks

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

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

Economy

Costly project. A map of Iran locating Jask.(AFP)

Iran works to reroute oil exports away from Strait of Hormuz

Interview

A shift from romanticism. Raja Shehadeh, a Palestinian author, lawyer and human rights campaigner. (Courtesy of Raja Shehadeh)

Why Raja Shehadeh sees hope for Palestinians despite current ‘disenchantment’

East|West

A turning point. French Police officers attend a ceremony to honour three police officers and an administrative worker killed by a suspected radicalised attacker, at the Police Prefecture in Paris, October 8.(Reuters)

Deadly stabbings of French police officers point again to complacency in face of Salafist extremism

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

Society

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

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

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

Society

Palestinian feminist fashion items are on display at a shop in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The slogan reads in Arabic "a woman's voice shakes mountains". (AFP)

Muslim feminists looking for a third way

Culture

Untold story. “Memory and Loss” by Ali Raza Garmiany.(Gulan)

‘Road Through Kurdistan’ stops in London

Karen Dabrowska