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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud stands behind US and Saudi flags at the State Department, in Washington, October 14, 2020. (AFP)

Biden, Salman speak as US targeting of Saudi crown prince intensifies

News & Analysis

A file picture shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C-R) meeting with US Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (L), commander of the US Central Command (USCENTCOM). (AFP)

Pentagon top brass gear up for US future strategies in the region

News & Analysis

Drones are seen during a large-scale drone combat exercise of the Iranian army, in Semnan, Iran. (AFP)

Iran-backed faction in Iraq launched drone attack on Saudi palace

Sudan

Sudanese security forces deploy outside the Khartoum courthouse during the trial of Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir in the Sudanese capital, on July 21, 2020. (AFP)

Sudan moves to restructure security services after unrest

News & Analysis

An Emirati walks past a screen displaying the “Hope” Mars probe at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai on July 19, 2020. (AFP)

The Middle East edition of ‘Star Wars’ takes shape

Haitham El-Zobaidi

News & Analysis

A file picture shows Hezbollah and Amal supporters waving Hezbollah and Iranian flags. (AP)

The Middle East needs to revisit identity-based politics

Latest Issue

Issue: 254 | Sun, April 26, 2020

Top Stories

Washington green-lights Israeli government’s move to annexation

Gulf countries seen as well-positioned to weather storm

For Muslims in Arab world, Ramadan is unlike any before

Opinion

Voodoo economics leads Tunisia to the brink

The return of high commissioners an early sign of Biden’s hubris

Haitham El-Zobaidi

A key fact the Iranian regime should heed

Mohamed Khalfan Sawafi

Why Donald Trump is the Martin Luther of our time

Geoffrey Aronson

News & Analysis

An October 2014 file shows two US Navy F-18E overflying Iraq after conducting an airstrike. (AFP)

US hits pro-Iran militias in Syria, in first Biden military move

Tunisia

Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi recieves US Ambassador in Tunis, Donald Blome in the Government headquarters in Tunis, on 24 February 2021. (Tunisian government official Facebook page)

Tunisian political crisis edges closer to 'internationalisation'

News & Analysis

Israeli navy ships manoeuvre at the military port of Ashdod, southern Israel, on July 29, 2018. (AFP)

Iran suspected in explosion on Israeli-owned ship in Arabia Sea

News & Analysis

US President Joe Biden and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (AFP/ REUTERS)

US, Saudi leaders discuss bilateral ties, Iranian threats

News & Analysis

A file picture shows former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, centre, arriving at the parliament building, in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)

Maliki eyes Iraq’s premiership again despite declining fortunes

News & Analysis

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani meets with President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces Nasr Al Hariri, February 22, 2021 in Doha. (twitter)

Qatar reactivates role in Syria amid hopes of regional influence

News & Analysis

Prime Minister-designate Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah speaks during a news conference, Feb. 25, 2021 in Tripoli, Libya. (AP)

Libya’s new PM delays submitting cabinet lineup, sparks questions

Lebanon

Judges at United Nations-backed Lebanon Tribunal hand down a judgement in the case of the suspects in the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in Leidschendam, Netherland,s August 18, 2020. REUTERS

UN extends Lebanon’s Hariri tribunal for two years

Environment

An electric bus runs in the southern Moroccan city of Marrakech. (AFP)

Morocco ranks best in MENA in 2021 Green Future Index

News & Analysis

An Iranian man votes during parliamentary election at a polling station in Tehran on February 21, 2020. (AFP)

US sanctions dominate debate in run-up to Iran’s elections

News & Analysis

A file picture a worker from the Israeli gas-drill Tamar platform in front of the Mari-B platform in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. (AFP)

Qatar pledges to co-fund gas pipeline from Israel to Gaza with EU

Interview

Wafaa Alsaidy, the Sana’a general coordinator for non-governmental organisation Medecins Du Monde. (Medecins Du Monde).

Funding shortage exacerbates Yemen’s humanitarian crisis

Khadija Hamouchi

Opinion

Voodoo economics leads Tunisia to the brink

The return of high commissioners an early sign of Biden’s hubris

Haitham El-Zobaidi

A key fact the Iranian regime should heed

Mohamed Khalfan Sawafi

Why Donald Trump is the Martin Luther of our time

Geoffrey Aronson

Culture

The Giralda bell tower and the Giralda Bar in Seville, where an Islamic 12th-century bathhouse was uncovered during renovations works. (AFP)

Well-preserved 12th century hammam uncovered in Seville

UAE

A view of the interior of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. (AFP)

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque works to preserve iconic chandeliers

Culture

The medina of Chefchaouen by camera of Manuel Lama. (casarabe facebook)

Morocco’s ‘Blue Pearl’ featured in stunning photo exhibition

Culture

Tunisian Actor Khaled Houissa plays the role of the prosecutor in “13 Garibaldi Street” . (Facebook)

’13 Garibaldi Street’ a rare Tunisian TV series outside Ramadan

Culture

A 5000-year-old mass production brewery discovered by archeologists in the ancient city of Abydos at Sohag Governorate in Egypt. (AP)

Egypt archaeologists unearth ‘oldest beer factory in the world’

Egypt

Actor Hesham Gamal plays the role of Youssef. (facebook)

Egyptian comedy with political innuendo is a hit on YouTube

Mohammad Abdul Hadi