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  • Saudi Arabia
Muslim pilgrims touch the wall of the Kaaba during Tawaf al- Ifada after Arafat day during the annual haj pilgrimage at the grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on August 21, 2018. (Reuters)
Millions mark Eid al-Adha in Saudi Arabia
  • Turkey
US rejects Turkey's offer to free pastor
  • Syria
Putin, Merkel meeting yields no results
  • Top Stories
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Ankara, Turkey August 15, 2018. (Reuters)
Qatar rushes to Turkey’s aid as Erdogan’s crisis with US deepens
Thomas Seibert
  • Iran
At an impasse. An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran. (AFP)
Washington on the watch as Iran protests gather steam
Thomas Frank
  • Lebanon
A worker cultivates plants at a cannabis plantation in the village of Yammouneh in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley. (AFP)
Hezbollah control of the Bekaa Valley threatened as Lebanon mulls legalising medicinal cannabis
Nicholas Blanford

Latest Issue

Issue: 170 | Sun, August 19, 2018
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Top Stories

ISIS remains as a covert force across Syria and Iraq
Simon Speakman Cordall
Hezbollah control of the Bekaa Valley threatened as Lebanon mulls legalising medicinal cannabis
Nicholas Blanford
Iraq protests bubble up over poverty, corruption
Manuel Langendorf
Millions of Muslims converge on Mecca to perform ‘smart haj’
Samar Kadi
Trump’s arm-wrestling with Erdogan likely to worsen
Thomas Frank
Qatar rushes to Turkey’s aid as Erdogan’s crisis with US deepens
Thomas Seibert
Full Edition

Opinion

Turkey, US rushing towards an irreparable rupture
Yavuz Baydar
Abadi’s stance against Iran is no small feat
Khairallah Khairallah
Iran’s supreme leader: Not infallible, after all
Ali Alfoneh
US and Israel collude on Palestinian erasure
Mark Habeeb
Can Imran Khan’s Pakistan balance Riyadh and Tehran?
Rashmee Roshan Lall
Without strong political will, Libya’s elections uncertain
Michel Cousins
In grinding face-off with Islamists, Caid Essebsi hit two birds with one stone
Amine Ben Messaoud
© Yaser Ahmed for The Arab Weekly
Cartoon by Yaser Ahmed

Editorial

  • Iran
A police patrol vehicle is seen with holes created by sharpnel from a blast in the village of Diraz, Bahrain, June 19, 2017. (Reuters)
Iranian aggression in Bahrain part of a troubling pattern
Editorial
  • US
Fadwa Tlaib, an aunt of Rashida Tlaib points to a young Rashida in a 1987 picture with her mother Fatima and brother Nader at the family house in the West Bank village of Beit Ur al-Foqa. (AP)
The victory of Rashida Tlaib in the Detroit primary
Editorial
  • Tunisia
High hopes. Tunisians chant slogans during a demonstration to demand equal inheritance rights between men and women, on August 13. (AFP)
Tunisian president tests controversial issue of equal inheritance
Lamine Ghanmi
  • Egypt
Members of the Egyptian security forces form a perimeter at the scene of a suicide bombing in Mostorod in eastern Cairo, on August 11. (AFP)
Egypt fears new wave of Muslim Brotherhood violence
Amr Emam
  • Cover Stories
Turkish businessmen stand in front of a currency exchange office in response to the call of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Turks to sell their dollar and euro savings to support the lira, on August 14. (Reuters)
Amid row with US, Turkey’s search for ‘new allies’ has few viable options
Thomas Seibert
  • Gulf
Fighters from the Iran-backed Al-Ashtar Brigades carry weapons at a training camp in an undisclosed location. (Reuters)
Iran responds to US pressure with new attempts to destabilise Bahrain
AW staff
  • Syria
Members of the Lebanese security forces check the identity cards of Syrian refugees as they head to their homes in Syria’s Qalamoun region after leaving Arsal. (AFP)
Russia makes public push for the return of Syria’s refugees
Sami Moubayed
  • Iraq
An Iraqi woman holds a sign and chants slogans during a demonstration against unemployment in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square. (AFP)
Iraq protests bubble up over poverty, corruption
Manuel Langendorf
  • Libya
Former Libyan Ambassador Aref Nayed. (AFP)
Muslim Brotherhood opponent announces bid for Libyan elections
Lamine Ghanmi
  • Maghreb
Strong growth. Tourists visit the Mausoleum of Mohamed V in Rabat. (AFP)
Morocco sees rising number of Chinese tourists
Saad Guerraoui
  • Cover Stories
The Turkish flag flies at the Turkish Embassy in Washington. (Reuters)
Trump’s arm-wrestling with Erdogan likely to worsen
Thomas Frank
  • Egypt
Out of need. An Egyptian street vendor sells traditional hats in Old Cairo. (Reuters)
Young, middle-class Egyptians compete with street vendors
Shirin Al-Daydamouni
  • Opinion
Don’t you wish! A Lebanese young man, carrying the national flag, reads a graffiti on concrete blast walls on the road leading to the governmental palace in Beirut. (AFP)
Lacking opportunities, Lebanese youth are growing disillusioned and desperate
Udeid Nassar
  • East|West
Italy in urgent need of national deradicalisation strategy
Mahmud el-Shafey
  • Saudi Arabia
Unforgettable experience. Muslim pilgrims arrive at Jeddah airport prior to the start of the annual haj in Mecca. (AFP)
Jeddah shines as Saudi Arabia’s main gate for haj pilgrims
AW staff
  • Egypt
For a peaceful coexistence. Minarets of a mosque and a cross above a church in the El-Marg district of Cairo. (Reuters)
Egypt plans new museum to promote religious tolerance
May Ashraf
  • Yemen
Inside look. Poster of Amr Gamal’s “Ten Days Before the Wedding.”
Aden film-makers hope to triumph over war
Saleh Abou Odhel
  • Egypt
A view of the seafront in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. (AFP)
Egypt’s ‘bride of the Mediterranean’ is a year-round destination for tourists
Marwa al-A’sar
  • Iraq
Reviving memories. A group of tourists prepares to tour Baghdad historic quarters as part of the Baghdad Downtown initiative. (Oumayma Omar)
Baghdad Downtown initiative helping preserve city’s architectural heritage
Oumayma Omar
  • Culture
Lulwa Al Khalifa's "Blind Faith." (Karen Dabrowska)
Khalil Gibran’s writings bring inspiration to London exhibition
Karen Dabrowska
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