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Syria

Iran-backed Shia fighters use a helmet to draw sniper fire, during clashes in the town of Hejeira near Damascus. (AP)

Facing mounting challenges, Iran mobilises its proxies in Syria

UAE

Emirati commercial pilot Bakhita al-Muhairi. (The Arab Weekly)

New generation of Emirati women breaking down social barriers

Saudi Arabia

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit (L) and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir attend a press conference at the end of the Arab summit in Dhahran, on April 15. (AFP)

Arab summit denounces Iran’s ‘blatant interference’ in the region, re-endorses Arab Peace Initiative

Mohammed Alkhereiji

Maghreb

Tunisians look at lists of candidates for the upcoming municipal elections in the city of Ariana, on April 14.(AFP)

Independents are the wild card in Tunisia’s municipal elections

Syria

UN vehicles are seen outside the hotel where experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons are staying in Damascus, on April 19. (AFP)

Syria strikes bring sound and fury but do not signify much

Simon Speakman Cordall

Turkey

Turkish men are seen in front of poster flags of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, in Istanbul, on April 19. (AFP)

With snap election, Erdogan moves to consolidate power till 2028

Latest Issue

Issue: 153 | Sun, April 22, 2018

Top Stories

Independents are the wild card in Tunisia’s municipal elections

With snap election, Erdogan moves to consolidate power till 2028

New generation of Emirati women breaking down social barriers

Facing mounting challenges, Iran mobilises its proxies in Syria

Arab summit denounces Iran’s ‘blatant interference’ in the region, re-endorses Arab Peace Initiative

Mohammed Alkhereiji

Syria strikes bring sound and fury but do not signify much

Simon Speakman Cordall

Opinion

Editorial

The Arab Weekly

The Arab Weekly’s third anniversay.

The Arab Weekly turns 3

Iran

The launching of an Emad long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile in an undisclosed location in Iran. (Iranian Defence Ministry)

Iran under fire

Iran

Former Deputy Head of Iran’s Department of Environment Kaveh Madani. (Instagram)

Madani’s resignation sheds light on Iranian power play

Egypt

Tourists talk to a receptionist at a hotel in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Hurghada, on February 18. (AFP)

Resumption of direct flights from Moscow brings hope to Egypt’s tourism sector

Economy

Algeria’s main commercial harbour for importing and exporting goods in Algiers. (AFP)

Algeria draws Europe’s ire by cutting imports, boosting trade with China

Books

Haitham al-Hajj, head of the General Egyptian Book Organisation. (GEBO)

Despite hardships, head of Egypt’s book organisation holds on to optimism

Hassan Abdel Zaher

Turkey

Greek Coast Guard vessels sail next to Mikros Anthropofas (L) and Megalos Anthropofas (R) islets near the island of Fournoi in Greece.(Reuters)

New tensions rise between old rivals Turkey and Greece

Palestine

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a conference in Ramallah, on April 11. (Reuters)

Hamas, Fatah complicate Egypt’s mediation as they trade accusations