AW staff

Author Articles

A 2007 file picture of former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. (AP)
Tunisia's former president Ben Ali dies in Saudi exile, leaves mixed legacy
September 21, 2019
Last chapter begins. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (C) looks on after speaking to supporters at his Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, September 18.(Reuters)
Netanyahu seeks to stay in power despite Likud’s failure to win parliamentary election
September 21, 2019
End of the journey. A 2008 file picture shows a cameraman filming the anchor of Future TV station at a new studio in Sin al-Fil, east of Beirut.(AFP)
Cash-strapped Future TV suspends operations after 26 years on air
September 21, 2019
A cry for freedom. Saudi human resources professional Mashael al-Jaloud, 33, walks past women wearing niqab at a commercial area in Riyadh.(AFP)
Saudi women scrap traditional abaya in bold bid for more freedom
September 21, 2019
Waiting for change. An Iranian woman watches a football game with her friend at a cafe in Tehran. (Reuters)
Banned from stadiums, Iran’s female football fans watch from a distance hoping FIFA can help
September 21, 2019
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi in Riyadh, April 17. (Saudi Royal Court via Reuters)
Iraq scrambles to distance itself from attack on Saudi oil facilities
September 18, 2019
Giving a hand. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the Department of State in Washington, last March . (AP)
Egyptian human rights advocates decry US release of military aid
September 14, 2019
Burning questions. Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (C) is seen sitting between Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) and commander of Iran’s al-Quds Force Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, September 10. (AP)
Shia cleric al-Sadr raises eyebrows in rare Iran visit
September 14, 2019
On mission to beat Netanyahu. Benny Gantz (C) and Yair Lapid (R), leaders of Blue and White alliance, arrive for a news conference in Tel Aviv. (Reuters)
Victory for Netanyahu’s Likud Party ‘hanging by a thread’ before vote
September 14, 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel appears on the screen of a video camera as she delivers a speech at the lower house of Parliament, Berlin, September 11. (AFP)
German conference could remove Libya from deadlock of French-Italian rivalry
September 12, 2019
In this file photo taken on October 13, 2011, Nabil Karaoui, founder of Nessma TV, poses in his studio in Tunis. (AFP)
Tunisian presidential contender in jail as election nears
September 11, 2019
Hope in a better future. Tunisian businessman Kamel Ghribi. (Courtesy of Kamel Ghribi)
Tunisian tycoon calls for EU debt relief, harsher reforms from government
September 03, 2019
Close coordination. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) meets with Saudi Deputy Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz in Washington, August 28. (SPA)
Saudi deputy defence minister discusses Yemen, Iran during US visit
August 31, 2019
A member of the paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces explains how to use weapons to new recruits in Basra, August 4. (Reuters)
Israel’s involvement in Iraq raids risks inflaming regional tensions
August 24, 2019
US Representative Ilhan Omar (R) speaks as US Representative Rashida Tlaib listens during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, last July. (AP)
Israel bars entry to US congresswomen, risks showdown with Democrats
August 17, 2019
Muslim pilgrims pray as they watch thousands of pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, ahead of the Haj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 9. (AP)
Haj rituals begin with over two million Muslims in Mecca
August 09, 2019
A security guard and policemen are seen outside the first branch in India of Doha Bank, in Mumbai on April 29, 2015. (AFP)
Qatari bank accused of funding jihadists
August 07, 2019
Saudi women arrive at Abha Airport in the popular Saudi mountain resort of the same name. (AFP)
Saudi women gain new freedoms, including right to travel, access to work opportunities
August 03, 2019
Reason to worry. Saudi-led coalition officials show US Central Command chief US Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie weapons used in Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, July 18. (Reuters)
Houthis’ Iran-enabled ascent in the Gulf raises security risks
July 27, 2019
Continued bloodshed. People look at a vehicle destroyed following a car bomb near Somali parliament in Mogadishu on June 15, 2019. (AFP)
Newspaper revelations implicate Qatar in Somalia bombing
July 26, 2019