Iman Zayat

Iman Zayat is the Managing Editor of The Arab Weekly.

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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) during a meeting with Lebanon’s former prime ministers Tammam Salam, Fouad Siniora and Najib Mikati (from L to R) in Jeddah. (SPA)
Saudi Arabia’s multipronged strategy to clip Iran’s wings in Arab countries
July 20, 2019
A fresh perspective. Saudi Arabia’s new Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan (R) presents her credentials to US President Donald Trump in Washington. (Twitter)
Momentum building for stronger US-Saudi ties
July 13, 2019
Firm grip on Yemenis’ lives. A son of a Houthi supporter sits on the back of a truck with food aid in Sana’a. (Reuters)
The Houthis’ real enemy is their own people
July 06, 2019
A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chants slogans during a military drill in the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP)
How Iran’s aggression is undermining US stature in the Middle East
June 15, 2019
Backpedalling. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al-Thani during the emergency Arab summit in Mecca, May 30. (AP)
Qatar enters third year of crisis but no lessons learnt
June 08, 2019
A Saudi soldier stands guard at the press centre for the Arab and Islamic summits in Mecca, May 30. (AP)
Iran’s ‘non-aggression’ talk fools no one
June 01, 2019
With one voice. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) speaks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh, May 2. (SPA)
Arab states exercise restraint as US-Iran tensions simmer
May 25, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani at the State Department in Washington, last April. (AP)
Qatar is not the mediator the Arab world needs
May 18, 2019
Challenging the system. Abir Moussi, leader of the Free Destourian Party. (Courtesy of PDL)
Abir Moussi emerges in Tunisia’s opinion polls as she breaks with political order
May 11, 2019
Where it belongs. An Islamic State flag lies in an encampment in Baghouz after the city’s liberation by Syrian Democratic Forces, March 23. (AP)
Defeat in eastern Syria forces Baghdadi out of his hideout
May 04, 2019
Houthi fighters shout slogans as they attend a rally in Sanaa, March 26. (Reuters)
Under pressure from US, Iran brings Houthi rebels into the fray
April 27, 2019
Up in the air. A Russian flag waves as a Syrian soldier walks on a roof of a military post overlooking the Damascus-Aleppo highway in Rastan. (AP)
Is Russia-Iran marriage of convenience unravelling in Syria?
April 20, 2019
A swirl of suspicion. Afghans return home at the Islam Qala border with Iran in the Herat province, last February. (AP)
Iran’s ticking time bombs in Syria could prove difficult to uproot
April 13, 2019
A statue by Tunisian artist Hedi Selmi Ariana. (Ariana Municipality)
Tunisia’s ‘City of Roses,’ where heritage blends with beauty
April 13, 2019
Consolidating stature. Young Saudis waving the national flag next to a poster of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (AFP)
Saudi moves against regional rivals bearing fruit
March 09, 2019
A future beyond Earth. Emirati astronauts Sultan al-Neyadi (L) and Hazza al-Mansoori during an interview in Dubai, February 25.(AP)
A new Arabian Peninsula in the making
March 02, 2019
Ideological indoctrination. A Houthi rebel films with his cell phone as his comrades and their supporters watch on a big screen a speech given by leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a rally in Sana’a. (AFP)
The false narrative surrounding the war in Yemen
February 23, 2019
Stealing the limelight. Tunisian poetess Amani Zaibi performs on stage during the 8th season of the Prince of Poets classical poetry competition. (Prince of Poets)
‘Prince of Poets’ rekindles grand tradition of classical poetry
February 16, 2019
An art of a thousand colours. Emirati poet Sheikha al-Mtiri recites a poem as she takes part in the eighth season of “Prince of Poets,” February 12. (“Prince of Poets”)
The seductive appeal of Arabic poetry
February 16, 2019
A file picture shows Tunisian Salafists shouting slogans as they gather in front of a courthouse in Tunis. (AFP)
Cult-like ‘Quranic school’ exposed in Tunisia
February 09, 2019