Mamoon Alabbasi

Mamoon Alabbasi is Deputy Managing Editor and Online Editor of The Arab Weekly. You can follow him on Twitter @MamoonAlabbasi

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A boy looks on as civilians fleeing the battered Islamic State-held holdout of Baghouz in eastern Syria sit in the back of a truck, February 11. (AFP)
Fate of ISIS children poses special problem for Europe
February 16, 2019
People stand next to metal sculptures at Mount Bental, an observation post in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. (Reuters)
Israel, Iran edge closer to wider confrontation in Syria
January 26, 2019
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim (R) speaks during a news conference with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) after their meeting in Baghdad, January 13. (DPA)
Iraq faces Iran’s pushback against US sanctions
January 19, 2019
Iraqi lawmakers are seen during the first session of the new Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq September 3, 2018. (Reuters)
Iraqi politicians under fire over alleged visits to Israel
January 11, 2019
Iraqi President Barham Saleh (L) meets with Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Jeddah, on November 18. (Iraqi Presidency Media Office via AFP)
Iraq seeks better ties with neighbours amid US-Iran crossfire
November 24, 2018
People hold banners and placards during a protest against fascism and anti-Semitism in New York, on November 10. (William Volcov)
Rising concerns over anti-Semitism in the West
November 17, 2018
Jordanian special forces participate in a drill at King Abdullah II Airbase in Amman, last May. (Reuters)
Jordan remains vulnerable to ISIS but the fight is on
November 17, 2018
A file picture shows Israel’s Deputy Cabinet Minister for Public Diplomacy Michael Oren. (AFP)
Israel bets on both Democrats, Republicans after US elections
November 10, 2018
Israeli forces stand guard in front of a mural at the main entrance of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)
Israel’s cultural war with Palestinians scathes Israeli liberals
November 03, 2018
Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz speaks during a news conference in Amman, last June. (Reuters)
Jordanians divided on economic reforms
October 20, 2018
Iraqi protesters wave national flags and chant slogans during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs in the southern city of Basra, last September. (AP)
Activists call for release of detained Basra protesters
October 20, 2018
Iraqi political activist Mustafa al-Safi sits in The Arab Weekly’s office in London, on October 10. (Mamoon Alabbasi)
Iraqi protests seek ‘change in political system, not just services’
October 13, 2018
The Iraqi honour guard stands at attention during the presidential handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Baghdad, on October 3. (AFP)
In Iraq, political changes mean more of the same
October 06, 2018
Newly elected Iraqi President Barham Salih (L) walks with his predecessor Fuad Masum during the handover ceremony in Baghdad, on October 3. (AFP)
Iraqis agree on new leaders but stability still precarious
October 06, 2018
Newly elected Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi (C) arrives for a meeting during a visit to Basra, on September 18. (AFP)
Endless disputes mar process of naming leaders of top Iraq posts
September 22, 2018
Russian police guard in front of Israeli embassy in Moscow on September 18, 2018. (AFP)
Israel averts crisis with Russia, sees need for better coordination
September 22, 2018
Iranian Ambassador in Iraq Iraj Masjedi speaks outside the new building of the Iranian Consulate in Basra, on September 11. (AFP)
Iraq in crossfire of escalating Iran-US tensions
September 15, 2018
A demonstrator scuffles with Israeli policemen in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar. (AFP)
Palestinians up the diplomatic ante against Israel, US
September 15, 2018
A man walks past a campaign poster of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Najaf. (Reuters)
Abadi edged out of prime minister’s race but real change in Iraq remains remote
September 15, 2018
Hard times. A Palestinian woman walks outside an aid distribution centre run by UNRWA in Khan Younis, on September 4. (AFP)
UNRWA seeks to bridge funding gap but serious challenges remain
September 08, 2018