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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Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (L) speaks during a news conference with the leader of the Conquest Coalition and the Iran-backed Shia militia Badr Organisation Hadi al-Amiri in Najaf, on June 12. (Reuters)
Iraq’s al-Sadr turns to Iran-backed rival in bid to end vote fraud crisis
June 16, 2018
A sign held during a protest against austerity measures in Amman reads,“We are broke.” (AFP)
Jordanians end protests but discontent continues in region
June 09, 2018
Lower water levels are seen on the Tigris River in Baghdad, on June 5. (AP)
Abadi reassures Iraqis over water shortages but crisis likely to re-emerge
June 09, 2018
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (R) and Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr speak at a news conference in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, on May 20. (Iraqi Government)
Iraqi post-election horse-trading in full swing
June 02, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walks inside a hospital in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on May 21. (Palestinian President Office)
Abbas health issues highlight urgency of consensus successor
May 26, 2018
Kingmaker? Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr heads to a polling station during the parliamentary election in Najaf, on May 12. (Reuters)
Sadr faces hard challenges after surprise win in Iraqi elections
May 19, 2018
A Palestinian man throws back an Israeli tear gas canister during protests near the Gaza-Israel the border, on May 18. (AFP)
Palestinians face worsening crises with little hope of redress
May 19, 2018
A member of Kurdish peshmerga casts her vote at a polling station two days before polls open to the public in Erbil, on May 10. (Reuters)
Iraqis vote for new electoral lists led by old candidates
May 12, 2018
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi talks during a campaign rally in Najaf, on May 3. (AFP)
Abadi’s fortunes in Iraqi elections up in face of Iran-backed rivals
May 05, 2018
Vehicles drive under campaign posters ahead of Iraq’s parliamentary election in Erbil, on April 15. (Reuters)
Iraqi Kurds appear more divided than ever ahead of elections
May 05, 2018
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Palestinian National Council meeting in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on April 30. (Reuters)
Abbas scores own goal as fiery speech backfires
May 03, 2018
Staked up issues. A member of Iraq’s electoral commission arranges boxes ahead of the parliamentary elections at a warehouse in Najaf, on April 19. (AFP)
Iraqi Sunnis face greater election challenges than ISIS threat
April 28, 2018
Campaign posters for parliamentary elections adorn a street in Baghdad, on April 19. (AP)
Iraq elections could be an opportunity to curb Iran influence
April 21, 2018
An Iraqi security forces member holds a position near Salaheddine province in the western desert bordering Syria, last November. (AFP)
Iraq points to Syrian border threat as ISIS steps up attacks
April 14, 2018
International outcry. Protesters take part in a demonstration in central London in support of Palestianians in Gaza, on April 7. (AFP)
Israel struggling to justify shootings near Gaza border
April 14, 2018
Iraqi electoral commission employees update voting registries for the May 2018 parliamentary elections. (AFP)
Eyes set on Iran ahead of Iraq elections
April 07, 2018
A protester holding Palestinian flags during clashes with Israeli troops near Gaza’s border with Israel, on April 5. (Reuters)
Gaza deaths highlight urgency of Mideast peace
April 05, 2018
Palestinian Head of the Statistics Authority Ola Awad (L) presents the preliminary results of the general census of population, housing and establishments in Ramallah, on March 28.(AFP)
Arab population statistics renew charged debate on Israel’s future
March 31, 2018
A 2016 file picture shows a member of the PKK-affiliated Yazidi militia, Sinjar Resistance Units, disarming an improvised explosive device near the village of Umm al-Dhiban in northern Iraq. (Reuters)
Iraq reassures Turkey on PKK threat but challenges remain
March 31, 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (R) listens to Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. (AP)
Why did Israel own up to its Syria 2007 air raid?
March 24, 2018