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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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, April 4. (AFP)
Support from Trump and Putin boosts Netanyahu’s chances in Israeli elections
April 06, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) attends a news conference with Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah in Kuwait City, March 20. (AFP)
US push to isolate Iran in region faces challenges, uncertainties
March 23, 2019
Looking for a way out. Iranian President Hassan Rohani (C) visits a site in Najaf, Iraq, where Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini spent time while in exile. (dpa)
Rohani seeks ‘channel’ in Iraq to bypass US sanctions
March 16, 2019
White House adviser Jared Kushner looks on during the Middle East summit in Warsaw, February 14. (AP)
No breakthroughs after Kushner’s Mideast tour
March 02, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (L) chats with an unidentified ultra-Orthodox Member of the Knesset during a special session in Jerusalem. (AFP)
Netanyahu’s alliance with far right fraught with risks
March 02, 2019
A 2017 file picture shows a member of the Iraqi special forces wearing a watch belonging to a former ISIS fighter in Mosul’s western industrial district. (AFP)
Renewed fears in Iraq over ISIS resurgence
February 23, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (R) poses with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the Middle East summit in Warsaw, February 14. (Reuters)
Israeli-Polish spat exposes Netanyahu to criticism at home
February 21, 2019
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