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Turkey

More manoeuvres. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends a news conference in Riga, Latvia, May 16. (Reuters)

How serious is Ankara in reaching out to the EU?

Lebanon

Brewing storm. Public sector workers hold Lebanese flags during a protest against cuts to their salaries in downtown Beirut, April 17. (Reuters)

Lebanon’s youth losing hope over economy

Rami Rayess-23754

Syria

Fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are seen at a camp in the countryside of the northern Syrian province of Idlib, last August. (AFP)

Radicals’ dominance in Idlib increases risk of tragedy

Algeria

A man sits at a bus station decorated with the national flag in Algiers. (Reuters)

Foreign interference sparks heightened concern in Algeria

Sudan

A Qatar airways plane prepares to land at Khartoum International Airport, March 31. (AFP)

Why Sudanese are wary of outside influence as they press for civilian rule

Sudan

Sudanese protesters chant slogans in Khartoum, May 14, one day after an attack by security agents loyal to ousted President Omar al-Bashir. (AFP)

Sudan needs to dismantle al-Bashir’s armed militias

Mohamed Aboelfadl

© Yaser Ahmed for The Arab Weekly

Iran's aggression by proxy

Iran

Port officials take a photo of the damaged tanker Andrea Victory at the Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 13, 2019. (Reuters)

Iran’s old ways are self-defeating

Khairallah Khairallah

Iran

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. (Reuters)

Escalating tensions with Iran highlight vulnerability of the Strait of Hormuz