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Trump

A young Syrian boy poses with small scale model, representing the way he sees the reconstruction of Aleppo. (Reuters)

Trump cannot outsource Syria’s reconstruction to Saudi Arabia

Gregory Aftandilian

Saudi Arabia

Fahd al-Khamisi’s cartoon about governments’ failure to solve problems. (Fahd al-Khamisi)

Saudi reforms open wider horizons for cartoonists

Mohamad Abdelhadi

Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Moscow, on May 9. (Reuters)

US needs a new strategy for Middle East and North Africa

Khairallah Khairallah

Saudi Arabia

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) is welcomed by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (C) during a visit to Riyadh, on April 29. (AP)

Wide backing in GCC for Trump’s decision, Riyadh vows to match any Iranian nuclear programme

Mohammed Alkhereiji

Iran

US President Donald Trump displays a presidential memorandum after announcing his decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement, on May 8. (Reuters)

Gathering storm over Trump’s nuclear deal walkout

Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) pose next to Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Paris, on April 10. (AFP)

Saudi-Lebanese relations show signs of improvement, at least for now

Middle East

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz uses binoculars to follow the “Gulf Shield 1″ military drills, on April 16. (Saudi Royal Palace)

A new Middle East is slowly starting to take shape

Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (C) and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) attend an event to launch the Qiddiya project in Riyadh, on April 28. (Saudi Royal Palace)

Saudi entertainment industry begins to take shape

US

A worker attaches an OPEC poster at the organisation’s headquarters in Vienna. (AP)

US-OPEC polemic over oil prices reflects different strategies