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The Arab Weekly
Issue: Sunday 01 Dec 2019
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Top Stories
Iraqi PM resigns in wake of deadly crackdown, protesters vow to carry on
Nabil Z. Ahmed
Erdogan-Sarraj deal risks scuttling diplomatic efforts, entangles GNA in border dispute
Michel Cousins
Mass arrests follow unprecedented wave of unrest in Iran as more turbulence looms
Thomas Seibert
No end in sight for political impasse in Lebanon amid fears of ‘economic free fall’
Samar Kadi
GCC officials urge unity against Iranian threats
Mohammed Alkhereiji
Interview
Interview with journalists’ freedom advocate Nidal Mansour
AW staff
Economy
Saudi Arabia to increase defence spending over Iran threats, despite budget cuts
Jareer Elass
Muscat launches advanced electronic payment system
AW staff
Cairo clears energy production from waste recycling
Mohamed Hammad
Tunisia optimistic over energy prospects with new gas field
AW staff
Culture
Equipping Arab children with the tools of art
Raya Al-Jadir
‘The Lady of the Sea,’ a new face of Saudi cinema
Hiba Yassine
Egyptian cinema draws inspiration from the Mexican silver screen
Marc Espanol
News & Analysis
Erdogan boosts military support to GNA, Sarraj backs Turkey’s maritime claims
Michel Cousins
Delegates to Syria constitutional talks fail to meet, disagree on agenda
AW staff
Cairo newsroom raid drives fears over press freedoms
Special correspondent
MENA police chiefs debate regional threats
Saad Guerraoui
Muscat launches advanced electronic payment system
AW staff
Tunisia optimistic over energy prospects with new gas field
AW staff
Tunisia’s Islamist party’s chief resigns, exposing rifts within Ennahda leadership
Lamine Ghanmi
Authorities remove and ban ten Muslim Brotherhood’s preachers from mosques
Ahmed Megahid
European support for Algeria’s protests finds no takers
Lamine Ghanmi
Why Doha condoned Iranian attacks on Saudi installations
AW staff
Baghdad targets media outlets covering protests
Azhar Al-Rubaie
Hezbollah, Amal turn to violence as ongoing protests shake Lebanon’s sectarian system
Simon Speakman Cordall
Sudan abolishes anti-women law, dissolves Islamist party
AW staff
Riyadh, Abu Dhabi see eye to eye on regional challenges
AW staff
Egypt sentences jihadist returned from Libya to death
AW staff
Books
Equipping Arab children with the tools of art