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The Arab Weekly
Issue: Sunday 05 May 2019
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Defeat in eastern Syria forces Baghdadi out of his hideout
Iman Zayat
Burial of Islamist leader in Algeria a bellwether of fading Islamism
Lamine Ghanmi
Wariness grows about role of militants in fighting over Tripoli
Michel Cousins
Palestinians raise stakes in financial face-off with Israel
Mamoon Alabbasi
In Cairo, after Ramadan prayers comes night-time entertainment
Hassan Abdel Zaher
Interview
Momentum for Kurdish independence stalled but is not finished
Gareth Smyth
An Iraqi poet’s view of the merits of literature
Sharmila Devi
Economy
US sanctions on Iran to affect Turkey, India most
Jareer Elass
Lebanon nearing fiscal crunch
Gareth Smyth
Morocco’s public health-care and education sectors facing worst crisis
Saad Guerraoui
Low wheat pricing exasperates Egypt’s farmers
Hassan Abdel Zaher
4IR centre in Dubai marks new step into the future
Sabahat Khan
Culture
In Cairo, after Ramadan prayers comes night-time entertainment
Hassan Abdel Zaher
An Iraqi poet’s view of the merits of literature
Sharmila Devi
Beirut exhibition where art serves philanthropy
Samar Kadi
Striving to build a museum culture in the Middle East
Kelly Kennedy
Syria’s lost heritage stands out in Aleppo’s shell-beaten minarets
Travel
Dubai’s Quranic Park on mission to build cross-cultural bridges
N.P. Krishna Kumar-22991
Society
International camel racing another attraction in Sharm el-Sheikh
Amr Emam
‘Sponsor a Palm’ initiative for conserving Iraq’s famed dates
Oumayma Omar
Syrian TV series shows ‘safe distance’ in post-war chaos to be fake
Nidhal Koushaha
Egypt’s Ramadan fare: Fewer television series, less politics
Mohamed Abdelhadi
News & Analysis
A power struggle between radicals looms in Idlib
Sami Moubayed
In designating Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organisation, the devil is in the detail
Kelly Kennedy
Will US sanctions bring Iran to the negotiating table?
Kelly Kennedy
Time running short in missile row between Turkey and US
Thomas Seibert
Turkey-UAE tensions rise after suspicious death in jail
Thomas Seibert
Signs of closer Egypt-Israel ties in a changing region
Hassan Abdel Zaher
Egypt opposition soul-searching after referendum
Amr Emam
Iraqis see Baghdadi’s video as threat of more terror
Azhar Al-Rubaie
US move towards Brotherhood ban could upend Turkish-Qatari strategies
Thomas Seibert
Thoughts
Issue of Shebaa Farms stirs heated debate in Lebanon
Reckless statements expose Lebanon’s precarious defence strategy
Lebanon nearing fiscal crunch
Spanish election shows there’s hope yet for Europe