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The Arab Weekly
Issue: Sunday 08 Dec 2019
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Top Stories
In first visit to Morocco, Pompeo discusses Iran threat, security cooperation
Saad Guerraoui
Tensions escalate in Algeria over presidential election
Lamine Ghanmi
Turkey isolated in its Syria policy as Erdogan fails to secure NATO backing
Thomas Seibert
Iraq new flashpoint for US-Iran tensions, troop buildup mulled
Thomas Seibert
Lebanese mothers struggle to keep protests non-violent
Samar Kadi
Interview
UNICEF sees regression for children’s welfare in Arab World
Sharmila Devi
Book offers unprecedented detail on Hezbollah’s structure
Gareth Smyth
Economy
Iraq protests have barely affected oil production
Could Egypt cut into Qatar’s gas market?
Ahmed Fouad
Tunisia tries to boost local garment industry as it struggles with foreign imports
Sana Adouni
Morocco reviews free trade partnerships to tackle deficit
Mohamed Alaoui
Culture
Dubai Design Week offers region its largest creative festival
N.P. Krishna Kumar
‘Carthage Days’ celebrates contemporary art in Tunis
Roua Khlifi
London exhibition explores Britain, Middle East ties
Karen Dabrowska
Travel
London exhibition explores Britain, Middle East ties
Karen Dabrowska
Society
On Emirates’ glittering coast, pearl trade lives on
UNICEF sees regression for children’s welfare in Arab World
Sharmila Devi
Extreme poverty digs deeper into Arab region
Mohamed Hammad
News & Analysis
Uncertainty shrouds formation of a new government in Lebanon
Samar Kadi
New UN nuclear chief vows to be ‘firm and fair’ in Iran dispute
Thomas Seibert
Nile dam talks end in Cairo with no deal
Hassan Abdel Zaher
Sarraj-Erdogan deal sparks anger, wariness across region
AW staff
Lebanese mothers struggle to keep protests non-violent
Samar Kadi
Is a Middle Eastern naval war looming?
Ahmed Fouad
Turkey-GNA maritime deal rings alarms in Egypt
Amr Emam
For Iraqi protesters, PM’s resignation is ‘a drop in the ocean’
Azhar Al-Rubaie
Fallout on Syria from Lebanon’s crisis is not just economic
Simon Speakman Cordall
Regime targets medics in ‘brutal’ anti-terror effort, report charges
Thomas Seibert
Demands of restive population to challenge Tunisia’s next government
Lamine Ghanmi
Cautious optimism precedes GCC summit
Mohammed Alkhereiji
Thoughts
New IAEA chief’s greatest challenge may lie with Iran
More bloodshed, harsher repression in Iran’s protests
Hezbollah is seeking foreign help to protect its power
Lebanon at new crossroads but deadlock likely to endure
Books
Book offers unprecedented detail on Hezbollah’s structure
Taking a new look at women of ISIS
Environment
Year after poisoning disaster, Iraq seeks end to its water crisis