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The Arab Weekly
Issue: Sunday 09 Jun 2019
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Top Stories
Idlib fighting sparks war crimes accusations, Russian-Turkish tensions
Thomas Seibert
Self-doubts further imperil ‘Deal of the Century’ despite economic focus
Mamoon Alabbasi
Sudan likely to hand over Muslim Brotherhood members to Egypt
Amr Emam
Houthis blocking humanitarian, denounced by WFP
AW staff
Boycott-hit Qatar losing regional clout
Faith Salama
Economy
Saudi Arabia forges ahead on ambitious LNG expansion plans
Jareer Elass
Cairo tackles privatisation of public transport sector
Mohamed Hammad
Tunisia moves ahead with smart electricity grid
Riadh Bouazza
Will Iraq have enough electricity for coming hot summer days?
Manuel Langendorf
Culture
Amman’s International Film Festival set for April 2020
Saber Ben Amer
TV drama ‘Al Funduq’ stirs controversy in Iraq
Oumayma Omar
Turkish dam could hold trouble for Anatolia’s cultural heritage and for Iraq
Thomas Seibert
Deficient restoration a problem for Turkey’s heritage
Constanze Letsch
Travel
Amman Citadel standing guard atop city since antiquity
Roufan Nahhas
Society
‘Fun Bus’ a breather for Beirut’s street children
Samar Kadi
Traffic jams, filthy streets, decaying buses turn life in Casablanca into daily nightmare
Saad Guerraoui
Cairo needs more awareness, strict regulations to protect environment
Hassan Abdel Zaher
Lebanese women breaking barriers in civil aviation
Samar Kadi
Ikram 2, Morocco’s plan for promoting rights of women
Youssef Hammadi
News & Analysis
Girding for the ISIS ‘Road Warriors’ next move
Kelly Kennedy
Tensions with Iran draw attention to Egypt’s Brotherhood’s ties with Tehran
Hassan Abdel Zaher
Thoughts
Tehran tangled in web of disinformation
Bracing for unrest, Iran intensifies neighbourhood policing
Lebanon’s delicate balance of power in jeopardy
Political horse-trading weakens Lebanon
Books
Is the fight against extremism winnable?
New book reveals unknown details about how Assad prevailed in Syria