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The Arab Weekly
Issue: Sunday 12 May 2019
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Top Stories
Turkey on collision course with Egypt over drilling off Cyprus
Amr Emam
Recurring political shakedowns in Jordan as crown prince comes to the fore
Nazli Tarzi
US ratchets up ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran with military deployment
Thomas Seibert
Sarraj's failed European tour could herald wider shift on Libya war
Michel Cousins
Abir Moussi emerges in Tunisia’s opinion polls as she breaks with political order
Iman Zayat
Interview
Abir Moussi emerges in Tunisia’s opinion polls as she breaks with political order
Iman Zayat
Untangling the ‘conundrum’ of US blacklisting of Muslim Brotherhood
Kelly Kennedy
Economy
Nearly expired food is an inexpensive alternative for Jordanians in Ramadan
Roufan Nahhas
Food consumption soars but economic activity slows in Morocco during Ramadan
Saad Guerraoui
Investing in aromatic roses in Morocco
Mohamed Alaoui
Aswan solar power park highlights Egypt’s renewable energy strategy
Amr Emam
Culture
Iraq’s ‘latmiyat’ rap has youth appeal but conservatives not amused
How Palestinian art evolved under siege
Samar Kadi
Arab writers’ use of foreign languages opens new horizons
Hassan Ouazza
Translating books from Portuguese into Arabic builds bridges with Brazil
Mohamed Hemamsi
Travel
Egypt’s new Red Sea Mountain Trail offers glimpse into nomadic heritage
Marc Espanol-34622
Society
Morocco uses legal and executive arsenal to combat violence against women
Mohamed Alaoui
Arab youth survey reflects ‘need for new social contract’
N.P. Krishna Kumar
Beirut-based technology initiative propping future generations
Samar Kadi
Technology redefining MENA’s travel industry
N.P. Krishna Kumar
News & Analysis
Erdogan gambles big with rerun of Istanbul election
Thomas Seibert
Hamas and Israel clash in worst violence in years
Manuel Langendorf
Leaked files expose Hezbollah’s secret dealings in Venezuela
Simon Speakman Cordall
Saudi Arabia welcomes growing number of pilgrims for umrah
AW staff
Worries mount over Iraq preserving its interests amid US-Iran standoff
Mamoon Alabbasi
Russian-Syrian forces pound Idlib, Turkey shifts attention to Kurdish positions
Sami Moubayed
Defending the ‘Deal of the Century’ while keeping the details secret
Kelly Kennedy
Trump’s Brotherhood move likely to embolden Cairo
Hassan Abdel Zaher
Persecution of Christians seen on the rise in Middle East
AW staff