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Palestinians unanimous in objections to Bahrain conference

Security concerns as Egypt fears possible Brotherhood violence after Morsi’s death

Libya’s guns louder than megaphone diplomacy

Syrian refugees feeling increasingly unwelcome in Lebanon

Berber identity politics assailed by Algeria’s military chief

Interview

TV and film production veteran Khulud Abu Homos. (Courtesy of Khulud Abu Homos)

The changing face of region’s TV landscape

Khadija Hamouchi

Economy

Expo 2020 Dubai on track, organisers moving fast

N.P. Krishna Kumar

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi (L) and Joe Kaeser, chief executive of German engineering group Siemens attend the inauguration of major power stations in the energy sector, at Egypt’s new administrative capital, north of Cairo, Egypt, July 24, 2018 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency. The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via. (Reuters)

Egypt seeks to upgrade industrial sector through Siemens deal

A Tunisian public sector worker holds a poster criticising IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde in Tunis, last November.(AP)

Tunisia secures IMF loan tranche but debt concerns rise

A view of the Mall of Dhahran, operated by Arabian Centres in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

Investors keeping close eye on Arabian Centres’ IPO

Culture

A painting by artist Nour al-Masri. (Al Arab)

Saudi writer Amina al-Hasan focuses on ‘reality of women’ amid social change

Zaki al-Soudeir

Mazameer El Nil musicians play Upper Egyptian music. (Marwa al-A’sar)

Family group preserves musical heritage of Upper Egypt

Street art in Beirut. (Courtesy of Dihzahyners)

Street art revitalising Beirut with colours and shapes

“The Breakup” from the exhibition of Michael Rakowitz in London. (Karen Dabrowska)

Michael Rakowitz exhibition showcases destruction of Iraqi heritage

Karen Dabrowska

Travel

A fancy cafe and restaurant in Dahab. (Ahmed Megahid)

Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Dahab gaining prominence

Society

TV and film production veteran Khulud Abu Homos. (Courtesy of Khulud Abu Homos)

The changing face of region’s TV landscape

Khadija Hamouchi

News & Analysis

Egypt’s president given right to appoint judges

Hassan Abdel Zaher

Iraq, Kuwait wary of effects of US-Iran tensions

Attacks in Arabian Gulf threaten global economy

As new problems for Turkey pile up, Erdogan faces key challenge in Istanbul

Despite international outcry, Iran keeps executing children

US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel expected to begin in weeks

Simon Speakman Cordall

Syria says no to restoring ties with Hamas

Anti-refugee sentiment grows in Egypt, sparking restriction fears among Syrians

Tunisia’s parliament adopts law banning surging candidates from elections, sparks controversy

Jordan’s Jerash Festival hopes to be summer draw despite row over artists’ pay

Special Focus

Iranians surf the internet at a cafe in Tehran, Iran. A government push for a ‘halal’ internet in the country means more control after 2011 protests. (AP)

Iran ramps up information control tactics, misinformation

RightsCon venue in Tunis.

Meeting on digital human rights convenes in region for first time

Thoughts

The radical left provides Iran’s ‘useful idiots’ in the West

US congressional concerns mount over escalating US-Iran tensions

EU combats terrorism on social media but radicalism endures

The terrible link between jihadists and Islamophobes

Opinion

Muslim Brotherhood designs fuel Sudan divisions

Impact of US sanctions on Iran

Algeria’s battle of the wills

Why demise of Deal of the Century might be welcomed by all parties

Mohamed Aboelfadl

Mystery fires in Iraq kill dream of food self-sufficiency

Iran treads on shaky ground amid escalatory indications

The radical left provides Iran’s ‘useful idiots’ in the West

Tallha Abdulrazaq

US congressional concerns mount over escalating US-Iran tensions

Gregory Aftandilian

EU combats terrorism on social media but radicalism endures

The terrible link between jihadists and Islamophobes

Rashmee Roshan Lall

Why Turkey’s turbulence will be a long-lasting, thorny affair

Lebanon’s boycott of Bahrain meeting is another wasted opportunity

Syria still faces uphill struggle to return to international fold

Before boycotting Manama, remember Madrid

Khairallah Khairallah

MENA’s displaced on World Refugee Day

Investors keeping close eye on Arabian Centres’ IPO

In Morsi’s death, Egyptian newspapers missed an opportunity to regain credibility

Amid turmoil, Algeria remains a riddle wrapped in mystery