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The Arab Weekly
Issue: Sunday 23 Jun 2019
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Top Stories
Palestinians unanimous in objections to Bahrain conference
AW staff
Security concerns as Egypt fears possible Brotherhood violence after Morsi’s death
Amr Emam
Libya’s guns louder than megaphone diplomacy
Michel Cousins
Syrian refugees feeling increasingly unwelcome in Lebanon
Samar Kadi
Berber identity politics assailed by Algeria’s military chief
Lamine Ghanmi
Interview
The changing face of region’s TV landscape
Khadija Hamouchi
Economy
Expo 2020 Dubai on track, organisers moving fast
N.P. Krishna Kumar
Egypt seeks to upgrade industrial sector through Siemens deal
Mohamed Hammad
Tunisia secures IMF loan tranche but debt concerns rise
Lamine Ghanmi
Investors keeping close eye on Arabian Centres’ IPO
Jareer Elass
Culture
Saudi writer Amina al-Hasan focuses on ‘reality of women’ amid social change
Zaki al-Soudeir
Family group preserves musical heritage of Upper Egypt
Marwa al-Asar
Street art revitalising Beirut with colours and shapes
Samar Kadi
Michael Rakowitz exhibition showcases destruction of Iraqi heritage
Karen Dabrowska
Travel
Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Dahab gaining prominence
Ahmed Megahid
Society
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
AW staff
Attacks in Arabian Gulf threaten global economy
Sabahat Khan
As new problems for Turkey pile up, Erdogan faces key challenge in Istanbul
Thomas Seibert
Despite international outcry, Iran keeps executing children
Jennifer Bell
US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel expected to begin in weeks
Simon Speakman Cordall
Syria says no to restoring ties with Hamas
Sami Moubayed
Anti-refugee sentiment grows in Egypt, sparking restriction fears among Syrians
Ahmed Megahid
Tunisia’s parliament adopts law banning surging candidates from elections, sparks controversy
Lamine Ghanmi
Jordan’s Jerash Festival hopes to be summer draw despite row over artists’ pay
Roufan Nahhas
Special Focus
Iran ramps up information control tactics, misinformation
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