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The Arab Weekly
Issue: Sunday 25 Aug 2019
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Top Stories
Hostility mounts against Syrian refugees in Egypt
Ahmed Megahid
Women set to play key role in Tunisian presidential elections
Iman Zayat
Saudi women secure another rights milestone
Mohammed Alkhereiji
Iranian oil tanker on course for new escalation with United States
Thomas Seibert
Attack on Turkish convoy in Syria strains Ankara’s alliance with Moscow
Thomas Seibert
Interview
Egyptian thinker sees ‘no salvation without separation of religion and politics’
Mustafa Abid
Economy
Lebanon fails to woo Gulf tourists despite lifting of travel ban
Samar Kadi
With eye on Vision 2030, Saudi ramps up privatisation efforts
Jareer Elass
New challenges to Lebanese economy as Fitch downgrades credit rating
Simon Speakman Cordall
Egypt seeks economic opportunities in shipping
Mohamed Hammad
Culture
Souk Okaz Festival blends Arab heritage with modern culture
Habib Lassoued
Society
Dar Amneh, the safe house for Jordanian women
Roufan Nahhas
Saudi women secure another rights milestone
Mohammed Alkhereiji
‘Fateen,’ a children’s TV series with a message
Nahed Khuzam
Egyptians do not trust their media
Ahmed Jamal
News & Analysis
Arrest of candidate unsettles first lap of Tunisia’s presidential race
Lamine Ghanmi
India-Pakistan tensions could be a worry for Gulf countries
Sabahat Khan
Souk Okaz Festival blends Arab heritage with modern culture
Habib Lassoued
Dar Amneh, the safe house for Jordanian women
Roufan Nahhas
‘Fateen,’ a children’s TV series with a message
Nahed Khuzam
Egyptians do not trust their media
Ahmed Jamal
Lebanon fails to woo Gulf tourists despite lifting of travel ban
Samar Kadi
New challenges to Lebanese economy as Fitch downgrades credit rating
Simon Speakman Cordall
Egypt seeks economic opportunities in shipping
Mohamed Hammad
Europe grapples with ISIS returnees and their families
Stephen Quillen
Dismissal of Kurdish mayors fuels opposition’s fears of new wave of repression in Turkey
Thomas Seibert
Foreign influence sinks rebels’ morale to its lowest in Idlib
Kyle Orton
Attack on Turkish convoy in Syria strains Ankara’s alliance with Moscow
Thomas Seibert
Sudan engages peaceful transition after crisis − but challenges abound
Mohamed Abulfadl
Thoughts
Something is rotten in the state of Lebanon
Why the US decided that Lebanon’s affairs are its business