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The Arab Weekly
Issue: Sunday 28 Apr 2019
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Top Stories
Jordan’s disabled struggle for acceptance and opportunities in society
Roufan Nahhas
Iran’s proxies know their limits as next front line of showdown with US
Mamoon Alabbasi
War grinds on around Tripoli with extremists and ‘mercenaries’ said to back GNA
Michel Cousins
Tehran opts for brinksmanship as US applies ‘maximum pressure’ on Iranian oil exports
Thomas Seibert
Idlib proves problematic for diplomats in Kazakhstan
Simon
Economy
African Development Bank introduces ‘Souk Al-Tanmia’ in Morocco
Saad Guerraoui
New tariffs leave Egypt’s small steel producers in limbo
Hassan Abdel Zaher
How Saudi Arabia, UAE will stabilise the oil market
Jareer Elass
Market confidence drives global finance chiefs to Saudi Arabia
Culture
Virtual reality museum showcases Palestinian embroidery in Beirut
Samar Kadi
Iraq’s ancient crafts struggling to survive
Oumayma Omar
Algeria’s cinema production intersects with its politics, reflects today’s turmoil
Roua Khlifi
A photographic journey through the Islamic world then and now
Karen Dabrowska
Travel
Morocco’s Essaouira inspires artists, draws tourists and foreign retirees
Faisal Abdul Hassan
Society
Jordan’s disabled struggle for acceptance and opportunities in society
Roufan Nahhas
Spica Tech, the gaming academy turning children into game producers
Samar Kadi
Iraqi youth frustrated with video game ban
Azhar Al-Rubaie
After protests, Algerian women reconquer the public space
Hamid Zanaz
Women at the forefront of Sudan change
Samar Kadi
News & Analysis
Unanswered questions after Netanyahu’s re-election
Kelly Kennedy
Picking a new IRGC commander from the old guard
Ali Alfoneh
Pakistan’s security concerns top Khan’s agenda on visit to Iran
Sabahat Khan
Erdogan between a rock and a hard place
Yavuz Baydar
Row in Turkey’s governing party bursts into the open
Thomas Seibert
Mixed reactions to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood junior members’ initiative
Amr Emam
Ties with Hezbollah put Berri in difficult position
Sami Moubayed
Egyptians approve constitutional changes but political apathy remains
Amr Emam