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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
Ties with Hezbollah put Berri in difficult position
Sami Moubayed
Mixed reactions to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood junior members’ initiative
Amr Emam
Egyptians approve constitutional changes but political apathy remains
Amr Emam
Opinion
How Muslims should deal with bigotry and hate
Deciphering Trump’s surprising stance on Libya
Gregory Aftandilian
Christchurch to Colombo: The unseen arc?
Rashmee Roshan Lall
Trump ends sanctions waivers to deprive Tehran of oil lifeline
Jareer Elass
New phase of cat-and-mouse tussle between US, Iran begins
Gareth Smyth
The benefits of close Iraqi-Saudi ties
Majed al-Samarai
Hezbollah still has a (destructive) role to play
Udeid Nassar
ISIS attacks in Sri Lanka
Editorial
Sudan needs a new generation of leaders
Khairallah Khairallah
New set of Iran sanctions
Editorial
Why Netanyahu is backing West Bank annexation
Geoffrey Aronson
When Hezbollah foolishly beats the drums of war
Makram Rabah
After protests, Algerian women reconquer the public space
Hamid Zanaz
How Saudi Arabia, UAE will stabilise the oil market
Jareer Elass
Iranian economy
Yaser Ahmed
Renewed insurgency in Daraa highlights Western failures
Kyle Orton
Syria’s Assad and Iraq’s PMF at the service of Iran
Nazli Tarzi
Under pressure from US, Iran brings Houthi rebels into the fray
Iman Zayat
A wave of arrests amid Algeria’s game of thrones
Francis Ghiles
Sudanese caught between military and Islamists and they want neither
Mohamed Abul Fadhl
