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The Arab Weekly
Issue: Sunday 29 Sep 2019
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Top Stories
Deflecting blame at the UN
AW staff
No US-Iran summit at UN, tensions soar
Thomas Seibert
Jacques Chirac remembered as ‘friend of the Arab world’
Samar Kadi
Eruption of protests triggers speculation about who’s fanning the flames of unrest
Amr Emam
Nabil Karoui says could challenge election outcome, in TAW interview
Lamine Ghanmi
Interview
Nabil Karoui says could challenge election outcome, in TAW interview
Lamine Ghanmi
Economy
Mediterranean tourism jolted by Thomas Cook’s collapse
Jareer Elass
Sudan announces 9-month plan to rescue economy
Eager for tourism, Saudis build more hotels and end abaya restrictions
Iraq turns to China to boost economy
AW staff
Culture
Arab talents shine at El Gouna Film Festival
Hassan Abdel Zaher
Sale’s International Women’s Film Festival features Tunisian cinema
Zakia Abdelnabi
Cultural frenzy sweeps Beirut with international art exhibits
Samar Kadi
Travel
Cap Bon’s Menzel Temime is a hidden gem in Tunisia’s northeast
Roua Khlifi
Society
Back-to-school expenses prove prohibitive for Tunisian families
Radhia Guizani
Mansoori's space quest inspires all young Arabs
Claude Salhani
Jordan teachers’ strike underscores educational woes, exasperates parents
Roufan Nahhas
News & Analysis
US sanctions to spare Hezbollah’s political allies, for now
Simon Speakman Cordall
Iraq seeks to reassure Saudi Arabia amid Iran-US tensions
Mamoon Alabbasi
Russia-Turkey-Iran plan for Syria shuns Kurds, US
Sami Moubayed
Sudan’s Revolutionary Front prepares for talks with Khartoum
Ahmed Megahid
Controversy surrounds Egypt’s construction of presidential palaces
Ahmed Fouad Anwar
Tunisian election front-runner says ‘uncomfortable’ with detention of rival
Lamine Ghanmi
Kurdish publishing house struggles with bans as state repression escalates
Constanze Letsch
Iran’s oil trade struggles for survival in the shadows as it tries to evade sanctions
Sabahat Khan
Thoughts
Is it wise for Arabs to support Gantz for Israeli prime minister?
Whether Netanyahu or Gantz, Team Israel will stay on the same page