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  • Palestine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday, January 31, 2023. (AP)
Blinken's talks with Palestinians, Israelis limited to damage control, no new initiatives
  • Iraq
A man holds money as he poses for a picture at a foreign currency exchange market in Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters).
Iraq’s Sudani admits to fraudulent currency transfers, pins blame on predecessor
  • North Africa
CIA Director William Burns meets Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah in Tripoli, in mid-January.  (Facebook)
US pushes for Libyan elections as key to settlement, rejects 'transitional phase'
  • Gulf
New Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim al-Budaiwi. (Twitter)
Gulf Cooperation Council appoints new secretary-general
  • Tunisia
Tunisia's President Kais Saied meets Prime Minister Najla Bouden at the Carthage Presidential Palace in Tunis, January 23, 2023. (Tunisian Presidency)
Tunisian president blames hatred of parliament for ultra-low voter turnout
  • Maghreb
Tourists walk in old city of Morocco's Marrakesh, May 12, 2022. (AFP)
Morocco hopes for more tourism investments to spur economy

Latest Issue

Issue: 254 | Sun, April 26, 2020

Top Stories

Washington green-lights Israeli government’s move to annexation
AW staff
Gulf countries seen as well-positioned to weather storm
Sabahat Khan
For Muslims in Arab world, Ramadan is unlike any before
AW staff
Full Edition

Opinion

Twenty years ago: the debate we should have had on Iraq
James J. Zogby
The big picture in Lebanon
Khairallah Khairallah
The end of the road for Syria’s opposition?
Haid Haid
Iraq is a captive country
Farouk Yousef
© Yasser Ahmed for The Arab Weekly
Cartoon by Yasser Ahmed
  • News & Analysis
Iraqi security forces stand guard outside a mountain tourist spot which was hit with artillery bombardment in the Zakho district village of Parakh in the north of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, July 22, 2022. (AFP)
Turkey's push into Iraq risks deeper conflict, further destabilising region
Amina Ismail
  • Palestine
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas reads a statement in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, January 31, 2023. (AFP)
Isolated and helpless, Palestinian president blames Israel for violent escalation
  • Sudan
A man marches with a Sudanese national flag as protesters gather in the Arbaeen district of Omdurman, the twin city of Sudan's capital, December 19, 2022. (AFP)
Foreign power play continues to set hurdles for Sudan political transition
  • Lebanon
A man leaves a currency exchange shop in Sidon, Lebanon. (Reuters)
Lebanon devalues currency by 90% starting February 1
  • Turkey
A member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq. AFP
Eight rockets fired at Turkish base in Iraq, no claim of responsibility
  • Palestine
Palestinian children walk around the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank, January 30, 2023. (AFP)
Palestinians face risk of removal as Israel vows to expand settlements
ISABEL DEBRE
  • Turkey
Visitors wait in line, in queue to enter the Hagia Sophia mosque in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. (AFP)
Turkey's tourism gains in war-hit 2022 but trade deficit widens
  • Iraq
A herd of buffaloes stands in the waters of Iraq's southern Chibayish marshes in Dhi Qar province as water levels recover following a rainy period.  (AFP)
After drought, winter rains revive Iraq's famed marshlands
  • Egypt
A clothes shop owner waits for customers at a popular market in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters)
Egypt rolls out early Ramadan discounts as inflation soars
  • Saudi Arabia
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang holds a news conference, January 15, 2023. (AFP)
China seeks stronger economic ties with Saudi Arabia
  • Iran
An Iranian woman uses an ATM machine at a branch of the Bank Melli Iran, at the Grand Bazaar of Tehran, Iran. (AP)
Iran, Russia link banking systems amid Western sanctions
  • Qatar
From left, Claudio Descalzi, the CEO of Italy's ENI, Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, Lebanese caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayad and TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne, shake hands after they sign an agreement in Beirut, Lebanon, January 29, 2023. (AP)
Qatar joins Lebanon gas exploration consortium

Opinion

Twenty years ago: the debate we should have had on Iraq
James J. Zogby
The big picture in Lebanon
Khairallah Khairallah
The end of the road for Syria’s opposition?
Haid Haid
Iraq is a captive country
Farouk Yousef
© Yasser Ahmed for The Arab Weekly
Cartoon by Yasser Ahmed
  • Iran
A file picture of Masud Kimiai  (Facebook)
Pioneering Iranian filmmaker banned from travel after backing protests
  • Sports
President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino gives a speech during the FIFA Club World Cup draw ceremony, in Sale north of Morocco's capital,  January 13, 2023. (AFP)
FIFA anxious to reboot Club World Cup in Morocco
  • Culture
Visitors attend an event commemorating the Holocaust, in which a 16th century Torah scroll that survived the Holocaust was officially unveiled, at Crossroad of Civilisations Museum, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 28, 2023. (Reuters)
UAE museum unveils Holocaust-era Torah scroll in tolerance push
Bushra Shakhshir
  • Culture
A general view inside a tomb after the announcement of the discovery of 4,300-year-old sealed tombs in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, in Giza, Egypt, January 26, 2023. (Reuters)
Archaeologist hails possibly 'oldest' mummy yet found in Egypt
  • Culture
Armed men allied to Yemen's internationally-recognised government pose for a photograph at Awwam Temple, also known as the Mahram Bilqis, in Marib, Yemen. (AP)
Yemen and Lebanon sites added to UNESCO world heritage list
  • Culture
Saudi herder Mansour al-Qatula is pictured next to his animals during the annual King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Rumah desert, January 10, 2023. (AFP)
In Saudi Arabia, camel-whisperers use ‘special language’ to train herd
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