Opinion

A son of a Houthi supporter sits on the back of a truck with food aid in Sana’a
The Houthis’ real enemy is their own people
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Iman Zayat
Young teachers take part in a protest demanding their integration in the civil service as employees of the education ministry in Rabat
Medium-term prospects are uneven across Maghreb
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Francis Ghiles
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner
Trump’s peace plan has been designed to fail – exactly like its predecessors
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Jonathan Cook
Workers carry signs in solidarity with Mourad Eulmi, the head of the Algerian family-owned firm SOVAC, a partner of Volkswagen AG, questioned in court about corruption accusations in Algiers
Algeria’s generals fail to see turmoil’s toll on economy
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Francis Ghiles
Ekrem Imamoglu, candidate of Turkey’s secular opposition Republican People’s Party, makes a statement after his election victory, in Istanbul, June 23, 2019
Will Istanbul results finally see Turkey’s CHP get it together?
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Stephen Starr
The Pardis petrochemical complex facilities is seen in Assalouyeh on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, Iran
Iran’s petrochemical ambitions in tatters after new wave of US sanctions
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Jareer Elass
Netanyahu's electoral magic may be deserting him
Forget Trump’s 'deal of the century'. Israel was always on course to annexation
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Jonathan Cook
People watch a live broadcast of a televised debate between Istanbul's mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim (R) and Istanbul's deposed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu (L)
What the Istanbul election could tell us
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Stephen Starr
London Mayor Sadiq Khan (R) and British Home Secretary Sajid Javid
In Trump’s world, there are no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ European Muslims
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
Imamoglu’s rise on the political scene is an existential threat to Erdogan and his ruling party
Will Imamoglu score victory in Istanbul election again?
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Yavuz Baydar
Popular Mobilization Forces
Iraq's security heart is still troubled
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Diyari Salih
An Iranian woman works on her laptop in Tehran
Tehran tangled in web of disinformation
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Claude Salhani
Should anyone but Binyamin Netanyahu be elected Israeli prime minister in the next go-round, the landscape could change considerably
US peace plan comes unglued over Israel’s election rerun
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Kelly Kennedy
A Saudi soldier stands guard at the press centre for the Arab and Islamic summits in Mecca, May 30
Iran’s ‘non-aggression’ talk fools no one
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Iman Zayat
Leaders of Islamic countries pose for a group picture ahead of Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, early Saturday, June 1, 2019
Mecca summits reflect Arabs' defensive strategy towards Iran
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Khairallah Khairallah
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) speaks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh
Arab states exercise restraint as US-Iran tensions simmer
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Iman Zayat
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they pose on the West Wing colonnade in the Rose Garden at the White House
Trump and Netanyahu share similar bluster but want no war with Iran
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Gregory Aftandilian
A view of a street in Vilvoorde, Belgium
This European country’s deradicalisation plan actually works
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Stephen Starr
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani at the State Department in Washington
Qatar is not the mediator the Arab world needs
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Iman Zayat
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends a news conference in Riga, Latvia, May 16
How serious is Ankara in reaching out to the EU?
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Yavuz Baydar
Iraqis protest near the provincial council building in Basra, last March
In Iraq, political assassinations are back
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Bahira al-Sheikhly
Years of power grab have eradicated Turkey’s semi-democracy
Erdogan’s Istanbul grab is no surprise
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Yavuz Baydar
Algerian students demand the overthrow of the "system" during protests in the capital Algiers
Can Algeria’s army lead the quest for a modern state?
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Francis Ghiles
A US fighter jet lands on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier during exercises in the Arabian Gulf
Iran under the shadow of war as risks mount
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Ali Alfoneh
An election banner with pictures of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and ruling party mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim is seen over the Galata bridge in Istanbul
Erdogan’s Istanbul grab is no surprise
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Yavuz Baydar
US President Donald Trump
How Trump’s move might impact Maghreb’s Islamists
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Alaya Allani
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu’s defunct strategy to keep Hamas at bay
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Alon Ben-Meir
The banner reads in French "We do not want a non-recognised degree nor a corrupted government"
The problem with corruption
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Oussama Romdhani
The Muslim Brotherhood could seek judicial review to determine whether the designation is legal
In designating Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organisation, the devil is in the detail
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Kelly Kennedy
A Muslim worshipper breaks his fast during Iftar at the end of the first day of Ramadan
Corporate West embraces Ramadan but culturally it’s a work in progress
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Rashmee Roshan Lall