The Arab Weekly

The US House of Representatives took a major step towards sanctioning Egypt for its human rights record with preliminary approval of a measure that could withhold $300 million in military assistance to a long-time US ally. @ByTomFrankhttps://thearabweekly.com/us-congress-moves-cut-us-aid-egypt …

Inspired by music and poetry, Afaf Zurayk in her artwork highlights the influences and themes that gave shape to a lifetime of painting. @samar_kadihttps://thearabweekly.com/lebanese-exhibit-plunges-viewers-world-emotions …

Moroccan banks are doing well in Africa but risks remain high @SaadGuerrhttps://thearabweekly.com/moroccan-banks-doing-well-africa …

"The rise of populism and nationalism across Europe can only fuel Islamophobia."https://thearabweekly.com/misinterpreting-islam-west …

"One of the areas we are very keen is online learning to provide more access to learning for refugees but also to people who seek to pursue continuous learning," says Maysa Jalbout, CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education. @MaysaJalbouthttps://thearabweekly.com/education-arab-world-never-about-money-alone …

Poverty across Iraq caused by years of war, compounded by corruption and economic crises, has led to the rise of a black market in organs that has grown in recent years.https://thearabweekly.com/iraq-emerging-hub-illicit-trade-body-organs …

Egypt marked the anniversary of the January 25, 2011, revolution, which ended the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak, with little fanfare.https://thearabweekly.com/eight-years-egyptians-see-little-change …

Tightening security surrounding tourist entry is a tough task and Cairo will have to walk a fine line between national security and scaring away tourists.https://thearabweekly.com/egypt-fears-isis-militants-entering-tourist-visas …

Former Algerian Army General Ali Ghediri has announced his candidacy for president, defying a ban on military personnel in politics and positioning himself as the main opposition to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s potential fifth term.https://thearabweekly.com/former-algerian-generals-presidential-bid-defies-rules …

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and UN Special Envoy Ghassan Salame have apparently been backing Sarraj’s power moves.https://thearabweekly.com/tripoli-clashes-lack-libyan-support-un-initiative-undermine-salames-standing …

As each Arab country carves out its own policies and objectives within a global context, the notion of pan-Arabism is looking increasingly archaic. @IgnitionUKhttps://thearabweekly.com/regional-pressures-growing-divisions-undermine-arab-summit-beirut …

"For the major Arab League summit to succeed, the myth of Arab unity should once and for all be dispelled, with members accepting the new geopolitical alignments at play." @zayat_imanhttps://thearabweekly.com/it-still-possible-save-arab-league …

"With its idea of a safe zone (in Syria) under Turkish control increasingly looking like a mirage, Ankara is further hemmed in by Moscow." @yavuzbaydar4https://thearabweekly.com/putin-wants-erdogan-yield-right-way-damascus …

Putin praised Turkey for helping stabilise Idlib but emphasised that more joint efforts were needed to combat militants. @BosphorusNewshttps://thearabweekly.com/russia-nudging-turkey-seek-ties-assad-over-syria-security-concerns …

International pressure on Iran is rising as European countries opt for a tougher line against Tehran and oil exports drop under pressure from US sanctions. @BosphorusNewshttps://thearabweekly.com/pressure-iran-grows-europe-gets-tougher-and-oil-exports-fall …

In Africa, the situation is changing as the Arab pressure to stick to an anti-Israel position wanes and governments — 35 of them — find mutual interests with Israel. @KyleWOrtonhttps://thearabweekly.com/after-chad-israel-seeks-unlock-relations-other-african-countries …

"The Muslim public still cares about the Palestinians’ plight and their leaders cannot afford to ignore public opinion altogether." @rashmeerlhttps://thearabweekly.com/why-israel-pushing-reset-relations-muslim-world …

"More than Paris or Rome, it is migrants who have a lot to lose in the French-Italian crossfire as their tragedy continues to unfold." -- Editorialhttps://thearabweekly.com/french-italian-row-complicates-europes-stance-migration-libya …

"Like all other countries, Sudan has enemies and friends but there is little cause for its enemies to conspire against it."https://thearabweekly.com/al-bashir-cannot-pin-sudans-crisis-foreign-plots …

"Those who are betting that the Syrian regime has rehabilitated itself are betting on a fantasy and proving they are detached from reality since the events of 2011."https://thearabweekly.com/syrias-dangerous-new-phase …