Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

THE PULSE OF
THE MIDDLE EAST

Why Algerian protesters aren't satisfied with Bouteflika's latest 'concession'

Rouhani in Iraq

Salih: Iraq can be a 'bridge to the economies of the region'

Syria

Russian forces will defend Manbij 'the minute Americans leave'

Washington

Record corruption scandal puts spotlight on Iranians in Iran, US

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Editors' picks

Turkey becoming minefield for foreign journalists

Gaza aid cannot wait while Israel holds elections

Women break their silence at Lebanon's monodrama festival

US diplomats speak out against closure of Palestine mission

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Relatives of Palestinian Samah Mubarak mourn during her funeral in Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 9, 2019.

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From our pulses:

From our pulses:

Egypt

Egypt’s first sovereign wealth fund to tap unused assets

Is Egypt isolating Bedouins in south Sinai?

Egypt

Egypt unimpressed by Libya's border wall

Egypt

Egypt considering moves to help empower, elect women

Gulf

Saudi investment fund hires US PR firm to create distance from crown prince

Kuwait’s steady hand in Gulf affairs

Economy and trade

Can Saudi Arabia afford a stimulus?

Gulf

Yemenis divided over Mideast peace deal, Iran

Iran

Do clothes make the woman? An Iranian artist's search for identity

Iranian human rights lawyer Sotoudeh said to receive 38 years in prison

Iran

Rouhani goes to Iraq to boost trade, assert authority at home

Iran

Iran education lags despite nominal budget gains

Iraq

Planning for Yazidi genocide museum underway in Iraq

Iraqi officials stress need to boost Arab ties while balancing relations with Iran

Iraq

Iraqi Kurdistan takes aim at gun control

Iraq

Has Islamic State returned to Iraq?

Israel

Would Israeli unity government advance Trump’s plan?

Israel’s Central Election Committee, at the service of the right?

Israel

Is Israel headed for national unity government?

Israel

Why is two-state solution absent from Blue and White party charter?

Jordan

Women’s rights

Jordanian trail-blazer empowers women through kickboxing

Hundreds of Jordanians march toward capital demanding jobs

Palestine

Palestinians, Jordanians challenge Israel at Al-Aqsa over banned prayer space

Israel

Tensions ramp up on Temple Mount ahead of Trump’s peace plan

Lebanon

Civil marriage resurfaces as hot topic in Lebanon’s politics

Academy fights discrimination with art, music in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley

Lebanon

Meet the women in Lebanon’s government

Lebanon

Lebanese youth open zero-waste market

North Africa

Will Algerian protesters accept ailing president’s offer for reforms?

Armed Militias and Extremist Groups

Intel: How latest beheading could signal jihadi comeback in Tunisia

Institution building

Is Libya's revolution anniversary cause for celebration?

Social Media

Tunisians celebrate landmark ruling against president

Palestine

What was behind Abbas’ visit to Iraq?

Palestine sends surgical team to aid struggling Venezuelans

Palestine

Fatah suspicious after Egypt releases Hamas members

Palestine

Hamas prefers Netanyahu over other prime minister hopefuls

Syria

Turkey’s new Kurdish card in Syria: Kurds themselves

US shifts weapons from Iraq to Syria

Turkey

Turkey faces growing Kurdish insurgency in Syria's Afrin

Turkey

US presence in northern Syria serves the Kurds, not Turkey

Turkey

Turkey's economy sinks into recession

Turkey’s WomanTV offers new voice on women’s issues

Turkey

Cyberization means it's not your daddy's war anymore

Turkey

Mired in recriminations, Turkish-Egyptian ties remain stagnant

Breaking News

2019-03-11T17:35:30

Protect children of IS jihadis, Nobel winner urges Europe

2019-03-11T17:35:03

Iran awards highest honour to Guards elite force chief

2019-03-11T17:15:03

Trump ally says Golan should stay in Israeli hands

2019-03-11T16:35:00

UN warns against stigmatising 'caliphate' children

2019-03-11T15:15:03

Nvidia buys Israeli chipmaker Mellanox for $6.9 bn

2019-03-11T12:45:03

Israel president's wife 'stable' after lung transplant

2019-03-11T10:35:02

Iran rights lawyer Sotoudeh sentenced to 7 years in jail

2019-03-11T08:35:02

Palestinian wounded in Israel border clashes dies: Gaza ministry

2019-03-10T21:05:08

Iran's Rouhani seeks to counter US pressure on first Iraq visit

2019-03-10T20:24:53

Dozens protest statue in defeated Syria cradle of uprising

WOMEN IN THE MIDEAST

Lebanon

Women break their silence at Lebanon's monodrama festival

Women’s rights

Lebanese architect blazes new path

Palestine

How this mother-daughter duo became partners in art

CULTURE

Women’s rights

Do clothes make the woman? An Iranian artist's search for identity

Women’s rights

Turkey’s WomanTV offers new voice on women’s issues

Women’s rights

Start-up nation Israel: Where women are the future

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Defense/Security cooperation

Intel: How Russia is pushing a weapons sale that has roiled US-Turkey relations

Russian influence

How did Lavrov do on his Gulf tour?

Russian influence

Russian FM puts politics above economics on GCC tour

WASHINGTON

Saudi investment fund hires US PR firm to create distance from crown prince

Intel: How US diplomatic attrition is hurting Middle East policy

US struggles to get European troops for Syria

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