Off The Hookah with Phil and Cooper Episode #087: Over the Hill: The Iranian Revolution at 40 (feat. Mohammad Shabani) Phil & Cooper
Patients left without medicine amid Turkey’s economic woes Turkey's economic turmoil, coupled with restrictive government regulations, has led pharmaceutical companies to curb supplies, with 20% of patients returning empty-handed from drugstores, according to sector representatives. By Sibel Hurtas
Cairo metro drillings put heritage buildings at risk Construction work on Cairo's third metro line caused cracks in the heritage building that houses El-Galaa Hospital, and residents wonder if more old buildings are at risk. By Moamen el-Kamel
Baghdad defends advantages of Iraq-Jordan agreement from critics Iraq's recent agreement to exchange Iraqi discounted oil with imported goods from Jordan free of customs fees has stirred the outrage of Iraqis. By Mustafa Saadoun
Iraq bulks up border presence as IS escapees try to enter Iraqi forces have sent reinforcements to the border area and are engaging in nightly artillery strikes on IS positions in eastern Syria ahead of an expected US pullout in the near future. By Shelly Kittleson
Why Abbas is shaking up Palestinian security services Expected appointments and replacements within the Palestinian security services may not pass without the blessing of Israel and the United States. By Adnan Abu Amer
Many calls but little action to stop cultural destruction in Yemen Smuggled Yemeni antiquities continue to find customers in the West, despite international outcry to stop the looting and destruction in Yemen. By Mohammed Yahya Gahlan
Netanyahu’s successful operation of unifying the far right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been laboring for the unification of far-right parties. The announcement of HaBayit HaYehudi and National Union parties on running together is his first victory. By Mazal Mualem In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics
Palestinians live in caves to preserve their land The PLO has funded an operation to rehabilitate caves in Area C of the West Bank to allow Palestinian families to remain on their land that is threatened by settlement expansion. By Rasha Abou Jalal In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Likud's mainstreaming of West Bank annexation Annexing West Bank territory to Israel was once considered a far-fetched and even crazy idea in the Likud, but the idea is now being publicly advocated by party members. By Shlomi Eldar
Cowed Egyptians meet Sisi’s power grab with apathy The rare voices who spoke out against the push to extend the president’s term have faced a campaign of intimidation. By Shahira Amin
Veteran peace hands see growing Israeli-Arab alignment in Warsaw While the Palestinians boycotted the meeting in Poland, a number of Arab delegates showed an interest in engaging with US plans for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By Laura Rozen
Turkey fails to win green light for safe zone at Syria summit Iran and Russia’s leaders tell President Recep Tayyip Erdogan he must acquire consent from Damascus to launch an offensive in northeast Syria against Kurdish forces. By Ayla Jean Yackley
Russia, Turkey, Iran discuss Syria amid simmering disagreements Putin, Erodgan and Rouhani meet to discuss Syria's future for the first time since Trump announced the United States would withdraw troops from Syria. By Maxim A. Suchkov
Stadium gates gradually open for Iranian women Years of campaigning is bearing fruit and victory seems just around the corner for civil and women's rights activists in Iran, who have gone the extra mile in convincing the state to open soccer stadiums to Iranian women. By Saeid Jafari
Iran says foreign spy agencies behind terrorist attack in southeast Iranian officials have blamed foreign countries for supporting terrorists that killed 27 border guards belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. By Al-Monitor Staff