Turkey exerts its own leverage in F-35 jet standoff with US The latest meeting between Russian and Turkish leaders in Moscow indicates Ankara is poised to escalate tensions by rebuffing US threats over F-35 jets. By Metin Gurcan
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IRGC terror designation: Trump's election gift to Netanyahu The US president's decision to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization could allow Israel to better justify action against the group in Syria. By Meir Javedanfar
Putin exploits crisis in US-Turkish relations The Russian president has suggested more defense cooperation with Turkey and says Turkey's president may be willing to coordinate with Syria's Bashar al-Assad. By Week in Review
Human rights report traces Tunisia's bloody past, demands plan for justice Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission has given the government one year to develop an action plan to create a truly just and free democratic state. By Elizia Volkmann
Education and religion to fight IS mentality in Anbar At a college close to the Syrian-Iraqi border, surrounded by the harsh Anbari desert, many women with male relatives still missing have resumed their studies after the area was liberated from the Islamic State. By Shelly Kittleson
Jordanian parliament rejects raising early marriage age to 16 Jordan’s parliament voted against raising the minimum age of marriage in exceptional cases from 15 to 16, disappointing many women and human rights activists. By Sawsan Tabazah
Why was Arab voter turnout so low in Israel’s elections? Palestinian voter turnout in Israeli elections is dropping, as is the number of Arab representatives in the Knesset. By Daoud Kuttab In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics
Is Egypt’s strategic financial plan overly ambitious? The Egyptian Ministry of Finance has an ambitious strategy for the next three years and the International Monetary Fund says Egypt is capable of achieving greater strategic objectives, but some economists on the ground have their worries. By David Awad
Egypt’s Red Sea governorate bans single-use plastics to protect marine, human life The Red Sea governorate will ban the single use of plastic products starting in June, in a bid to reduce pollution that is threatening its biodiversity, which is the main touristic attraction of the area. By Salwa Samir In Giza, reporting on politics
Israeli water pipeline threatens Palestinian agricultural lands The residents of Qalqilya governorate in the West Bank are seeking to block construction of a water pipeline to supply Israeli settlements. By Entsar Abu Jahal
Likud's election day dirty tricks The day after Knesset elections, a public relations firm that worked for the Likud revealed the party's “secret plan” to deter Israeli Arabs from voting. By Shlomi Eldar
Palestine theater pays homage to country's pioneer journalist A new play, "The Owner of Al-Karmil," pays homage to the man who established Palestine's first major newspaper and faced strong pressures at first from the Ottoman Empire and then from Britain, which subjected his co-editor wife to administrative detention. By Ahmad Melhem In Ramallah, reporting on politics
Jordanians questioning the value of hosting World Economic Forum Earlier this month, Jordan hosted the World Economic Forum for the 10th time, but a number of analysts charge that the gatherings have not produced any tangible economic results for the kingdom. By Osama Al Sharif
Why Netanyahu won big outside of Israel’s major cities The election results showed clearly that, contrary to the Likud and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Blue and White party does not have a foothold in Israel’s outlying towns. By Mazal Mualem In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics
Is Blue and White strong enough for life in opposition? The election results have relegated the Blue and White Party, a team created solely to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to the opposition benches. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense