Regional View Morocco’s economy to benefit as EU drops it from money laundering list The North African country was removed from the list of high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorism financing in a decision announced by the European Commission on Wednesday. Morocco
Regional View Turkey Elections: Erdogan rival ups nationalist tone, vows to send refugees home Casting for nationalist votes in the presidential election runoff, opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu takes a sharpened tone on refugees. Turkey
Regional View Israeli Jews, Palestinians clash at Flag March in Jerusalem Several clashes erupted between Israeli Jews and Palestinians as thousands of people marched from central Jerusalem to the Western Wall. Israel
Iran hangs 3 protesters in Isfahan as executions soar Iran rebuffed calls by rights groups to prevent the execution of three protesters who were reportedly forced into confessions. By Beatrice Farhat In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict
Quick Take Turkey Election: Foreign allies prematurely rush to congratulate Erdogan In a split from standard diplomatic practices, the Turkish President’s foreign allies openly voiced their support of Erdogan ahead of a critical runoff poll. Turkey
Regional View Syria's Assad lands in Saudi Arabia seeking financial incentives at Arab summit Robert Ford, the last US ambassador to Syria, said the Jeddah summit will likely end with “nice promises” in front of the cameras but a different outcome in reality as normalization with Assad, overriding sanctions and the return of refugees face mounting hurdles. Saudi Arabia
Quick Take Turkey lashes out at US over warship anchored in Cyprus The island remains ethnically divided between Turkish- and Greek-Cypriots since Turkey’s military intervention in 1974 in response to a Greek military coup. Turkey
Christians in Jordan welcome progress on inheritance law Experts say the Jordanian Civil Code must differentiate between Christians and Muslims, so that the recent draft law on equal inheritance between female and male Christians can be implemented without controversies. By Rana Husseini