Jonathan Lessware

[Arab News @arabnews]

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily.

[Arab News @arabnews]

#SPOTLIGHT: #Britain & #Iraq signed a landmark deal to swiftly return unauthorized migrants, aiming to restore order to the #asylum system. Can it turn the tide? https://t.co/XGqsbRLrGo

[IBA News @IBAnews]

In an @arabnews article by @JLlessware on political double standards reducing the effectiveness of the @IntlCrimCourt (ICC), by ignoring rulings to protect allies, #IBA Executive Director @MarkEllisIBA says Member States should meet their obligations. Read https://t.co/O3eAqxEwSH

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#SPOTLIGHT: Doctors at PFBS Hospital in northern Gaza call food shortages their “greatest crisis,” says @MedicalAidPal. UN monitors say 2 of 3 famine thresholds are met https://t.co/O8fKq5Pp7o

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#SPOTLIGHT: The sustainable framework required for the success of the last major Israel-Palestine peace meeting in Camp David was lacking in July 2000. Read the full story https://t.co/3XebDll1y5

[Caroline Rose @CarolineRose8]

I spoke to @jlessware for @arabnews about my recent report with @Carolyn_Moorman for @NewLinesInst on what a US withdrawal from #Iraq could mean for Iraqi military capabilities.
https://t.co/S4N9KkHXf7

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The termination of a #USAID-funded education project in Iraq from the @SesameWorkshop illustrates the demise of America’s #softpower machine in the Middle East
https://t.co/8G2kCjJF0H

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#SPOTLIGHT: As the #USAID funding cut coincides with #Ramadan, how might it impact food security & economic development in vulnerable #Arab states? https://t.co/br4mtVlA06

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#SPOTLIGHT: Could cutting aid weaken America’s global influence & strategic alliances in conflict-prone regions like the #MiddleEast? Read more here https://t.co/br4mtVlA06

[Arab News | Sport @ArabNewsSport]

The world’s best @wsl #surfers are competing in #AbuDhabi thanks to the most advanced wave pool ever built bringing a world-class surf spot to the Gulf #SurfAbuDhabiPro @surfabudhabi
https://t.co/VGR2RBH4Yi

[Arab News | Sport @ArabNewsSport]

The #SurfAbuDhabiPro is the first @wsl Championship Tour event to take place in the Middle East where investment is growing in action sports @surfabudhabi
https://t.co/VGR2RBH4Yi

[Arab News @arabnews]

#SPOTLIGHT: A turning point in #Sudan’s war? As the army pushes RSF out of Khartoum, experts say the country could fracture into rival territories. https://t.co/jjgInqrGgE

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#SPOTLIGHT: #UK-#GCC free trade deal is expected to eliminate tariffs, reduce trade barriers & facilitate business cooperation in key sectors like #AI & #renewables https://t.co/oQrWtYMnfw

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#SPOTLIGHT: #Britain’s financial woes & US President #Trump’s trade wars loom over negotiators working to get the #UK-#GCC free trade deal over the line https://t.co/oQrWtYMnfw

[Arab News @arabnews]

#SPOTLIGHT: A real estate mogul with no prior foreign policy experience, #MiddleEast envoy Steve Witkoff fits the #Trump mold as a loyal & a tough negotiator https://t.co/Lg31wZfK0K

[Arab News @arabnews]

#Morocco’s ambassador to the UK @AmbHHajoui has come face to face with his predecessor from 400 years ago - an exquisite portrait of an emissary sent to meet Queen Elizabeth I in 1600 @BarberInstitute @unibirmingham Read more: https://t.co/26mjQ1d5Ih

[Arab News @arabnews]

Father of #KareemBadawi, the Palestinian-American student killed in #NewOrleansTerrorAttack, tells Arab News how the death of his "smart, polite and friendly" son has left his family heartbroken
https://t.co/JNybzLOCxT

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#SPOTLIGHT: #France’s military withdrawal from #Chad “is good news for #BokoHaram” & bad news for the battle against the extremist group in the #LakeChad region, says @UlfLaessing of @KAS_africa https://t.co/qfTR1D8hn2

[Haid Haid @HaidHaid22]

Fallout from Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel continues to spread. Now, a fourth front in Israel’s war is at risk of igniting in Syria. But it is Tehran – not Damascus – that is calling the shots, I argue in my latest. https://t.co/9HRNkDTeUr