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Mass Protests in Iraq Rattle Iran and Proxies Issue 225, Year 5 UK £2 October 6, 2019 www.thearabweekly.com EU €2.50 Tunisia’s What went wrong election blues with Doha’s athletics championships? Pages 4 Page 9 First soldiers, then teachers: Turkey widens presence in northern Syria Thomas Seibert Under pressure by voters to send 3.6 million Syrian refugees home, Turkish President Recep Istanbul Tayyip Erdogan’s government Freedom chants. A demonstrator takes part in street protests in Baghdad, October 2. (Reuters) is stepping up efforts to create s the Turkish govern- secure conditions and new in- ment considers a military frastructure in parts of Syria. An- incursion into north- kara has built hospitals, restored A eastern Syria, Ankara is schools and trained personnel in widening its presence in other north-western Syria and Turkish Mass protests in Iraq parts of the neighbouring country media reports say it is planning by setting up university branches. to build an industrial zone in the An Islamic sciences faculty is to region to create 7,000 jobs. be opened in Syria’s Azaz, an edu- The statement about the new cation faculty in Afrin and a fac- faculties followed a warning from rattle Iran and proxies ulty of economics and administra- Erdogan, who, on October 1, said tive sciences in al-Bab, Turkey’s Turkey had no choice but to act Anti-corruption protests were coupled with expressions of official Gazette said. The faculties alone to set up a “security zone” will be created by Gaziantep Uni- in eastern Syria, given the lack resentment of Iranian encroachment in Iraq. Protesters chanted: versity in southern Turkey. of progress during talks with the United States. It was Erdogan’s “Baghdad is free, free. Iran get out, out.” most direct indication of a mili- Gaziantep University in tary incursion. Mamoon Alabbasi killed since protests began October 1. Increasing signs of Iraqis’ rejec- southern Turkey will Washington regards the YPG Aside from Baghdad, all areas that tion of subservience to Iran seems establish an Islamic as its most important local ally witnessed large demonstrations to have pushed Tehran towards a sciences faculty in Azaz, in the fight against the Islamic London were in Iraq’s southern Shia-major- more aggressive posture in terms an education faculty in State and has tried to find a com- ity provinces. of its options in Iraq. During the Afrin and a faculty of promise with Ankara but Turkish ass anti-government Observers said hostility towards unrest, it became more vocal economics and Defence Minister Hulusi Akar told demonstrations calling Iranian meddling in Iraq had in- about its willingness to use Iraqi US Secretary of Defence Mark Es- for an end to state cor- creased in those areas in the past territory to strike at Washington’s administrative sciences per in a phone call October 3 that ruption, improvement few years, especially after the de- interests if the United States at- in al-Bab, all in north- Ankara would end its work with M western Syria. of basic services and access to job feat of the Islamic State as people tacked Iran. the United States on establishing opportunities in Iraq appear to have had to deal with poor living condi- On October 3, Iraq’s Foreign the “security zone” if Washington rattled Iran and its Iraqi proxies. tions in times of relative peace. Ministry summoned Iranian Am- The three towns are in north- stalled on the issue, Akar’s minis- While calling for the dismissal of The Iranian Foreign Ministry ad- bassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi western Syria, in regions Turkey try said. the government in Baghdad, many vised its pilgrims who are intending to denounce comments he made twice since 2016 sent forces to Turkey says it plans to resettle protesters expressed discontent to travel to Iraq for Arbaeen, which on Iraq’s Dijlah TV that Iran would drive back the Syrian Kurdish Peo- up to 3 million Syrians in 140 yet- with militia leaders and politicians begins October 19, to delay their “strike back anywhere, including ple’s Protection Units (YPG) mi- to-be-built towns inside the “se- who are openly — or perceived to be journeys until conditions ease in (in) Iraq,” in retaliation for a US at- litia and Islamic State fighters to curity zone.” Ankara put the cost — backed by Tehran. the country. An estimated 1.8 mil- tack against Tehran. protect its border. of the project at around $26 bil- Anti-corruption protests were lion Iranians took part in the Arbae- Gaziantep University, in the lion and called for international coupled with expressions of resent- en pilgrimage to Iraq last year. Mamoon Alabbasi is Deputy border province of Gaziantep, had funding. ment of Iranian encroachment in Senior Iranian clerics and state- Managing Editor and Online Editor establihed a vocational training Iraq. Protesters chanted: “Baghdad sanctioned media in Iran accused the of The Arab Weekly. school in the Syrian border town Thomas Seibert is an Arab is free, free. Iran get out, out.” United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia of Jarablus in 2018. Weekly correspondent. Nearly 100 people were reported of being behind the Iraqi protests. P2-3,6 For US group, Egypt matchmaking app is a catch Marc Espanol relationships. erations, especially regarding ing to divorce in Egypt and in our during which it received finan- “Our vision is to help millions authentication of accounts Arab society,” said Ali. “Any suc- cial, legal and technical support, and millions worldwide into find- and its strict confidential- cessful relationship is [based as well as access to the Flat6Labs’ Cairo ing the right life partner in a safe, ity. This is particularly the on] complementarity, as each network of partners and inves- healthy and culturally accepted case with women, who partner complements the im- tors. atch Group, a US digi- manner,” said Shaymaa Ali, co- have the option to hide or perfect in the other, accepting By the end of the programme, tal company providing founder of Harmonica. blur their pictures, give his flaws, characteristics of his the application had attracted dating services and the Harmonica gathers informa- a guardian of their choice feelings and differences.” some 5,000 users, a figure that M owner of brands such tion from a wide range of personal the option to access the Before being launched would increase 700% in the fol- as Tinder, Match and Meetic, an- questions designed by psycholo- application or report in November 2017, lowing weeks, Flat6Labs said. nounced the acquisition of the gists, the accounts and individual other users. Harmonica joined a Following its stage at Flat6Labs, Egyptian emerging matchmaking assessments, which allow the Harmonica’s 4-month programme Harmonica entered the early stage application Harmonica, marking lifestyle, way of thinking and pri- founders said its of a regional early- venture fund and seed accelera- the latest major success for the lo- orities of each user to be identi- accuracy in estab- stage investor and ac- tor 500 Startups, where it raised cal start-up arena. fied. The data are analysed by an lishing compatibility celerator, Flat6Labs, $150,000. Unlike mainstream dating apps algorithm that suggests potential between two users and the more traditional match- partners, which adjust as the ap- reduces the possi- Innovation rules. Harmonica’s (Full version of this article appears on making agencies, Harmonica re- plication is used and users evalu- bility of divorce. www.thearabweekly.com) lies on an artificial intelligence ate proposed matches. “Lack of compat- co-founder Aly Khaled Metwally. engine to determine compatibil- Among Harmonica’s main at- ibility is one of the Marc Espanol is a Catalan (Courtesy Harmonica) ity among users to help them find tributes are its safety consid- main factors lead- journalist in Egypt. 2 October 6, 2019 Cover Story Violent unrest shakes Iraq as prime minister marks year in office Mamoon Alabbasi attacks on peaceful protesters and security forces which we reject and condemn,” said Sistani. Iraq unrest London Al-Sadr said he asked members of his bloc to boycott parliamen- The Arab Weekly staff ass anti-government tary sessions and, in a statement protests across Iraq’s from his office, said the govern- London predominately Shia ment should resign and early elec- M provinces have shaken tions should take place “under UN the government of Prime Minister supervision.” ● The Iraqi protesters Adel Abdul-Mahdi on the first an- Parliamentary leaders said they are predominately niversary of his taking office. would dedicate a session “to ex- At least 93 people were reported amining the demands of the pro- young university degree to have been killed after anti-riot testers.” holders calling for police sought to disperse demon- Abdul-Mahdi was the consensus better services and job strations that started October 1 in candidate of al-Sadr and Ali Ami- Baghdad and spread to other cit- ri, an Iran-backed militia leader opportunities as well as ies. More than 4,000 people were whose political alliance was sec- an end to corruption. injured and 200 protesters re- ond in the 2018 elections. They are demanding the mained in police custody, figures The prime minister, who has released October 5 by the Iraqi no political party of his own nor a prime minister resign. parliament’s human rights com- strong electoral base, is viewed by ● Iraqi Prime Minister mission stated. critics as giving in to pressure from Authorities imposed a curfew the country’s pro-Iran factions, Adel Abdul-Mahdi rose and an internet blackout to stop which are widely held responsible to power one year ago the demonstrations but govern- for much of the country’s troubles. but has failed to carry ment efforts did not succeed.
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