ALMONITOR 20/12/2016

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Daily Briefing 3 reasons Iran should worry over Russia’s Syria plans HAMIDREZA AZIZI for Al-Monitor Despite successful cooperation with Moscow to help retake Aleppo, Tehran is likely to remain suspicious of Russian intentions and maneuvering in Syria. Jordan faces tough path ahead as next Arab summit host  OSAMA AL SHARIF FOR AL-MONITOR Can Rouhani’s Citizens’ Rights Charter be enforced?  ROHOLLAH FAGHIHI FOR AL-MONITOR PMU seeks to secure Iraq-Syria border  MUSTAFA SAADOUN FOR AL-MONITOR Rift growing between Israeli Arabs and Israeli Arab party  SHLOMI ELDAR FOR AL-MONITOR Israeli art student hounded by Israeli right  AKIVA ELDAR FOR AL-MONITOR Why moving US Embassy to Jerusalem is no way to start a presidency  DAOUD KUTTAB FOR AL-MONITOR Hamas leaders reject fatwa forbidding suicide attacks  ADNAN ABU AMER FOR AL-MONITOR Abbas is taking Dahlan down in court  AHMAD ABU AMER FOR AL-MONITOR Thousands flee Aleppo as regime regains control  ASAAD HANNA FOR AL-MONITOR Animosity toward Iran reaches fever pitch in Turkey after Aleppo  SEMIH IDIZ FOR AL-MONITOR Eurasia Tunnel overshadows murder of Russian envoy in Turkey  BARIN KAYAOĞLU FOR AL-MONITOR How Turkey used math to drastically boost its economy  MUSTAFA SONMEZ FOR AL-MONITOR Can shared disdain for US improve Russia-Iran ties?  NIKOLAY KOZHANOV FOR AL-MONITOR VIEW SLIDESHOW> Egypt Gulf Iran Iraq Israel Lebanon Palestine Syria Turkey Congress Russia / MidEast