Turkey accused of cynical motives for restoring churches in north Syria by @_MohammedHardan 

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP says it won't allow "fifth column" activity from independent media organizations by @amberinzaman 

Has Erdogan started a journey of no return in Cyprus? by @fehimtastekin 

The phone numbers for Princess Latifa and some of her friends appeared on a leaked database of surveillance targets reportedly selected by customers of the Israel-based NSO Group.

Here are our top stories from the past week in the Middle East.

Egypt has discovered the wreck of a warship from the Ptolemaic era and the remains of a Greek funerary area dating back to the 4th century BC in the sunken city of Heracleion near Alexandria. via @AhmedGomaa252 

Iraq still needs US help to defeat Islamic State, foreign minister says

Evidence recovered from the site of a 2018 chemical attack on civilians in the Syrian city of Douma has been destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, Syria’s government told the UN.