Arab world

Why is Saudi Arabia investing billions in Syria’s economy? - analysis

Syrian officials described the move as the largest influx of investment since the US sanctions were lifted.

Businessman Nabil Al-Mazloum during signing of strategic agreements between Syria and Saudi Arabia in Damascus, Feb. 7, 2026.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt on August 25, 2025.

Egypt’s Sisi visits UAE amid Gulf tensions and regional challenges - analysis

Abdul Hamid Thunaibat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, speaks as he addresses people gathered to pay condolences after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, at the headquarters of Jordan's Islamic Action Front, in Amman, Jordan January 3, 2024

Why the West is finally waking up to the Muslim Brotherhood - opinion

US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 26, 2025.

Hamas economy expert: Lindsey Graham's warning exposes gap between Arab rhetoric and reality


How the keffiyeh has been co-opted and weaponized - opinion

The keffiyeh is now worn as a symbol of violence, terror, incitement, and antisemitism.

 A STATUE of George Washington is tied with a Palestinian flag and keffiyeh at George Washington University in Washington last year. The keffiyeh is consistently employed as a symbol of revolt, incitement, and terror, says the writer.

Public condemnation, private interest: Arab world response to Israel's Iran strikes - opinion

Almost all Arab states that have signed peace or normalization agreements with Israel issued statements of condemnation against the attack.

 IRAN’S PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Tehran in April. Most Arab rulers oppose Iran’s turning into a nuclear power, the writer states.

The 'fig leaf' that hid Arab regime failures and seriously harmed the Palestinian cause - opinion

Post-1948, Arab regimes weaponized the Palestinian cause. Lacking organic legitimacy, they turned anti-Israel hostility into a survival mechanism.

 Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, sits in the General Assembly. The State of Palestine is recognized by more than 130 countries, but not by most of the countries of the OECD.

Voices from the Arab press: Israel’s strategy for managing US tensions

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a ‘coffee ceremony’ at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh, May 13

Arab world must view Israel as strategic partner to advance development, stability - opinion

Recognizing Israel as a strategic partner – not an eternal enemy – is a necessity dictated by geography and mutual interest.

 Israel and UAE flags at a table with documents.

Muslim and Christian Arab leaders join March of the Living

The delegation, led by Sharaka, featured participants from Morocco, Bahrain, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other countries

 Sharaka delegation during March of the Living

Syria's Sharaa will attend Arab Summit, marking a potential path towards stability

Syria's invitation to the Arab Summit comes after Sharaa met Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani.

 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Nuclear talks may empower, embolden Iran if US isn't careful - opinion

Without these considerations, the US risks unintentionally accelerating a new Cold War in the Middle East.

 FOREIGN MINISTERS from Egypt and Gulf Cooperation Council countries meet in Mecca last month. Arab states, particularly in the Gulf, are recalibrating their positions toward the US-Iran nuclear talks because they fear being left behind by the US and outmaneuvered by Israel, says the writer.

Shifting sands in the Muslim world: More Arab countries rejecting jihad against Israel - opinion

Neither the Lebanese nor the Gazans have suddenly become Zionists, but like the mufti of Egypt, more and more of the Arab world is rejecting jihad against Israel as a way forward.

 PALESTINIANS DEMAND an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Arab-Israel org. accuses Civil Service Commission of discriminating against Arab-Israelis

The Mossawa Center called for a hiring freeze in civil ministries that have not met the diversity hiring benchmarks for proportional population representation.

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.