Arab states

Pause, not peace: Left out of talks, Gulf states brace for next round of Iran war

Arab analysts, policymakers say the agreement may reduce tensions temporarily, but it does little to address concerns over Iran’s regional influence, missile program, and support for proxies

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
A year ago, the Israel-based Coalition for Regional Security expressed hope that US President Donald Trump could forge a regional alliance for peace, but Gulf analysts do not believe Saudi Arabia and other states would normalize ties with Israel due to the war in Gaza. Premium
‘A MONSTER’ – Members of the IRGC attend a ground forces military drill in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran in 2022.

Iran’s extremist ideology raises global security concerns - opinion

From Israel to South Asia, fears are growing that Iran’s ideological influence is fueling extremism and instability.

|ByRACHEL AVRAHAM
A container ship sails at the Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 31, 2021. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS

Israel needs a Suez alternative, the Ben-Gurion Canal offers one - opinion

The Ben-Gurion Canal would give the world a new trade route while boosting Israel’s economy and strategic power.

|ByELI AVIDAR
IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing, last year.

China should be a factor in Israel's policy strategy - opinion

The Jewish state needs to realize that Beijing often shapes the environment around a decision rather than the decision itself, which is how China has leverage over Tehran

|ByCARICE WITTE

Voices from the Arab press: ‘Haj Muhammad Hitler’

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

DECEMBER 10, 2020ByTHE MEDIA LINE
A TURKISH copy of Adolf Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ on display at a bookstore in Istanbul.

Voices from the Arab press: Iran's bells and whistles

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

DECEMBER 8, 2020ByTHE MEDIA LINE
DEBRIS DOTS a Saudi Aramco oil company distribution station that Yemeni Houthis say they attacked, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24.

UN must recognize Jewish refugees from Arab countries – opinion

Entire communities from Morocco to Iraq, from Egypt to Syria, Lebanon, Iran and more were effectively wiped out.

NOVEMBER 30, 2020ByGILAD ERDAN
Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan at the 75 UN General Assembly, September

Voices from the Arab press: The alleged victory against the United States

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

NOVEMBER 18, 2020ByTHE MEDIA LINE
BURNING AMERICAN and Israeli flags in protest of talks on disputed maritime borders with Israel, in Naqoura near the Lebanese-Israeli border, November 11.

Arab survey: US can help solve Israel-Pal conflict, contain Iran

New poll on eve of US election shows Arab support for MidEast peace and US involvement but argues that previous US presidents have left the region worse off.

OCTOBER 27, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A US military vehicle is pictured behind the Turkish border walls during a joint US-Turkey patrol in northern Syria, 2019

Voices from the Arab Press: Winds of peace with Israel felt in Iraqi skies

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

OCTOBER 22, 2020ByMEDIA LINE
Students learn to recite the Koran at Mohammed VI Institute for training imams in Rabat, Morocco, in 2019

Voices from the Arab Press

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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByTHE MEDIA LINE
FAIEZ MUSTAFA SERRAJ, head of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of Libya, speaks virtually during the 75th annual UN General Assembly on September 24

Voices from the Arab Press

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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020ByTHE MEDIA LINE
AN AERIAL view, captured via drone, shows buildings and roads submerged by floodwaters near the Nile River in South Khartoum, Sudan, on September 8.

Bipartisan bill seeks to promote normalization between Israel and Arab countries

The bill notes that “Despite the risk of retaliatory action, a rising tide of Arab civic actors advocate direct engagement with Israeli citizens.”

AUGUST 10, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks at the Netroots Nation annual conference for political progressives in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, August 3, 2018

No preelection gifts from Arab leaders to Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu seems to truly believe the Arab world has despaired of the Palestinians, gotten on with its business and all obstacles to cooperation with Israel have now been lifted.

FEBRUARY 27, 2020ByKSENIA SVETLOVA
NO ISRAELI leader present. Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are seen during a welcome ceremony in Abu Dhabi.