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Voices from the Arab press: The Middle East in 30 years

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

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 A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

From Quds Day to global influence: How Iran outsmarted the Sunni Arab world - opinion

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the FOZ Ambassadors Summit in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025.

Huckabee tells Carlson Israel ruling entire Middle East 'would be fine,' drawing Arab backlash

Businessman Nabil Al-Mazloum during signing of strategic agreements between Syria and Saudi Arabia in Damascus, Feb. 7, 2026.

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


Wikipedia in Arabic denies rape committed as weapon of war - opinion

Arabic Wikipedia’s “Israel-Hamas war in Gaza” article reflects cultural biases, underreporting, and denial, especially regarding war rape by Hamas, highlighting broader societal stigmas.

 Wikipedia's logo in Arabic, the pieces of which have changed to the colors of the Palestinian flag due to the Israel-Hamas War.

'Internal conflicts explode': Arab world celebrates Supreme Court’s haredi draft decision

"This will escalate tensions between the leadership of the military and the judges on one hand, and the leadership of the right-wing government on the other," said one commenter.

 Police disperse demonstrators during a protest against haredi IDF conscription, outside the High Court in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024

Texas woman accused of attempting to drown 3-year-old Palestinian-American

Other US incidents amid the Gaza war include the fatal October stabbing of a 6-year-old boy in Illinois whom police said was targeted because he was Palestinian-American.

Elizabeth Wolf, accused of the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian-American Muslim girl, poses for an undated police booking photograph in the Dallas suburb of Euless, Texas, U.S.

Egypt agrees to form Arab security force in Gaza after Israel-Hamas War - report

In mid-June, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi met with generals from the United States, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to discuss regional security cooperation.

 Bahrain's King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi walk to the conference hall to attend the 33rd Arab Summit, in Sakhir Palace, Sakhir, Bahrain, May 16, 2024.

Blinken announces more than $400 million in humanitarian aid to Palestinians

Using examples of wounded children with no surviving family, he called on the Arab states in attendance to increase their volume of aid to Gaza.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference, at the Dead Sea, Jordan June 11, 2024.

‘They weren’t even soldiers!’: Arab social media reacts to Operation Arnon

Some Hamas sympathizers denounced the alleged death toll, while others denounced the terror group for placing hostages in crowded civilian areas.

 Palestinians inspect a house hit in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024

Why does Europe recognize a Palestinian state separate from Israel?

The European recognition of a Palestinian state aims to reintroduce the concept of a Muslim nation-state to the region, benefiting from a weak, Europe-dependent Palestine.

IDF Forces in the Gaza Strip, flags of Spain, Norway, Ireland

The lack of collective action in Gaza reflects the failure of the Arab world - opinion

What remains unspoken about the Arab role in Gaza is the lack of a collective political vision for a solution to the crisis, despite the fact that it has been ongoing for over seven months.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Organization for Islamic Cooperation and Arab League foreign ministers to discuss the future of Gaza, at the State Department, in December.

China may seek greater role in Gaza conflict after Arab summit - analysis

Egyptian leader Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bahrain King Hamad attended China-Arab States Cooperation Forum

 China’s President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ahead of the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China May 30, 2024.

Arab and EU ministers to discuss Gaza war, peace efforts

Sven Koopmans said EU members agreed on core priorities such as ending the war, avoiding a regional war, and working towards a two state solution.

 Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates shakes hands with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 7, 2023.