Arab world

Jordan-Syria rapprochement signals new regional axis amid post-war realignment - analysis

Syrian-Jordanian ties are natural because many southern Syrian tribes have connections with people in northern Jordan.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the Ministry of Awqaf conference titled "Unity of Islamic Discourse" at the Conference Palace in Damascus, Syria, February 16, 2026.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter walk to their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S., April 14, 2026.

Arab voices cautiously back Israel-Lebanon talks, blast Hezbollah’s role in war

 IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech marking the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, in February 2024.

Israel – hegemon or partner? The Middle East is divided- opinion

FEDAYEEN OF the PFLP in mountains east of the Jordan River, early 1969. They carry Soviet and Egyptian weapons.

'The Arab Case for Israel': Explaining the conflict between Jews and Arabs - review


Egyptian court extended detention of two Israelis in Taba hotel brawl

Two cousins from Nazareth were given extended detention in Egypt after a hotel brawl in Taba, as injuries mount and families plead for help from the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

 Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.

Media in Israel stands in stark contrast to media in the Arab world - opinion

In the Middle East, press freedom is rare—except in Israel. Explore the irony behind media censorship.

 A VIDEO released last month by Yemen’s Houthis shows what they say is smoke rising from a fire aboard a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea. Says the writer: No one in the Saudi media would question why Riyadh isn’t cooperating in confronting Houthi attacks. (Houthi Military Media/Reuters)

'Nasrallah the chicken hunter': Arab world mocks Hezbollah over foiled attack

‘The Chicken Massacre was carried with premeditation and deliberation,’ added one user ironically.

 A poster showing Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah seen with photos of Israeli chickens (illustrative)

Meet Ella Waweya, the IDF's top Muslim woman, speaking out to the Arab world - exclusive

‘Captain Ella’ tells the ‘Magazine’ about her work as IDF spokesperson to the Arab world.

Maj. Ella Waweya, the new Arabic language spokesperson, pictured on July 7, 2024.

Saudi coffee or Arab coffee: A storm in a coffee cup

Saudi Consumer Protection Association decision regarding the name of local coffee sparks heavy debates on social media.

Mohammed bin Salman coffee.

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.