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


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.

Advocating for Middle East peace by educating on the Holocaust - opinion

Today, I am traveling comfortably on a train, not to my death surrounded by other desperate Jews, but working toward peace and prosperity, surrounded by Muslim and Arab allies who share this dream.

 MEMBERS OF the Sharaka delegation stand near the entrance to Birkenau at the annual March of the Living on Holocaust Remembrance Day, last week.

Egyptian president: Israel deviously shirking ceasefire efforts

Egypt has condemned Israel's seizure of the crossing and closed the passageway to goods on its side.

 (L-R) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

A century of Arab rejectionism is reason for no two-states - opinion

A century of conflict would seem to prove that there is no two-state solution and that it would be a dangerous option to pursue.

 A WOMAN walks near the State of Palestine Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, last December. In multiple ways, the Arab side has rejected the two-state solution or undermined its application, the writer argues.