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Arab League, Egypt praise UNRWA renewal as future in Gaza remains uncertain

While the US halted UNRWA funding, and Israel banned it outright after links with terror groups were disclosed last year, Arab countries celebrate its renewal by the UN General Assembly.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025
Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi at a press conference in Amman, September 10, 2025.

Jordan, Arab Parliament welcome Gaza ceasefire agreement

Jordan and the Arab Parliament praised the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, calling it a key step toward peace and urging urgent aid for Gaza.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres exits the press room after speaking at the United Nations prior to a meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023

'Peace finally feels obtainable': World welcomes imminent release of hostages, Gaza deal signing

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the "stakes had never been higher" for establishing a two-state solution.

|ByJAMES GENN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS, TNS
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani walks as he is welcomed by Jordan's King Abdullah upon his arrival at Marka military airport, in Amman, Jordan, September 17, 2025

Qatar’s bloody fingerprints: The double game of a terror sponsor - opinion

The audacity of Qatar’s demand that Israel apologize for its attack, without offering its own apology for its role in the conflict, exposes the hypocrisy of the international community.

|ByEDEN BARZOABI

UAE ambassador takes up Syrian post after 13 years

The 22-member Arab League voted to restore Syria’s membership in the body last May, ending a 12-year suspension that made Syria an international pariah.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad receives the credentials of the new ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Syria, Hassan al-Shehi, in Damascus, Syria January 30, 2024.

Israeli arrested for burning flag in response to Arab League lawmaker

The suspect, in his 20s, was reportedly intent on burning the flag as a response to a Jordanian representative of the Arab League Khalil Atiya burning a handmade Israeli flag.

DECEMBER 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Baruch Marzel and Right-wing activists protest near Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem Old City on January 26, 2023.

Iraqi PM visits Syria in first trip since Syrian war

The Iraqi prime minister began an official visit to Syria on Sunday, for the first time since the outbreak of the Syrian war.

JULY 16, 2023ByREUTERS
President Bashar al-Assad (C) meeting with Iraq's Chief of Staff Othman al-Ghanimi (4th-R) and Iran's Chief of Staff Mohammad Hossein Bagheri (5th-L) in the presence of Syrian Defence Minister Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (3rd-R) in the Syrian capital Damascus

IRGC Quds Force commander Qaani says Jenin proves Israel can be beaten - analysis

IRGC commander says the US is declining in the region and Iran has benefited, praises Syria’s return to Arab League and China’s rise

JULY 5, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
BRIGADIER-GENERAL Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force. T

Israel is well-positioned in the new Middle East - analysis

This week Israel announced a huge success in defense exports - in 2022 those exports were more than $12 billion.

JUNE 15, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 13, 2023

What are Iran's next steps in Syria after foreign ministers talk? - analysis

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad talked about the latest regional developments and the cooperation between Tehran and Damascus.

JUNE 10, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad welcomes Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Damascus, Syria May 3, 2023.

Syria-Iraq ties continue to thaw with FM Baghdad visit - analysis

Syria says it wants to work with Iraq to fight against “terror” as well as the drug trade.

JUNE 5, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad speaks during a joint press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (not pictured), in Baghdad, Iraq June 4, 2023.

Voices from the Arab press: From the Gulf to the Red Sea

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

JUNE 2, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE
GOV. RON DESANTIS in Tampa, Florida.

Mahmoud Abbas scores symbolic victories at UN, Arab League

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: To some, the events at the UN and the Arab summit in Jeddah may seem of little consequence. But to Abbas and other Palestinians, symbolic victories are vital.

MAY 26, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Nakba at the United Nations headquarters in New York, last week.

Voices from the Arab press: The Jeddah Summit: Practice, not just theory

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

MAY 26, 2023ByMEDIA LINE
SAUDI ARABIAN Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19.