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Damascus using Assad-era laws to detain activist Hassan Akkad, expert tells ‘Post’

Hassan Akkad was arrested and remains in detention for a series of social media posts calling out wealthy businessmen for allegedly failing to follow through on pledges to help rebuild Syria.

Hassan Akkad attends a private London Screening of 'Refuge' - A multimedia chronicle of human stories from the European Refugee Crisis, focused on humanity and hope BAFTA on June 8, 2016 in London, England.
A man stands on the rubble as emergency services operate at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in Ain Al Mraiseh in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026

Voices from the Arab press: Internal Arab fractures amid Iran war

Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital, shows the damage inside the hospital, during the ongoing Israeli military operation, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 18, 2024.

'Hero' Gaza hospital director and op-ed writer for NYT revealed to have been Hamas colonel

People gather to attend the funeral of Hezbollah's top military official, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, and of other people who were killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday, despite a US-brokered truce a year ago, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 24, 2025.

Weakened Hezbollah hesitates on retaliation while Israel warns of escalation - analysis


Lauder in Arab News: A new page in Muslim-Jewish relations - analysis

“The old broadside attacks against Israelis by almost all Arab countries have quietly dissipated and the evidence is as clear as the nightly television entertainment shows that people are watching.”

RONALD LAUDER, president of the World Jewish Congress.

Voices of the Arab Press: Stay at home!

While most countries around the world are busy dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, the mullah regime in Tehran remains indifferent to the death and suffering of millions of people.

Alexandria, Egypt

Voices from the Arab press

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

A MUBARAK supporter mourns near the main gate of a cemetery during the leader’s burial ceremony, east of Cairo on February 26.

Voices from the Arab Press

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

INTERNALLY DISPLACED Syrians from the western Aleppo countryside ride on a tractor with their belongings past Turkish military vehicles, in Hazano near Idlib on February 11.

Voices from the Arab Press: Who's Stronger: Iran or the US?

The recent events in Iraq and Iran will have far-reaching consequences in the region.

PAKISTANI SHI’ITE Muslims walk with a banner and signs during a protest against US and Israel over the death of Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qasem Soleimani, in Lahore, Pakistan, on January 12.

Arab media asking researchers to fill out survey for policymakers

There are 21 questions total that range from questions about the university one is currently doing research at, to would one move abroad for a new teaching/research opportunity.

A STEM scholar does research

Voices FROM THE ARAB PRESS

I truly hope that Addis Ababa will come to its senses and resolve its issues with Cairo in peaceful ways

ETHIOPIA’S GRAND Renaissance Dam undergoes construction work on the Nile River in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, on  September 26.  (Tiksa Negeri/File Photo/Reuters)

Corruption Warriors: Investigative journalists in the Arab world

Despite region’s systemic repression of the press, reporters step up exposure of graft

‘THE JERUSALEM Post’ printing press in action in days gone by.

Arab world turns page on literacy

Despite great headway since independence from colonial powers, there remains room for improvement.

Female Iranian fans cheer during a soccer match between Jordan and Iran at King Abdullah Stadium in Amman, Jordan, November 22, 2009.

Middle East is watching Israel election results

Arab media believe the next Israeli government will confront the post-Syrian civil war era as the Jewish State seeks ties with Gulf States and Oman.

A Gaza man reads a newspaper, featuring the Israeli election on its front page, in Khan Younis, March 18.