Arab media

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

Another layer of complexity comes from the split within Lebanon’s leadership over how to respond.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
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.
IDF Arabic spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee.

Goodbye, 'Mr. evacuate now': Arab outlets weigh in on Adraee’s retirement

Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson for nearly 20 years, is set to retire, with discussions underway to find his successor.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hezbollah supporters gather to attend a ceremony to honour fighters killed in the recent escalation with Israel, to watch Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's address, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 3, 2023

Lebanon faces crucial crossroads as Hezbollah rejects disarmament - analysis

Lebanon faces a critical moment as diplomatic efforts intensify to disarm Hezbollah and prevent escalation with Israel.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Khaled Hassan is an Egyptian-British national security and foreign policy researcher with over 14 years of experience specialising in extremism, propaganda, and Middle Eastern geopolitics.

'Antisemitism stems from Egypt, fuels hatred across the Arab world’ - interview

Egyptian-born activist Khaled Hassan told the Post that Arab antisemitism, rooted in Egypt and echoed online, threatens the West and could lead to “its own October 7.”

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Voices from the Arab Press: The new horizons of our region

Our region is desperate for a new kind of rhetoric and a new kind of political leadership that is unlikely to emerge from the monotony and fear we are immersed in.

JANUARY 24, 2019ByTHE MEDIA LINE
US SECRETARY of State Mike Pompeo is welcomed by Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir and other dignitaries in Riyadh earlier this month.

Voices from the Arab press: Qatar's exit from OPEC

Also: U.S.-India relations on the rise, Saudi Arabia introduces philosophy to university curriculum, and a view of Trump's middle east policies.

JANUARY 19, 2019ByTHE MEDIA LINE
AN ARAMCO employee looks over the company’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia on May 2.

Voices from Arab Press: The Iranian opposition is in desperate need of leadership

Those who monitor the domestic situation in Iran will find that there are numerous protest movements that have not coalesced into one popular revolution because there is no unified leadership.

JANUARY 12, 2019ByMEDIA LINE
PROTESTERS LAMENT Lebanon’s economic and political state, in Beirut on December 23.

Voices from the Arab press: The Crown Prince’s vision for a ‘new Europe’

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

DECEMBER 6, 2018ByTHE MEDIA LINE
STRONG ECONOMY: Inside the new Haramain high-speed train in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 18.

Voices From The Arab Press: Inside the prisons of the Assad regime

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

NOVEMBER 22, 2018ByTHE MEDIA LINE
THE MOON is seen during a lunar eclipse over Idlib, Syria, on July 27.

Right wing at home, liberal abroad: Al-Jazeera and the totalitarian media

Totalitarian regimes will continue to thrive and win the information war, if democracies won’t invest in countering this phenomenon.

NOVEMBER 7, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A demonstrator holds picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest in front of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 2018

Voices from the Arab press: The brutality of our regimes

"These blatant lies show that many news channels have very little regard for credibility or professionalism."

OCTOBER 27, 2018ByMEDIA LINE
MOROCCANS HOLD portraits of former Moroccan opposition leader Mahdi Bin Barka during a candle-lit gathering in Rabat in 2002.

Voices from the Arab press: Why is Qatari media interested in Khashoggi?

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

OCTOBER 17, 2018ByMEDIA LINE
The Al-Jazeera Media Network logo is seen on its headquarters building in Doha, Qatar.

Voices from the Arab press: Who’s Behind The Attack In Ahvaz?

"In many ways, regardless of who planted the bomb or shot the rifles, the sole culprit is the Iranian regime itself."

OCTOBER 6, 2018ByMEDIA LINE
SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad greets supporters during Eid al-Adha prayers at a Damascus mosque on August 21.

For some Arabs, Ahed Tamimi is no longer an 'icon'

Some are now accusing her of being a spy for Israel, while others point out that western media seems more interested in her than the Arabs.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Ahed Tamimi (center) enters a military courtroom at Ofer Prison near Ramallah on New Year’s Day.