Arab states

Trump interested in calling on Arab states to help pay for Iran war, White House says

Leavitt warned that anything Iran says to Washington privately will be tested and that the US would ensure that Tehran is held accountable to its word.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) annual fundraising dinner in Washington, March 25, 2026.
Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

Gulf sources warn incomplete US strikes could leave Iran a lasting threat to oil routes - analysis

Demonstrator hold burning photos of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in London, Britain, January 11, 2026

If Iran’s clerical regime falls, Israel faces its tough strategic test - opinion

Killed Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, leader Yahya Sinwar against backdrop of ousted Syrian president Bashar Assad (illustration).

IDF reveals connection between Hamas, ousted Assad regime in letters, documents


Voices from the Arab press: Davos and underestimating climate change

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

SWEDISH CLIMATE change activist Greta Thunberg (center) takes part in a climate strike protest during the 50th World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 24.

Netanyahu: Israel to have normal ties and peace deals with Arab countries

Moderate Arab states have publicly insisted that they will only make peace with Israel once a deal has been reached.

NETANYAHU NEVER wanted a broad government, even when establishing one would not have involved his personal fate, let alone these days, when it would have diluted his persona power and prevented his trial’s delay.

Jewish refugees left $150 billion in property in Arab countries

Some 850,000 Jews were forced to flee their homes in Arab countries across the Middle East in the days leading up to and following the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

Iraqi Jewish refugees stand in a refugee absorption camp. established in Israel in 1950.

Israeli UN Mission calls for recognition of Jewish refugees

The resolution will ask the UN to recognize the 800,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran.

"This is the deed to our land," stated Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations as he read from the Bible at the Security Council, April 29, 2019

When it comes to Iran, Gulf states seen ready to embrace diplomacy

Trump Administration reinstated harsh economic sanctions.

Iranian Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a campaign meeting at the Mosalla mosque in Tehran, Iran

Does Israel need pacts with Persian Gulf that Katz is trying to secure?

“We should continue doing what we are doing [with the Persian Gulf countries], deepen those ties, without make doing this more difficult for them.”

TRANSPORTATION AND Intelligence Minister Israel Katz in Oman earlier this month.

Sudan FM: diplomatic relations with Israel possible, if conflict solved

After Sudanese protests toppled the regime of former president Omar al-Bashir, the country - one of Africa's largest - has been swept up in a democracy transition.

Sudanese demonstrators cheer as they attend a protest rally demanding Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to step down outside the Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan April 11, 2019

Israelis: Gov't improved ties with U.S., Arab states, not Palestinians - poll

The poll was carried out in August 2019 by the Rafi Smith Institute and in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Palestinians pray on the first Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City May 10, 2019.

Arab states give China a pass on Uyghur crackdown

Middle East leaders calculate that defending Muslim minority is not worth risk of losing Chinese assistance.

A Chinese Uyghur Muslim participates in an anti-China protest during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019

Israel and the ‘Chronic Conflict Virus’

While Israel is not an island, the New Jersey-sized nation can undoubtedly relate to thalassophobia. It is the world’s sole Jewish state, and is surrounded by a sea of Arab neighbors.

Prof. Asa Kasher