Voices from the Arab press

Voices from the Arab press: Iranian calamities, Netanyahu's rule, and state legitimacy

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

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Military equipment targeted at an unknown location, during what US CENTCOM says are strikes on Iran, in this video screengrab released July 20.
Split screen of two videos of blasts, one shot in thermal imaging, that show the IDF destroying underground infrastructure used by Hezbollah, in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon. Videos released June 28.

Voices from the Arab press: Victory from which there is no escape

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

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Strait pf Hormuz: Iranian policeman?

Voices from the Arab press: Handing the Strait of Hormuz to Iran and the Gulf

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

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CCTV footage shows carnage following a strike on Kuwait International Airport, June 3.

Voices from the Arab press: Attacking civilians is never justified

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

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Voices from the Arab press: Is there US-European coordination toward Russia?

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

APRIL 19, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin reviews a military honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a ceremony outside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.

Voices from the Arab press: Hezbollah’s weapons are just decoration

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

APRIL 11, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
Balloons dot the Beirut sky over a poster of the deceased Hezbollah chair Hassan Nasrallah.

Voices from the Arab press: Syria and forgotten memory

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

APRIL 4, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
Shattered portrait of Syrian president Bashar Assad is seen at a regime facility near Homs, in December 2024.

Voices from the Arab press: Will trade wars make America great again?

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

MARCH 23, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
TESLA SHOWROOM in Lisbon, Portugal.

Voices from the Arab press: The beginning of Israeli concern about Trump

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

MARCH 14, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
US President Donald Trump and Prime Miniser Benjamin Netanyahu speak at the White House, Washington DC., February 4, 2025

Voices from the Arab press: Most Syrian roads lead to Washington

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

MARCH 8, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
DESTROYED BUILDINGS line the devastated Hajar Aswad area on the southern outskirts of Damascus, Jan. 1.

Voices from the Arab press: Corruption, corruption, corruption

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

MARCH 1, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
NEWLY ELECTED Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reviews an honor guard upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Jan. 9.

Voices from the Arab press: Trump’s Gaza plan remains a fantasy

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

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
(L-R) US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Voices from the Arab press: Trumpism's Risks and opportunities

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

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, 2017.

Voices from the Arab press: Is there another way with Israel?

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

FEBRUARY 8, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
IDF troops operate in the West Bank. February 6, 2025.