The Media Line
Voices from the Arab Press: Red lines in Syria, Azerbaijani oil, and Anwar Sadat
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses of the Arab media around the world.
Mike Huckabee on Iran, Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia and Israel’s US relationship - interview
What happens after UNIFIL leaves Lebanon, and what might take its place? - explainer
India pushes for bigger role in BRICS while it aims to avoid damaging ties with US
Israeli agricultural non-profit CultivAid helps support Tanzania’s growing wine industry
Tanzania's commercial wine industry is relatively young by global standards, dating back to the early 1960s when Catholic missionaries introduced modern viticulture around Dodoma.
Spanish MEP appeals to Netanyahu to back Spain's sovereignty amid Ceuta border crisis
Tens of thousands crossed into a city of 84,000 in a matter of days, leaving at least 83 dead and raising questions about Morocco’s role, Spain’s sovereignty, and Israel’s response.
Exiled Palestinian official walks back Jared Kushner ceasefire claim as Israeli strikes hit Gaza
"Mr. Jared Kushner confirmed to us that he had agreed with the Israeli side to halt the attacks on Gaza beginning tomorrow morning," Mohammad Dahlan wrote before removing the claims.
Saudi Arabia prepares military operations as Houthis resume strikes on territory, shipping
The speculation follows the collapse of the relative calm that had prevailed along the Saudi-Yemeni border.
Texas climber among four dead after Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan, more people still missing
US climber Sarah Mallory Geis was among four people found dead as rescuers searched Broad Peak for missing members of an international expedition.
Voices from the Arab press: The Red Sea, redrawing the war map
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Deadly Tell clash between settlers, Palestinians may mark West Bank turning point - analysis
Competing accounts of the deadly Tell confrontation highlight growing tensions over settler violence, Palestinian attacks, and the risk of a wider uprising.
Israeli technology could halt Colombia's drug traffickers as relations improve between the nations
Abelardo de la Espriella aims to restore diplomatic ties, pursue an embassy in Jerusalem, and reverse Colombia’s position at the International Court of Justice.
How war with Iran brought Israel closer to its Middle East neighbors - analysis
Israel-Lebanon negotiations, a possible Syrian security arrangement, and renewed Bahrain-Israel engagement point to diplomatic movement - but analysts disagree over the durability of potential deals.
At least 34 miners killed in methane explosion at coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan
Officials said methane gas triggered the Balochistan mine blast, damaging a ventilation passage and complicating efforts to reach trapped miners.