Voices from the Arab press

Voices from the Arab press: Yemen’s fight to retake Sana'a mirrors Syria’s liberation of Damascus

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

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Houthi supporters rally in solidarity with the movement, in Sana’a, Yemen, Oct. 9.
(From L) TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chat after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 7.

Voices from the Arab press: Mecca pact will strengthen security, stability

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

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes Lebanese President Aoun at the presidential palace in Ankara, July 30.

Voices from the Arab press: A new pathway for Lebanon

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

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SATELLITE VIEW shows vehicles at an entrance to Pickaxe Mountain tunnels, near Natanz nuclear facility, in Iran, June 21.

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.

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Voices from the Arab press: Macron’s promise and Great Britain’s historical burden

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

AUGUST 9, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron (C), and Hani al-Hayek, Palestinian Authority minister for heritage and tourism, visit the exhibition ‘Treasures Rescued from Gaza’ at the Arab World Institute in Paris, April 14, 2025.

Voices from the Arab press: Withdrawal of US forces from the region is off the table

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

AUGUST 2, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
RECRUITING POSTER for US armed forces, 1917.

Voices from the Arab press: Damascus between the Druze, Alawites, and Kurds

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

JULY 26, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
WORKERS MAINTAIN power generation transformers in the Al-Kiswah area of the Damascus countryside, in Syria, May 26.

Voices from the Arab press: The need to reform the UN

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

JULY 19, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

Voices from the Arab press: New York and Mamdani: Stranger than fiction

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

JULY 13, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
NEW YORK CITY mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani waves at the crowd during the 2025 Pride March, June 29, 2025.

Voices from the Arab press: When the ceasefire prolongs the war

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

JULY 4, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araqchi attends the funeral procession of military commanders, nuclear scientists, and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, June 28, 2025.

Voices from the Arab press: Khamenei’s message from hiding

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

JUNE 28, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
PEOPLE WALK next to a mural with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street, early hours of ceasefire, in Tehran, Iran, on June 24, 2025

Voices from the Arab press: Iran is shaking – but what’s next?

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

JUNE 21, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
SMOKE RISES in the direction of Khojir complex in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Voices from the Arab press: Trump and Musk’s ugly breakup

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

JUNE 19, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump stand before the White House covered in cracks in an illustrative picture.

Voices from the Arab press: Trump’s first 100 days in office

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

JUNE 7, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (front), Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez (middle), and US Southern Command head Adm. Alvin Holsey tour the Miraflores locks, in Panama City, April 8, 2025.