Jordan, Egypt warn US against recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
The foreign ministers of Jordan and Egypt, the only Arab states to sign a peace treaty with Israel, warned against the reported decision by the Trump administration to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Jordanian More...
Israel attacks Iranian base near Damascus, Reports
Arab media outlets reported Saturday Israel attacked an Iranian base near the town of al-Kiswah, 15 kilometers southwest of Syrian capital Damascus. Arab-language Sky News reported that Israeli fighter More...
Lebanese paper framed Gal Gadot as ‘Mossad agent’
Israeli actress Gal Gadot was depicted as the “Mossad Agent” who turned Lebanese actor and director Ziad Itani into an Israeli spy in a story published Monday by the Lebanese daily newspaper Al Liwaa. Gadot’s More...
Saudi pressure led to US thwarting Greater Jerusalem bill, Report
The US decision to tell Israel to refrain from pushing ahead with the Jerusalem bill for expansion was reportedly the result of Saudi pressure, according to Saudi newspaper Al-Watan. The newspaper quoted More...
Arab Media criticize Israel and The Muslim for Temple Mount: ‘Al-Aqsa is in danger’
Israel’s decision to temporarily close the Temple Mount following the deadly terror attack there on Friday led to a series of condemnations across the Arab world, with Caricaturists weighing in as well. In More...
Al-Sisi lauds Trump, urges Israel not to miss ‘chance for peace’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stated in an interview with Arab media Wednesday that he has great faith in US President Donald Trump in ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while urging Israel not More...
Trump, al-Sisi discussed peace summit in US this summer, Report
US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have discussed the possibility of holding an Israeli-Palestinian peace summit in the United States this summer, the leading Arab newspaper More...
Israeli security expert cites Trump-Netanyahu meeting as missed opportunity
Following US President Donald Trump’s visibly warm meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli security expert Amos Yadlin said that while seemingly positive, Trump-Netanyahu meeting More...
Will Hebrew be taught in the Arab world?
Egyptian, Jordanian, Saudis, and Iraqi students gathered for a workshop in Amman last week to discuss what to many may seem like a surprising issue; the future of the Hebrew language in the Arab World. The organizers More...
Tunisia: Mossad-suspected assassination of Hamas official
Tunisia continued with its investigation Saturday of the assassination of Mohammad al-Zawahri, a flight engineer who specialized in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to reports, al-Zawahri More...