Tag: Arab Countries
Ramadan TV series about Gulf Jews draws controversy
A Ramadan TV series aired by the private Saudi-owned satellite channel MBC that shows Jews in a positive light has drawn the ire of some in the Arab world, who say it promotes the normalization with...
Russia: US peace plan contravenes UN resolutions
The peace plan presented last week by U.S. President Trump at the White House contravenes several U.N. resolutions and its viability is doubtful, Russian news agencies quoted a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday.
“There...
Trump administration’s Mideast proposal receives subtle support from Muslim nations
The words were barely out of U.S. President Donald Trump’s mouth—and the much-anticipated peace plan to resolve the century-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict for good was barely uploaded to the White House’s website—when the doomsayers and...
Don’t offer Palestinians rejectionists a lifeline
The most intriguing subplot about President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan is one that didn’t get much attention in the days leading up to its unveiling this week at the White House. While...
Arab League chief accuses Iran of ‘destabilizing the Middle East’
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit blamed Iran earlier this week for the violent events in Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon.
Speaking to Arab media outlets on Sunday, he said that Iran was endangering not...
Arab countries should pay for humanitarian relief in Gaza
We can all share Sen. Bernie Sanders’s concern for the people of Gaza: ”What is going on in Gaza right now…is absolutely inhumane.”
The senator’s scheme to relieve their pain collapses when he proposes that...
Arab world poll: ‘Honor killing’ more acceptable than homosexuality
According to a new in-depth survey of the Arab world, Arabs today are less religious compared to previous years, but still find “honor killings” more acceptable than homosexuality.
The poll also found that the greatest...
Poll show that Arab countries more positive toward Israel, skeptical of Iran
Polls about attitudes towards Israel that the Foreign Ministry conducts worldwide indicate that on average, 75 percent of respondents believe that ties with Israel can be beneficial to their countries.
The ministry conducts these polls...
US recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over Golan ‘sends direct message to Arab world’
The formal recognition of Israel’s sovereignty in the Golan Heights by the United States could not have come on a more sobering day for Israelis. As rockets were being launched deep into the central...
After eight years of civil war, the return of Syria to the Arab world
Nearly eight years into the civil war in Syria, the government forces led by Syrian President Bashar Assad—and supported by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah—have regained control of the majority of Syria. As the war appears...