Arab media

Arab media reactions to flydubai hijacking attempt mixed between cautious, sensational

In the first hours of Arab media coverage, a clear divide emerged. As reports spread beyond Dubai, additional and increasingly serious claims emerged.

Passengers queue at the flydubai counters in Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on September 30, 2026.
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

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

Military equipment targeted at an unknown location, during what US CENTCOM says are strikes on Iran, in this video screengrab released July 20.

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


Voices from the Arab press: The Crown Prince’s vision for a ‘new Europe’

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

STRONG ECONOMY: Inside the new Haramain high-speed train in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 18.

Voices From The Arab Press: Inside the prisons of the Assad regime

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

THE MOON is seen during a lunar eclipse over Idlib, Syria, on July 27.

Right wing at home, liberal abroad: Al-Jazeera and the totalitarian media

Totalitarian regimes will continue to thrive and win the information war, if democracies won’t invest in countering this phenomenon.

A demonstrator holds picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest in front of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 2018

Voices from the Arab press: The brutality of our regimes

"These blatant lies show that many news channels have very little regard for credibility or professionalism."

MOROCCANS HOLD portraits of former Moroccan opposition leader Mahdi Bin Barka during a candle-lit gathering in Rabat in 2002.

Voices from the Arab press: Why is Qatari media interested in Khashoggi?

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

The Al-Jazeera Media Network logo is seen on its headquarters building in Doha, Qatar.

Voices from the Arab press: Who’s Behind The Attack In Ahvaz?

"In many ways, regardless of who planted the bomb or shot the rifles, the sole culprit is the Iranian regime itself."

SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad greets supporters during Eid al-Adha prayers at a Damascus mosque on August 21.

For some Arabs, Ahed Tamimi is no longer an 'icon'

Some are now accusing her of being a spy for Israel, while others point out that western media seems more interested in her than the Arabs.

Ahed Tamimi (center) enters a military courtroom at Ofer Prison near Ramallah on New Year’s Day.

For some Arabs, Ahed Tamimi is no longer an 'icon'

Some are now accusing her of being a spy for Israel, while others point out that western media seems more interested in her than the Arabs.

Ahed Tamimi (center) enters a military courtroom at Ofer Prison near Ramallah on New Year’s Day.

For some Arabs, Ahed Tamimi is no longer an 'icon'

Some are now accusing her of being a spy for Israel, while others point out that western media seems more interested in her than the Arabs.

Ahed Tamimi (center) enters a military courtroom at Ofer Prison near Ramallah on New Year’s Day.

Voices from the Arab press: Mohammad Bin Salman’s failure to win prestige

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

A member of Hamas' military police walks through rubble at a site that was hit by Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on August 9, 2018