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.

|ByELI LEON
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

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

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE
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.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE
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

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

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE

Voices from the Arab press: the Tunisian revolution will not die!

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

JANUARY 21, 2018ByMEDIA LINE
MEN SHOUT slogans during demonstrations on the seventh anniversary of the toppling of president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, in Tunis, January 2018

Voices from the Arab Press: FROM CAIRO TO KHARTOUM

What Egypt truly cares about is ensuring its ability to continue providing drinking water to millions of citizens.

JANUARY 11, 2018ByCOMPILEDTHE MEDIA LINE
PEOPLE RALLY in support of Iranian anti-government protests in Los Angeles earlier this week

VOICES FROM THE ARAB PRESS: ARE THE MULLAHS LOSING POWER AT HOME?

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

JANUARY 4, 2018ByMEDIA LINE
POLICE ARREST a Palestinian demonstrator in a village north of Jerusalem in 1987A MINARET is seen in the background as Egyptian security force members stand guard on the outskirts of Cairo

Why was the Saudi crown prince accused of buying a ‘Christian’ painting?

How a $450 million painting became part of a Qatari misinformation campaign against Saudi Arabia.

DECEMBER 10, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Christie's unveils Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' at Christie's New York on October 10, 2017 in New York City.

Voices from the Arab press

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

DECEMBER 7, 2017ByCOMPILEDTHE MEDIA LINE
EGYPTIAN SOLDIERS watch over worshipers outside Al Rawdah mosque earlier this month after the deadly November 24 terrorist attack in Bir Al-Abed, Egypt

Let's at Least meet them Halfway

NOVEMBER 16, 2017ByHUSSEIN NOURI
The Jerusalem Post