World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Along with many others, I underlined the importance of taking a comprehensive approach to resolving the Palestinian issue on the eve of the 33rd Arab League Summit. This effort requires holding an international conference attended by all the international and regional actors who yield influence in…

In February there was a flurry of discussion about whether President Biden’s advancing age and seeming weakness in a matchup with Donald Trump meant that he should step aside. I wrote a column on that theme, but the more notable (that is, nonconservative) voices arguing that Biden should consider…

The Palestinians have been knocking on the door of the world’s conscience for seven decades. It has been responding with tranquilizers, bandages, and blankets. After that, it forgets about them. A generation of youths refused to consider the Nakba their inevitable destiny. Yasser Arafat, George…

As it was gearing up for and then celebrating its anniversary, the State of Israel received blows that could provide new opportunities for the establishment of a Palestinian state. This comes at a time when the conviction that such a state is an indispensable requisite for regional stability is…

With Israel intensifying its operations against Hezbollah and achieving significant security breaches, there is a strong belief that any new conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could be their last and most devastating. An Israeli-Hezbollah war, coming on the heels of the Gaza conflict, would…

Amid the persistent confusion in the Lebanese political situation, some local parties continue to suggest that deciding on a president is the desired solution. However, electing the president does not mean much and the republic is eroding and dissolving day after day. Undoubtedly, the election…

In its latest polls, the Riyadh-based Saudi Center for Opinion Polling highlights a key element of data journalism: crowdsourcing. The Center sought to measure Saudi citizens’ opinions about their personal conditions and the state of the country five years after the implementation of Vision 2030…

Hezbollah refuses to decouple the war on Gaza from the war it has been waging in support of Gaza from the South since October 8, 2023. This insistence closes the door to a land-border agreement linked to the implementation of UN Resolution 1701. Despite the appealing aspects of the offers that…

If you visit Paris these days, you may run into solemn-looking youths distributing a tract that’s says: “Palestine is fighting for all of us!” or tagging this message on the walls: “Stop Genocide in Palestine!” They introduce themselves as university students, young scholars who are supposedly…

The Arab Summit will convene today in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Its annual meeting almost brings back to the Arab mind, and even to the Arab conscience, the cry of Al-Mutanabbi: “O, Bairam days come back again as you desire. No matter you come as usual or wearing new…

Many of those opposed to the student protests in the United States (and Western Europe) are awaiting the summer break, expecting it to end these protests. Some of those counting on the summer break argue that reduced military operations in Gaza and fewer images of death and destruction on social…

For seven months, debates in the Arab media have been focused on the Gaza war. It has been the story, and of course the events there warrant this attention, on the human, political, security, economic, and professional level. But the Arab media has kept quiet about another dangerous story, what I…