Arab media

Damascus using Assad-era laws to detain activist Hassan Akkad, expert tells ‘Post’

Hassan Akkad was arrested and remains in detention for a series of social media posts calling out wealthy businessmen for allegedly failing to follow through on pledges to help rebuild Syria.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Hassan Akkad attends a private London Screening of 'Refuge' - A multimedia chronicle of human stories from the European Refugee Crisis, focused on humanity and hope BAFTA on June 8, 2016 in London, England.
A man stands on the rubble as emergency services operate at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in Ain Al Mraiseh in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026

Voices from the Arab press: Internal Arab fractures amid Iran war

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

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE
Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital, shows the damage inside the hospital, during the ongoing Israeli military operation, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 18, 2024.

'Hero' Gaza hospital director and op-ed writer for NYT revealed to have been Hamas colonel

Despite his Hamas rank being well known in Arabic media, Safiya was still invited to write opinion pieces for the NYT.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
People gather to attend the funeral of Hezbollah's top military official, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, and of other people who were killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday, despite a US-brokered truce a year ago, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 24, 2025.

Weakened Hezbollah hesitates on retaliation while Israel warns of escalation - analysis

Another layer of complexity comes from the split within Lebanon’s leadership over how to respond.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

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