A Riyadh-Tehran rapprochement is unlikely, but not impossible.
For outsiders, all Shia groups know just one master, Iran, a Shia-majority country. But recent escalations between the two Shia groups disprove that understanding.
Experts say that shifting dynamics could lead to greater democratisation across the Middle East.
Ankara’s stance on Palestine and its support for democracy, resonates with the Arab public, a recent survey shows.
A recent Arab opinion poll finds there is strong disapproval for any normalisation deal with Israel.
The UAE-Israel deal has been seen as a shocking betrayal to Palestinians, but the Arab world’s silence is a telling example of where their loyalties lie.
For some Arabs, living under the malaise of political and economic hopelessness is proving too much to bear.
A number of Arab celebrities have posted darkened images of themselves on social media with most ignoring complaints about racial insensitivity.
Governments across the region have shuttered schools forcing pupils to stay away in a bid to combat the virus, but at the risk of deepening an already worrying educational divide.
The Zionist state treats Arab-Israelis as second-class citizens but woos Arab states such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Sudan, who have been reciprocating positively.
The sentiment that there is a 'united Islamic front' standing up for the welfare of Muslims needs to be retired - nothing could be further from the truth.
A meeting between the monarchs of Morocco and Saudi Arabia in Riyadh should have cooled tempers between the two governments for the moment but it will be the Libya crisis which could re-ignite them.
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