Recent articles in the Egyptian and Saudi press hold Hamas responsible for Israel's ground offensive in Rafah. The authors of the articles note that Hamas's May 5, 2024 rocket attack on the Kerem Shalom border crossing, in which four Israeli soldiers were killed and several others were wounded, and which was carried out while Egypt was making intensive efforts to promote a
The intensive protests in Jordan against the war in Gaza are a source of concern for the Gulf states, which regard them as an attempt by Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) movement and Iran to agitate the masses and ultimately overthrow the Jordanian regime, as well as other regimes in the region.[1] Since Hamas' October 7, 2023 terror attack in southern Israel and the
The international Saudi press (i.e., the Saudi press published outside the kingdom) has been increasingly critical lately of the Biden administration's policy toward Iran and its militias in the region. Against the backdrop of the war in Gaza, Iran and the militias affiliated with it have renewed their attacks on the U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.[1] At the same time, the
Saudi journalists and media figures, running on the “Future” list, were elected members of the board of directors of the Saudi Journalist Association. The elections, held on Sunday, drew significant participation from the Saudi journalistic community. Adhwan Alahmari, Editor-in-Chief of Independent Arabia, was elected president of the Saudi Journalist Association.
The widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who was murdered in 2018, has been granted political asylum in the U.S., according to The Washington Post. “Thank you to @RepDonBeyer @timkaine @danapriest @washingtonpost for your powerful help in getting me political asylum and telling the truth. Not done yet in getting #JusticeforJamal @JKhashoggi,” Hanan Elatr…