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Pakistan in Arab media: Visible, but still not understood

Pakistan in Arab media: Visible, but still not understood

Pakistan in Arab media: Visible, but still not understood https://arab.news/c8p5x For nearly a quarter century, one pattern has been hard to miss....

22.04.2026 20

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Dr. talha al kashmiri

Decentralized defense: Solar, batteries, and the future of Pakistan’s national grid

Decentralized defense: Solar, batteries, and the future of Pakistan’s national grid https://arab.news/8yfkz The new geopolitical paradigm has...

22.04.2026 30

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Ayla Majid

Pakistan waiting for Hobbes: Life in a new state of nature

Pakistan waiting for Hobbes: Life in a new state of nature https://arab.news/2gvky For 75 years, we convinced ourselves that international law, free...

19.04.2026 40

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Dr. Aqdas Afzal

The hidden commodity shock

The hidden commodity shock https://arab.news/gaw9u The law of unintended consequences is among the oldest principles in economics.  Policymakers...

19.04.2026 30

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Javed Hassan

Pakistan’s diplomatic inflection point is now

Pakistan’s diplomatic inflection point is now https://arab.news/278wj At a time of deep geopolitical fragmentation, the initiation of structured...

14.04.2026 60

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Muhammad Azfar Ahsan

47 years of hostility, 21 hours of hope. It wasn’t enough

47 years of hostility, 21 hours of hope. It wasn’t enough https://arab.news/6npfn The United States and Iran- two nations that have labelled each...

13.04.2026 30

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Owais Tohid

All eyes on Islamabad

All eyes on Islamabad https://arab.news/wp42p It would not be an exaggeration to say that Pakistan pulled the proverbial rabbit out of a hat when it...

10.04.2026 200

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Faisal J. Abbas

Iran and the collapse of the trade-for-peace theory

Iran and the collapse of the trade-for-peace theory https://arab.news/2nfre European countries, after the Second World War, came to a painful but...

08.04.2026 20

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Salman al-ansari

US-Iran war gives Syria’s global economic pitch more urgency

US-Iran war gives Syria’s global economic pitch more urgency https://arab.news/nyqfu When the US and Israel launched military operations against...

07.04.2026 30

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Charles lister

The Durand Line: Pain, politics, perception

The Durand Line: Pain, politics, perception  https://arab.news/puphr When Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, Afghanistan’s acting defense minister,...

06.04.2026 40

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Naimat khan

Energy shockwaves: Middle East conflicts are quietly fueling Pakistan’s inflation crisis

Energy shockwaves: Middle East conflicts are quietly fueling Pakistan’s inflation crisis https://arab.news/48tp4 For millions of Pakistanis,...

06.04.2026 50

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Mehreen durrani

Just a pause, not peace: The Pak–Afghan calm will slip again

Just a pause, not peace: The Pak–Afghan calm will slip again https://arab.news/rh4w2 A fragile calm has returned along the Pakistan–Afghanistan...

03.04.2026 60

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Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

A tale of three presidents

A tale of three presidents https://arab.news/582p5 It is often said that the first casualty of war is truth. On Wednesday, in a post on Truth Social,...

03.04.2026 40

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Faisal J. Abbas

A consequential diplomatic moment for Pakistan

A consequential diplomatic moment for Pakistan https://arab.news/zxgz3 A significant diplomatic development has taken place in Islamabad. The foreign...

02.04.2026 30

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Javed Hafeez

A war imposed, a peace shaped by Riyadh and Islamabad

A war imposed, a peace shaped by Riyadh and Islamabad https://arab.news/rzq6q The Islamabad meeting of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia,...

31.03.2026 30

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Dr. Ali Awadh Asseri

The urgency of transforming Saudi public diplomacy in Pakistan

The urgency of transforming Saudi public diplomacy in Pakistan https://arab.news/27zkv Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy one of the most enduring and...

30.03.2026 30

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Adnan Rehmat

Rising Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions will persist without degenerating into a full-scale war

Rising Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions will persist without degenerating into a full-scale war https://arab.news/8dff3 In February, Pakistan launched...

30.03.2026 50

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Abdul Basit Khan

Integrating Iran: A prosperity first vision for the region

Integrating Iran: A prosperity first vision for the region https://arab.news/vs56w The March 20th Riyadh communiqué now provides a foundation upon...

29.03.2026 50

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Dr. Vaqar Ahmed

Misreading the Gulf: Why diplomacy did not fail — the law did

Misreading the Gulf: Why diplomacy did not fail — the law did https://arab.news/n2jfg Recent commentary has suggested that diplomatic engagement in...

29.03.2026 60

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Dr. Bashayer Al-Majed

Beyond the upside: how global capital is moving to quality destinations

Beyond the upside: how global capital is moving to quality destinations https://arab.news/9277c Global capital is becoming more selective. Today, big...

28.03.2026 30

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Ahmed al-khateeb

Danish PM’s electoral setback after standing up to Trump

Danish PM’s electoral setback after standing up to Trump https://arab.news/4wsst Contrary to conventional wisdom, it seems that standing up to US...

27.03.2026 40

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Mohamed Chebaro

Pakistan’s quiet gambit in a volatile US-Iran crisis

Pakistan’s quiet gambit in a volatile US-Iran crisis https://arab.news/n2sqf As the dark shadow of recession looms across the globe, and through the...

26.03.2026 50

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Owais Tohid

Analysis: Saudi Arabia’s calculated approach is built on strategic patience

Analysis: Saudi Arabia’s calculated approach is built on strategic patience https://arab.news/2bfbj In the complex and often turbulent arena of...

26.03.2026 60

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Dr. Turki Faisal Al-Rasheed

Analysis: Someone else’s war, everyone’s crisis

Analysis: Someone else’s war, everyone’s crisis https://arab.news/4swer Writing this from Abu Dhabi, where the sound of intercepted projectiles...

18.03.2026 60

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Dr. rikard jalkebro

Between home and horizon: Being Pakistani in the UAE today

Between home and horizon: Being Pakistani in the UAE today https://arab.news/mffnz To be part of the Pakistani diaspora in the United Arab Emirates...

16.03.2026 50

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Sara Danial

Middle East shockwaves for Europe and Asia

Middle East shockwaves for Europe and Asia https://arab.news/bk9s4 The economic and political shock waves from the war on Iran will be felt the most...

15.03.2026 60

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Andrew Hammond

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan stand together in testing times

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan stand together in testing times https://arab.news/27vvq Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed...

14.03.2026 60

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Dr. Ali Awadh Asseri

Analysis: Why the GCC must avoid entanglement in the US-Israel war on Iran

12.03.2026 90

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Dr. Turki Faisal Al-Rasheed

Trump’s two presidencies

10.03.2026 50

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Dr. Aqdas Afzal

Analysis: The Gulf’s strategic options in a time of regional escalation

09.03.2026 60

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Dr. khalid al-jaber

Pakistan must carefully navigate a complicated diplomatic chessboard

01.03.2026 100

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Owais Tohid

US-Iran tensions threaten Pakistan’s economic fragility

27.02.2026 100

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Dr. Vaqar Ahmed

Pakistan cannot afford a US-Iran conflict but must prepare

24.02.2026 100

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Umar Karim

The ‘China model’ is not a model for Pakistan to replicate

23.02.2026 100

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Javed Hassan

Starmer is learning the lessons of politics the hard way

Starmer is learning the lessons of politics the hard way https://arab.news/5kfed Few could have foreseen that merely 17 months after Keir Starmer led...

15.02.2026 40

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Yossi Mekelberg

Africa pays a high price for dollar dependence

15.02.2026 30

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Hafed Al-Ghwell

Jordan’s growing role in Turkish foreign policy

15.02.2026 40

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Dr. Sinem Cengiz

Tripoli deserves better than its current leaders

15.02.2026 40

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Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib

From remittances to results: Saudi Arabia’s new economic play in Pakistan

15.02.2026 200

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Mehreen durrani

Saudi Arabia leads the Gulf in scaling AI finance

13.02.2026 30

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Dmitry Kaminskiy

Daesh-Khorasan’s potent and persist threat

12.02.2026 50

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Abdul Basit Khan

Emerging markets must build on their recent success

11.02.2026 30

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Mohammed Al-Jadaan & Kristalina Georgieva

Pakistan is finding its diplomatic mojo

09.02.2026 40

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Adnan Rehmat

The scenarios Egypt is preparing for in Sudan

09.02.2026 30

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Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy

Prince William visits Saudi Arabia at an extraordinary moment

09.02.2026 60

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Stephen Charles Hitchen

Iran facing its most severe set of challenges

08.02.2026 40

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Yossi Mekelberg

Italy, Saudi Arabia share a vision based on dialogue, accountability

08.02.2026 30

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Guido Crosetto

Why Pakistan deserves a second look from long-term Gulf investors 

05.02.2026 30

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Aamir Ibrahim

What Pakistan can learn from Saudi Arabia’s economic revolution

04.02.2026 90

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Dr. Aqdas Afzal

Age of impunity: When might writes the rules again

03.02.2026 40

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Dr Syed Kaleem Imam