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Iran is not an Arab country, it's Persian. History behind the confusion

When headlines mention Iran alongside Saudi Arabia or the UAE, many assume they are all Arab nations. The geography seems similar. The religion, largely Islam, appears similar too. So the assumption ...
NPR

6 months of war: Anger grows even in Arab countries having peace treaties with Israel

Six months of war in Gaza have sent shock waves through the Arab world. Public anger is growing in Jordan and Lebanon, two countries that have peace treaties with Israel. Now for a look at the ...
The Washington Post

This Arab country is allowing Muslim women to marry non-Muslim men. That’s the good news.

Just over a week ago, Tunisia became one of the only countries in the Arab world to allow Muslim women to marry non-Muslim men, flouting centuries of tradition and earning the accolades of human ...
The Washington Post

Syria’s Assad visits UAE in first trip to an Arab country since civil war

BEIRUT — Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, hosted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday, on the first visit by Assad to an Arab country since 2011, when popular protests ...