GLEANINGS FROM ARABIC PRESS 26-FEBRUARY-2023

GLEANINGS FROM ARABIC PRESS 26-FEBRUARY-2023

Tunisia has seen a growth in protests of opposition in recent weeks. This is happening along with the worsening economic situation and crisis in living conditions in the country. President Kais Saied is insisting on taking unilateral decisions and moving according to the roadmap which he himself has drafted. He rejects any dialogue with his opponents, and denies partnership, or agreement with his supporters also. Despite the expansion of the opposition and the consensus of most of the political spectrum on the seriousness of the political and economic crisis of the country, the opposition movement lacked a clear and agreed-upon strategy to force the president to back down from his steps which he has taken as part of his coup and return to the democratic path.

GLEANINGS FROM ARABIC PRESS

GLEANINGS FROM ARABIC PRESS

In the situation evolving in Palestine, every loyal supporter of the Palestinian cause would want the Arabs to be more united and stronger in their efforts to establish the rights of the Palestinian people. But the Arabs are far from unity and coordination on the Palestinian issue, and even on various regional and international matters.

GLEANINGS FROM ARABIC PRESS

GLEANINGS FROM ARABIC PRESS

Contrary to what Arab intellectuals and politicians believe, Arabs are capable of illustrating their problems, setting their priorities, and openly outline their political and value biases. Their aspirations for democracy have become vibrant. They are now capable of identifying the threats to their homeland without any ambiguity. In this, the Arab public, frankly, outshines its political and cultural elite. It is reformulating the questions which it has been asking for decades and insisting on, though they are merely a product of their perceptions.