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6 stories from Middle East Affairs.
Arab players chase European stages in summer transfers
Arab players made dozens of high-profile moves across European and Middle Eastern clubs during the summer transfer window, with Mohamed Salah joining Turkey's Trabzonspor and Moroccan teenager Ayyoub Bouaddi moving to Manchester City for 100 million euros.
Arab party leader bets Zionist candidate will give votes more power
Mansour Abbas, who leads Raam, a conservative Islamist party representing Palestinian citizens of Israel, has placed a former Zionist police commander near the top of his electoral slate, betting the move will make his party's seats attractive to potential coalition partners.
Arab states dominate major power deals in August
Arab states accounted for the largest electricity deals in August 2026, with major projects in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt and Morocco, according to a monthly report by Energy Platform.
Israeli military figure attacks rabbi's ban on voting for party with Arab candidate
A retired Israeli general defended an Arab candidate on his new political party after a prominent rabbi said Jewish law forbids voting for a party with a non-Jewish member in a senior position.
Arab parties warned that infighting could prove costly
Arab political parties in Israel face pressure to unify for elections, as Mansour Abbas's Ra'am party brings on security veteran Yoav Segalowitz, a self-described Zionist, in an attempt to bridge Jewish-Arab political divisions.
Sexual harassment allegations threaten Arab party coalition days before Israeli election filing
Days before a deadline to file candidate lists for Israeli parliamentary elections, an Arab-led political coalition faces internal turmoil over sexual harassment allegations against its second-ranked candidate.
