Haitham El-Zobaidi

Haitham El-Zobaidi is chairman of Al Arab Publishing House. He is also chairman and publisher of The Arab Weekly and Al-Jadeed magazine.

Author Articles

Seven-year-old Syrian girl carriers her 8-month-old sister in the bombed Douma neighbourhood in May 2015. (Reuters)
We have to learn to live with the threat of the virus
April 04, 2020
A young Palestinian shepherd leads his flock in front of Israel's controversial separation barrier near Shufat refugee camp and the settlement of Pisgat Zeev (background), in east Jerusalem on January 15, 2016. (AFP)
The ‘Shu’fat Force’
February 01, 2020
President Donald Trump meets with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, September 24. (AP)
The rise of populism
October 12, 2019
Yemeni demonstrators wave flags of former South Yemen as they march in Yemen’s second city of Aden, August 15. (AFP)
The Southern Transitional Council has not just parachuted into the Yemeni crisis
August 17, 2019
Iraq’s President Barham Salih speaks during an interview. (AP)
Iraqi president says Iraq is no country ‘for settling scores’
April 06, 2019
Iraqi President Barham Salih (L) during an interview with Dr Haitham El-Zobaidi at the Movenpick Hotel du Lac in Tunis. (Al Arab)
Barham Salih: ‘The power of the state is measured by strength of its institutions’
April 06, 2019
South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) shakes hands with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan during a meeting in Seoul, February 27. (AFP)
UAE oil storage facility likely game changer in Gulf-Iran showdown
March 02, 2019
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, cooks with Muslim women at the Al Manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in West London, last September. (Kensington Palace)
Migrant sons of migrants or citizen sons of migrants?
February 09, 2019
Historic icon. President Beji Caid Essebsi (R) receives Haitham El-Zobaidi. The bust of first Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba is at the top left of the background. (Tunisian Presidency)
Caid Essebsi calls for thorough investigation of allegations of Islamist ‘secret apparatus’
February 02, 2019
Not mincing words. Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi talks during interview with Al Arab and The Arab Weekly. (Tunisian Presidency)
Caid Essebsi decries hold of Ennahda on government, says could run again
February 02, 2019
A sculpture of a man with a laptop by Syrian artist Wissam Muases at the Art Residency Aley in eastern Lebanon. (Reuters)
Seizing opportunities in today’s fast-changing world
November 17, 2018
Passports to nowhere. A Lebanese security officer stands as a Syrian bus driver carries the passports and departure cards of Syrian passengers who arrived at Lebanon’s northern Tripoli port. (Reuters)
Reluctance to welcome new refugees can emanate from the least expected quarters
September 01, 2018
Through the eyes of men. An Egyptian man sits in front of a vintage cinema poster in Cairo. (AFP)
Needing women’s literature that can be turned into film
July 14, 2018
A worshipper reads from a prayer on his smartphone at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Archangels in Cairo. (AFP)
The dangerous cocktail of smartphones and Facebook
April 21, 2018
Egyptian actor Ahmed el-Fishawy (Top C) poses with cast members during the opening ceremony of the first edition of the El-Gouna Film Festival in Hurghada, last December. (AFP)
What should intellectuals expect from ministries of culture in the Arab world?
February 10, 2018
The Arab world’s critical thinking dilemma
January 15, 2018

A special kind of leadership is needed in the Middle East
June 24, 2017

The appointment of Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz as crown prince is an important change for S

The urban tragedies of Arab cities
May 13, 2017

An architect has a greater impact on our lives than does an artist.

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi: The calm after the storm
March 11, 2017

Carthage - The corridors of the presidential palace at Carthage are incredibly quiet.

Does the Arab world need a ‘cultural revolution’?
November 05, 2016

The term “cultural revolution” is one that usually comes with negative connota­tions.