The National's Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi reflects on the hope, promise and perils shaping the Arab world as 2026 begins, from fragile ceasefires to escalations to the choices leaders make between war and peace.

The National's Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi reflects on the hope, promise and perils shaping the Arab world as 2026 begins, from fragile ceasefires to escalations to the choices leaders make between war and peace.