Saudi political analyst Ahmad Al-Shahri said in a March 24, 2023 show on Sky News Arabia (UAE) that the Arab world is moving towards peaceful resolutions and might form an Arab “pole” or “axis” that will “play a role in international politics” in the emerging “multipolar” world. 

He said that this is evidenced by the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement, the return of Syria into the fold of the Arab world, and the newfound political stability in Lebanon, Yemen, and Libya. 

Al-Shahri added a quote attributed to Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman that the Middle East is becoming a “new Europe,” and he said that the world creates strife and crises in the Middle East because it doesn’t want to see peace in the region. He added that the Arab people are tired of dissent and wars and want peace and security.