Egyptian-American political analyst Magdi Khalil said in a March 28, 2023 show on Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar) that the Arab countries should not join an alliance with Russia and China.
He said that this would be a "losing bet" similar to the Arabs' failed alliance with the Soviet Union, and he said that it is a delusion to think the Saudi Arabia and the other Arab countries are on the way to becoming superpowers. Rather, he advised the Arab countries to stick to alliances with the West, which has caused them to advance and flourish and built the Gulf States.
Magdi Khalil: "[My colleague] said that we [Arabs] have fought Israel with Soviet weapons. Well, you failed. Or were you successful with those Soviet weapons? How can you compare yourself to Israel? Your entire life has been nothing but failure. The Pan-Arabists and the Socialists - nothing but failure."
Source: Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)