Arbitration in the Arab World is a hot topic these days. Over the past few decades the Arab World has become a region at the forefront of international arbitration expansion. With increasing numbers of commercial actors coming out of the Arab World and with regional arbitration centers being established in many Arab states, large numbers of international arbitration cases are now linked to the Arab World. While a few decades ago the application of modern international arbitration has not proceeding in an entirely positive manner, in time its benefits began to touch Arab States and commercial entities, reversing the previous trend. After exploring a few significant developments of arbitration in the region, the author concludes that the greater presence of Arab actors as respondent states, as well as claimants and investors, and hopefully in the future increasingly as arbitrators and counsel, will result in the continuing confidence of the Arab World in the system of international arbitration as a mechanism for dispute resolution that is closely connected to its historical roots in the region.