Which of these countries is a palindrome when written in arabic?

Amazing. I guessed correctly.

dammit I'm mad

By the definition of the word (at least as regards languages written in the Latin script), the word 'Libya' is, most certainly, NOT a palindrome. However, since Arabic script is cursive (letters are joined, following certain rules), it **looks** almost the same when reflected horizontally in a mirror, especially so, in handwriting. As such, it's only an ambigram with horizontal symmetry. For example, AHA and WOW are such ambigrams, but SOS and KAYAK—also palindromes—aren't. This app doesn't seem to support joined Arabic letters, or else I would myself have shown it written.

great question although I got it wrong

Ottawa Scholar, agreed