Since the rise of the internet and social media, debates have raged over the fate of traditional media and the dangers journalism faces in the age of…

Days after Assad fell and fled, Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, received then-Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. During this meeting, a…

A few days after Iranian officials rejected the Lebanese government’s decision to disarm Hezbollah, Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme…

On 30 September 1989, Lebanon’s warring factions met in the Saudi city of Taif and agreed on the “National Accord Document”. On 22 October of the…

At first glance, it may appear that the current sectarian tensions in Syria are a recent development. In truth, these tensions have deep roots. In…

The final communique of Syria’s National Dialogue Conference in February envisioned that the country would become a ‘state of citizenship’ within…

Across the Middle East, this feels like a pivotal moment in the battle between the state and armed non-state actors in several countries. At stake is…

“It is 6:18 am in Damascus, Syria is free of Bashar al-Assad.” With these words, Hussein Al-Sheikh announced on Al-Hadath TV the fall of the Assad…

The launch ceremony unveiling Syria’s new national emblem at the People’s Palace late last week was poignant, grand, and (not unusually for Syria)…

US President Donald Trump did it. Just 12 days after Israel attacked Iran, triggering a wave of attacks and missile barrages between the two sworn…