Hussain Abdul-Hussain is a Lebanese journalist. He graduated from the American University in Beirut and is currently the Washington, D.C., correspondent for the <em>Alrai</em> newspaper. He has written for the <em>International Herald Tribune</em> and the Lebanese newspapers <em>Daily Star</em> and <em>Annahar</em>. He has also provided commentary for CNN.

The Iraqi dinar is fine

Fundamentally, the Iraqi dinar is fine.Its exchange rate is now rising, lifting the purchasing power of the country’s citizens, in a rebound…

Trading Policies with Hezbollah

[caption id="attachment_55249735" align="alignnone" width="620"] Syrian soldiers wave as they leave Lebanon on April 26, 2005, in Masnaa. (Joseph…

Suleiman’s Successor

[caption id="attachment_55249331" align="alignnone" width="620"] Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman attends the opening session of the Connect Arab…

Hezbollah’s Adapted Resistance

[caption id="attachment_55248857" align="alignnone" width="620"] Fighters from the Hezbollah's militia carry the coffin of a Hezbollah commander who…

Lebanon’s Shadowy Cabinet

[caption id="attachment_55248406" align="alignnone" width="620"] Beirut's Ottoman-era Grand Serail, the seat of the Lebanese government. (Joseph…

Homemade Bombs

[caption id="attachment_55247845" align="alignnone" width="620"] Flames rise from burning cars at the site of a car bomb that targeted Beirut's…

Fuel to Lebanon's Fire

[caption id="attachment_55246492" align="alignnone" width="594"] Lebanese fire fighters extinguish a flame at the site of a car bomb in a southern…

Pulling Strings in Beirut

[caption id="attachment_55245863" align="alignnone" width="596"] A Lebanese man uses a public phone near a poster featuring Syrian President Bashar…

Not Lebanon's War

[caption id="attachment_55245219" align="alignnone" width="620"] Firefighters and residents gather at the site of an explosion in Beirut's southern…