Opinion

The Lebanese domestic front needs to be ripe before Israel can swoop in to deal Hezbollah the final death blow it hopes for

While the US president has said that operations are almost complete, the Pentagon says the fight has just begun. The only thing we know for certain is that US public opinion isn't behind the war.

The US-Israeli bombing of Iran has led to talk of the country's Kurds joining the fight against the regime in Tehran, but alliances with great powers have only ever been temporary

Lebanon's government remains hesitant, fearing any move to do so could ignite a civil war. But national sentiment has shifted, and the time to act is now.

Too often, well-intentioned organisations work side by side, but not together. The result is duplication in some areas and gaps in others—exactly what fragile health systems cannot afford.

The group's decision to drag Lebanon into Israel's war on Iran means ordinary people will suffer—a price it is happy to pay to please its masters in Tehran

When a decision maker approaches the autumn of life, he is no longer speaking only to allies, adversaries, and mediators. In the solitude of their…

The question isn't whether amnesty will ease prison overcrowding or reduce tensions, but whether it reinforces or dilutes the principle that political power must operate within clearly defined limits

Iran says it is willing to make some concessions on its nuclear programme, but zero uranium enrichment is off the table

Kyiv is learning the hard way that it can be readily sacrificed if the US can work out a deal with Russia and divide the spoils of war

The US has recently expressed interest in resolving the conflict, but sensitivities between Algiers and Rabat mean it will need to tread delicately in its mission

The real question is not whether negotiations will succeed or fail, but rather if Tehran will recognise that the rules of the game have changed