A direct armed clash might just serve to strengthen Hezbollah's grip on both the nation and the state. Instead, a more constructive way forward might involve a robust, peaceful political strategy.

Alia Mansour

While the Taliban mark the second anniversary of their return to power with victory parades, many Afghans are not celebrating — especially women who have had their freedoms taken away.

Con Coughlin

Efforts have hit a pause while stakeholders take stock of what has been achieved and define what the ultimate objective is

Ibrahim Hamidi

Motorcycles pose imminent death in Beirut, but causes of death in Lebanon are many and indistinguishable: from kidnappers and weapons to a robbed bank account...

Khaled Kassar

Russia's Wagner Group, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Sudan's Rapid Support Forces raise questions about the purpose of non-state organisations and the risks they pose for regimes.

Majed Kayali

The short-lived glory of films with low runtimes raises questions about how they are perceived in the film industry, and whether they are only relevant in the early stages of a filmmaker's career.

Ismail Ghazaly

The news of "Barbie" being banned in Lebanon and Kuwait has raised questions over the real reason behind the censorship. For some, it seems to be rooted in the preservation of the patriarchy.

Samer Abou Hawwach

Lebanon needs a proper justice system to stop it from being torn apart by factions with blood on their hands.

Alia Mansour

Dance, once an integral aspect of ritualistic worship in ancient myths, transitioned into a form of exuberant performance for entertainment.

Ali Almuqri

conversations with local sources reveal a growing determination within the community to combat the drug trade

Haid Haid

Afrocentrists — in their attempt to stand up to White/Western racism — tend to overcompensate, often resulting in overzealousness for black skin colour.

Wahid Abdel Maguid

Arabic became a global language of science and Arab scholars of the golden Islamic age made major contributions to human development and laid the foundations for the subsequent European renaissance

Abdullah Al-Rashid