Lebanon is today a hundred years old, and it is standing at a crossroad that would mark its centennial and also determine its future. There are many options ahead, but only two will make or break…
According to Lebanese media reports, French officials have met with Hezbollah officials on Wednesday, one day before the extended deadline to form a government in Lebanon. The French deadline was on…
In a matter of two weeks, Hezbollah and its Lebanese allies have lost more than they could fathom. In two weeks, Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah had to watch life-size cardboards cutout of him…
The political landscape of post-civil war Lebanon has been precarious. The events of 1990 resulted in 15 years of Syrian occupation, which would only end following the assassination of Prime Minister…
Iran has been going through a financial crisis since it was hit with US sanctions a few years back, and this crisis had serious ramifications on the regime’s regional proxies. However, in the past…
Hezbollah’s "opponents" no longer want to address the Lebanese militia’s weapons. These so-called opponents continually emphasized the dangers of the militia’s arms which restrict the state’s…
When the Lebanese Civil War ended, Rafic El Hariri set out to bring back normal life to Lebanon, and of course, he started with the political apparatus of the country. As such he made a…
German police raided five sites linked to the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, as authorities announced Thursday that they were banning activities by its political wing in Germany.
The raids,…
Recently a paper rumoured to be the government’s economic reform plan was leaked, and apparently it intends to present this plan to all parties involved in the crisis. The parties in the crisis…
Many opposition voices within Lebanon have been calling for action, which would counter government corruption and bring back money that has been embezzled out of the country.Interestingly, many of…
A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza
Armed groups are being formed in places like Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, where state militaries cannot defeat jihadists and separatists alone. Once formed, however, they seldom stay loyal.
For nearly two years, protests around the world calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza haven't fizzled out, but grown. Their geographic reach and longevity appear to have no precedent in history.