Middle East Airlines (MEA) flights to and from Beirut are ongoing despite Israel's relentless air strikes. Amidst huge losses, MEA bosses know how important it is to stay airborne.
The story of Shallah, who recently passed away at 92, and that of his illustrious family tell plenty about the history of Damascus and its business community over the past 100 years
As the flames of conflict spread, Iraqis—much like the Palestinians and Lebanese before them—could find themselves ensnared in a struggle they neither instigated nor can control
Trump's potential team looks to be split between figures like Vance, wanting to reduce US interventions abroad, and hawks like Pompeo, pushing for foreign confrontations
The olive tree is no longer just a source of sustenance for West Bank Palestinians, but a silent witness to their profound struggle between permanence and erasure
Since Trump began lifting sanctions in May, no time has been wasted. US investment delegations have been flocking to Damascus, and security cooperation has already started.
The US president hasn't invested enough political capital in the painstaking details of peacemaking. Instead, he has focused on short-term truces he can boast about in his quest for a Nobel prize.