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…
It has been over a month since the Islamic Republic was dealt with the huge blow of losing its second most powerful figure. While Tehran has vowed to avenge Soleimani’s assassination, its threats…
During the same week as Lebanon’s new cabinet finalized its Ministerial Statement, and made promises of reform and anti-corruption measures, most Lebanese banks slashed the monthly dollar withdrawal…
For the Iranian regime, Qassem Soleimani was much more than a high rank commander. He was the equivalent of Iran’s Wali al-Faqih in the region. As the top reference of all of Iran’s proxies, every…
Hassan Diab was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1959. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in communications engineering, which he received fromLeeds Metropolitan Universityin 1981. He also holds…
It is no coincidence that the people of the three countries controlled by the Iranian regime have taken to the streets together. Iran has been working for years to infiltrate both Lebanon and Iraq,…
Saad Hariri was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 18 April 1970, and is the son of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and his first wife Nida Bustani, an Iraqi. He is multilingual and…
As unprecedented protests took over the streets of Lebanon- from the North, all the way to the South, through Beirut and the mountains, the Lebanese political class was taken by surprise. Years of…
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese continued staging their extraordinary revolt against their politicians after Prime Minister Saad Hariri proposed a list of reforms approved by his cabinet on Monday…
In a wide-ranging interview with Al Majalla, Michael Mainelli discusses Saudi-UK ties, investments in AI and renewable energy and describes Saudi Vision 2030 as 'amazing and ambitious'
While Western aid in Ukraine might help the Ukrainians better defend themselves, the prospect of achieving victory over Russia grows less likely by the day.
Intended as a means of avoiding future deadly conflagrations, nations' refusal to impose sanctions and targeted countries' ability to circumvent them made them ineffective in many cases
After a devastating fire in 2019, this 1,000-year-old symbol of French pride and identity is nearing its reopening, yet few know its connection to Syria's Qalb Lozeh and Middle Eastern architecture
Diana Darke
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