The Gaddafi system was not a political regime within a normally constituted state; rather, it was a personalized state within…
Month: October 2012
Three days before his murder, Gen. Wissam al-Hassantold me in a telephone interview from France that his contacts with the…
Weekly Standard Hezbollah’s days of dominating Lebanon are likely numbered, and the militia’s recent behavior suggests that it sees the…
The Qatari ruler’s trip further demonstrates his country’s growing diplomatic profile. * When Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani arrives in…
Washington has the means of finding and assisting Syrian opposition factions that meet important political and military benchmarks, despite the…
MET Exclusive Most of the intrernational media has been abused by a propaganda campaign originating in Libya’s coastal city, Misrata,…
Hizbollah has been accused of intervening directly in Syria’s civil war by launching rocket attacks over the border from Lebanon…
A secular, liberal, democratic and fair-minded Arab citizen can’t vote for either parties that support the Butcher of Damascus and…
BAKU, Azerbaijan — The latest weapon in this country’s ideological war with Iran arrived late last month in an armada…
(New York, October 14, 2012) – New evidence has emerged that the Syrian air force has used cluster munitions in…
أخطأ الجنرال! اليوم يصادف ذكرى اجتياح قوات الجزّار حافظ الأسد لوزارة الدفاع اللبنانية وقصر بعبدا وفرار “مون جنرال” إلى سفارة…
New York Times The cost of intervention in Syria may be high now, but the price will only increase for…
METransparent Exclusive Sources in Tripoli revealed that Libya’s National Congress agreed in a closed session on the name of Mr.…
There has been talk recently of the Middle East witnessing an expansion of radicalism in the aftermath of the Arab…
Is it conceivable that foreign governments are buying political parties and public figures in Israel? This no doubt sounds like…
The Syrian regime grew markedly weaker this week, and will get weaker still as Turkey paves the way for action…
MET (Shaffaf) Exclusive Two successive bad news for Lebanon’s pro Iran Hezbollah party. Yesterday, Wednesday, METranparent revealed on its arabic…
IHS Jane’s Hizbullah’s use of criminal activity to raise funds, procure arms, and provide logistics is part of the secret…
It’s been 10 days since Pope Benedict XVI left Beirut, but his portraits still hang along Lebanon’s roads. That is…