In a brief interview, “Shaffaf” asked Dr. Ahmad Fatfat, former Member of Parliament for the “Dinnieh” region in northern…
Author: Pierre Akel
When he left Syria, after the 1911 uprising , my late friend, the talented writer and screenwriter “Hakam al-Baba,” told…
Is the IDF applying a sort of “Gaza Doctrine” (following the 2006 War “Dahiya Doctrine”) in its daily clashes with…
The United Nations’ top court on Friday ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts…
Since the start of the new war sparked by the “Hamas invasion” from “Gaza” (liberated from “Occupation” in 2005) towards…
Has Khamenei’s regime really disbanded the morality police, as reported by the AFP on Sunday? The decision, if true, would…
(Originally published by Shaffaf and the Beirut Daily Star on March 17, 2007. A news article by the Associated Press…
Coincidence or not, the Israeli-Arab-American Negev Summit took place yesterday, Sunday, on March 27, the anniversary date of the aborted…
Accord not to cover Iran’s distabilization actions, atomic bomb “weaponization” and nuclear-capable missiles! METransparent Exclusive Reliable European sources…
A quick comment on Michael young’s An Investigation in Lebanon Has Led to Armed Clashes Reminiscent of the Civil War.…
The main body of the following article was published by Middle East Transparent on April 2007, then reprinted on May…
(a poster raised in Beirut center: « they pretended we were many peoples, it turns out we are only one…
A Beirut source revealed to METransparent that an « official convoy » seen at Beirut’s Port immediately after the terrible…
The decisions of the Grand Sanhedrin, if adopted by today’s Muslim bodies (replacing « Israelites » by « Muslims »)…
Michael Knights is a Boston-based Lafer fellow of The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of Iraq,…
Sources claim Iran did not declare all its nuclear sites Shaffaf Exclusive In contrast with optimistic predictions that followed the…
An excellent « Public Statement on U.S. Policy Toward the Iran Nuclear Negotiations » – « Endorsed by a Bipartisan Group of American…
The main body of the following article was published by Middle East Transparent on April 2007. The migration of thousands…
In his nuanced and fair assessment of the Arab-Israeli arena, Robert Satloff writes: “Is there a regional option? Could Israel…
Sources in Paris speculated that U.S. Intelligence must be jittery, or even paranoid with the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlanes…
METransparent Exclusive What happened in Libya last Thursay? Who kidnapped Libya’s prime minister, Mr. Ali Zeidan, and why? Exclusive sources…
METransparent Exclusive Russian sources in Dubai claim Syria’s president Bashar Assad was targeted by the bombing of Syria’s Ministry of…
MET Exclusive Most of the intrernational media has been abused by a propaganda campaign originating in Libya’s coastal city, Misrata,…
METransparent Exclusive Sources in Tripoli revealed that Libya’s National Congress agreed in a closed session on the name of Mr.…
MET (Shaffaf) Exclusive Two successive bad news for Lebanon’s pro Iran Hezbollah party. Yesterday, Wednesday, METranparent revealed on its arabic…
“I ask myself, how could this happen? How could this happen in a country we helped liberate, in a city…
Metransparent Exclusive Syrian sources speculated that discussions for the formation of a transitional government in exile have taken a concrete…
Metransparent Exclusive Highly placed Libyan sources, which requested not to be named, revealed to Metransparent that the winner of Libya’s…
Metransparent- Exclusive The clue came from a Syrian source who had been close to Syria’s president Bashar Assad. “The mad…
Metransparent Exclusive Credible Syrian sources revealed that Qaddafi’s cousin and close aide, Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam never resigned from his posts…
Opposition sources in Libya have confirmed that a Syrian pilot was at the command of the Libyan fighter downed near…
Metransparent Exclusive Libyan sources confirmed that head of Libyan Intelligence, Abdullah Senoussi, is still in the Bab al-Aziziyya barracks with…
According to exclusive Metransparent information, the man presented by « al Jazeera » channel (under the pseudonym « Mustpha Abu…
The only two major terror operations for which Khaled Shaikh Mohammed claims no credit, in his recently released testimony to…
Last week, French Jews celebrated the Grand Sanhedrin convoked by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807. The Emperor submitted to a gathering…
Pierre Akel The only two major terror operations for which Khaled Shaikh Mohammed claims no credit, in his recently released…
Palestinian Intellectuals in the West Bank are protesting Hamas government decision to withdraw from schools a book on Palestinian folkore.…
The Saudi Leadership must feel satisfied at the Iranian president’s visit to Riyad yesterday. Though the outcome is still vague,…
Pierre Akel While Lebanon’s ongoing crisis has enjoyed prominent media coverage all over the world, no one seemed to notice…