Argentinian president Javier Milei ordered the declassification of a series of 1850 documents about Nazis and their activities in Argentina,…
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Just days before the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, the government of Lebanon announced that it would provide official…
The latest decision taken by the central bank to raise the withdrawal limits under Circular 158 from $800 to $1,000—of…
A billboard displays an image of Pope Leo XIV, ahead of his upcoming visit to Lebanon, near the grain silos…
1895 illustration depicts the public degradation ceremony of French army officer Alfred Dreyfus at the height of the Dreyfus Affair…
After eight long years without a single formal leader-level meeting, Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos…
Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, I would like to start by expressing a word of congratulation and gratitude to Minister…
In Lebanon’s ever-mutating political theatre, silence has become the governing class’s most reliable instrument. As the country reels under economic…
Bravo au gouverneur de la banque centrale de #Lebanon @KarimSouaid ! Être la cible de menaces outrancières #Hezbollah (voir ci-dessous) signifie…
And today, the one Lebanese official who has demonstrated genuine courage finds himself alone in the very state he is…
Written by a Lebanese “Iranian proxy”, Sondoss Al Asaad, the following editorial of Teheran Times expresses the frustration of Hezbollah…
Today, many European countries are trying to reduce the size of their governments and give more space to the private…
Over the past few years, Lebanon has witnessed an explosion of cash-service kiosks and “digital wallet” agents sprawling across supermarkets,…
(Hagia Sophia and Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul. (photo: 2024 Raul / Shutterstock) Turkey is largely bereft of Christianity, while Lebanon…
Ties between Iraq and Lebanon show how fragile regional states tend to strengthen each other’s dysfunctions. When Iraq agreed in 2021…
The Senior Director for counter terrorism Sebastian Gorka’s visit to Lebanon over the past two days has added an unexpected…
Cynthia O’Murchu in London and Raya Jalabi in Beirut Sanctioned-listed charities linked to Hizbollah have routinely instructed donors to direct financial…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, marking the 23rd anniversary of the AK Party’s 2002 victory, once again declared that his governments…
The European Commission’s 2025 Enlargement Package arrived this week with the predictability of an unchanging calendar — polite encouragement…
Lebanon’s central bank governor is fighting to prevent a financial catastrophe that his institution did not create. Under mounting pressure…
When the governor of Lebanon’s central bank revealed this week that one of the country’s largest lenders had quietly transferred US…
In a September 30, 2025 interview with the Iranian Tabnak website, reformist Sadeq Zibakalam, professor emeritus of political science at…
When Türkiye was expelled from the U.S.-led F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in 2019, it was more than a procurement…
In-Depth Reports Pursuing even incremental steps will be difficult in a country long dominated by Iran’s chief regional proxy,…
There will be no peace, no sovereignty, and no reconstruction for postwar Lebanon absent the confiscation of Hezbollah weapons. …
Lebanese depositors have spent six years trapped in a web of restrictions and shrinking options. The Central Bank’s Circular 158…
Lebanon’s attempt to revive its banking system is collapsing under the weight of contradictory government actions and misguided international advice.…
CTP leader’s election victory could give new momentum to the stalled peace process in Cyprus. However, this time the equation…
For the first time in nearly four decades, Iran is on the cusp of a change of leadership—and maybe even…
The presidential election of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has never been merely about personalities. It is a…
COMMENTARY: To call for peace in Lebanon, much less for ‘positive and active neutrality,’ is to signal clear opposition to…
Lebanon’s economic collapse has pushed the country from bank accounts to banknotes. In that vacuum, “cash companies”—money-transfer outfits, currency exchangers,…
On the surface, they looked like demonstrations from the Arab Spring more than a decade ago. Since late September 2025,…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has positioned himself as one of the most visible leaders on the international stage. In recent…
A video clip that circulated this year on social media in Lebanon shows a man in a car, playing two roles: a…
In an interview, Haddon Barth discusses his doubts about the Syrian regime’s approach to national reconstruction. Haddon Barth is a…
Hamas has agreed to some elements of the proposal by President Trump to end the war in Gaza, but it’s…
Andrew England in London, Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv and Abigail Hauslohner in Washington A month ago, US envoy Steve Witkoff sparked intrigue by…
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus will go to the polls on October 19. These elections will determine not only…
_Recent events in Beirut have placed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the centre of a fresh controversy—one…
“The agreement stipulates that a foreign aggression on one is an attack on both,” Faisal Al Hamad, a retired Saudi…
Fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah carried out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern…
(Former foes in the community are realigning, many rallying around Saudi Arabian sponsorship.) To honor the mufti of the…
One inherited runaway inflation, the other a collapsed banking sector. Yet Argentina’s President Javier Milei and Lebanon’s new central…
The Republican People’s Party (CHP), Türkiye’s oldest political party and the country’s main opposition, is once again trapped in a…
Israeli spies infiltrated the Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut under fire, planting devices that guided airstrikes that killed Hassan Nasrallah, top…
Since January, Donald Trump has used tactics reminiscent of the 1950s to stifle critical voices. Over the last week, the…
A courtroom drama over the annulment of the CHP’s landmark 38th Congress has left Türkiye’s oldest political party in suspense.…
Charlie Kirk has always been a polarizing figure — an activist who refuses to stay quiet, a man who…
As the UN turns 80, it looks silent in Gaza, selective in Ukraine, fractured under Trump, and sidelined in the…