Cheap weapons and vulnerable trade routes are reshaping the investment case for oil and gas, argue David Asher and Scott…
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Because both U.S. plans in Gaza and the stability of the West Bank depend on a legitimate, reformed Palestinian Authority…
The Republic was proclaimed in a day, but it was not made in a day. The transition from empire ran…
Journalists marched in cities across Türkiye on Saturday against arrests, censorship, access restrictions and state-appointed control of media outlets. Supported…
A Guide for Arab Voters in Israel The upcoming election is often described as pivotal. But the truth that must…
By BASSEM MROUE SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Rabbi Elie Abadie left his native Lebanon more than five decades ago and…
Türkiye’s engagement in Syria reflects immediate security concerns and a substantial interest in its neighbour’s recovery. Treating Turkish influence as…
The Trump administration has done more than any of its predecessors to restore sovereignty for a much traumatized nation, Lebanon. The…
Nearly seven years after Lebanon’s banking collapse, the damage extends beyond frozen deposits. The prolonged shortage of accessible credit has…
Lebanon’s energy minister has stopped attending cabinet meetings in protest. The country’s electricity crisis, meanwhile, continues to attend every Lebanese…
Lebanon does not fundamentally lack turbines, engineering expertise or international capital. It lacks an investable electricity market. Yet the government…
Attorney Maurice El Gemayel, representing investigative journalist Samara Azzi, stated that she was surprised by a circular issued by the…
A balance sheet, a podcast and the inconvenient question of who ultimately benefits from Banque du Liban’s last great asset…
María Ángela Holguín’s interview with ANKA did more than warn that Cyprus’s diplomatic window was closing. By clarifying what happened…
Ankara appeared close to transferring its Russian-made air-defence system to the United Arab Emirates, thereby removing the principal legal obstacle…
(An army soldier stands guard along the newly fenced part of the Pak-Afghan border) A reported explosion in Dera Ismail…
*Türkiye has brought the heads of Libya’s two rival legislative institutions to the same table for the first time in…
The top four pesticide companies control 56% of the global market * Just a few companies, including Swiss ones, account…
Shaffaf Exclusive Lebanon’s reconstruction will require millions of tonnes of cement. It will also require something considerably harder to manufacture:…
https://youtu.be/7vNTcD5wWjM Former US deputy presidential envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, reveals how she quietly pushed Israel…
Shaffaf Exclusive A disturbing legacy of Lebanon’s Sayrafa era is surfacing inside the banking system. Hundreds of relatively junior bank…
(A church stands in Taybeh on Sept. 8, 2026. Taybeh is a historic Palestinian Christian village east of Ramallah, known…
Top military commanders from the U.S., Israel and several Arab countries met last week in Germany to discuss the war…
The Discourse of Syrian Officials Toward Gaza and Palestine: Where Does the Path to Peace Stand? The emergence of post-war…
A little-noticed financial route appears to be developing between Turkey, Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus and Lebanon. At its centre are three…
⚡️A London court has voided the transfer of almost all of Lebanese venture-capital fund Cedar Mundi’s portfolio to entities linked…
Hezbollah and Amal are already manipulating where donor funding goes and who gets credit for reconstruction, so Washington and its…
The only way to dismantle Hezbollah is to create the right incentives for the Lebanese government. When I served as…
Anwar al-Bunni stands outside the courtroom for the trial of former regime officer Anwar Raslan in Koblenz in June 2022,…
As the Hatay Academy Symphony Orchestra carried Fairuz’s songs from wounded Antakya to an Ankara open-air stage, the music evoked…
The strange economics of Lebanon’s cement imports raise an urgent question: who will profit from the country’s multibillion-dollar reconstruction? Lebanon’s…
An Open Letter to Mr. Tom Barrack Dear Mr. Barrack, I followed with great attention your recent interview, in which…
The Levant Files is probably right that neither Ankara nor Jerusalem wants an open Turkish-Israeli war. But “red snow” sets…
Lebanon’s political system is the product of a century of compromises designed to allow a diverse society to coexist within…
Every August, for perhaps two or three glorious, ridiculous and occasionally traffic-choked weeks, Faqra becomes Lebanon’s answer to Saint-Tropez. The…
In an interview, Jason Burke discusses his sweeping account of the “revolutionists” who so shaped the 1970s and early 1980s.…
One of the most striking aspects of the latest legislative session was that Hezbollah emerged as one of the strongest…
Last week, I went to Kyrenia looking for cryptocurrency. I found something considerably more interesting: a parallel financial system operating…
Metransparent Exclusive By almost any measure, Lebanon’s proposed Financial Stabilisation and Deposit Recovery Law represents one of the most significant…
The silent collapse of Lebanon’s forgotten middle class Every Sunday morning, I return to my summer home in the Metn…
Türkiye’s offer to participate in security arrangements for southern Lebanon marks Ankara’s attempt to become a central actor in the…
Given the country’s difficult experience during the Iran war, Washington should offer sustained political attention, practical assistance, and an expanded…
According to a broad spectrum of commentary from respected analysts in foreign policy, military affairs, and strategic studies, the initial…
Shaffaf Exclusive Executive Summary This paper quantifies how Hezbollah and its allied networks exploit Lebanese state institutions, donor funds, and…
Brief Analysis Circumstances are ripe for a successful visit, but both presidents are looking for more than bonhomie—Aoun needs practical…
Shaffaf Exclusive The Answer is “Yes, unequivocally”, If we, Arabs and Gulf citizens, are to call things by their proper…
Metransparent Exclusive For six years, Lebanese depositors have been waiting. Waiting for a financial recovery plan. Waiting for Parliament.…
Shaffaf Exclusive Over the course of Michel Aoun’s presidency, one name quietly but persistently threaded its way through Lebanon’s most…
In the Republic of Impunity, where titles were cheaper than bread and institutions were made of fog, lived Sad Silky,…