https://youtu.be/7vNTcD5wWjM Former US deputy presidential envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, reveals how she quietly pushed Israel…
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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,…
Workers load dismantled tents onto a truck at a displaced families’ camp along Beirut’s waterfront on July 1, 2026. Last…
Brief Analysis This landmark document offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build real peace between Beirut and Jerusalem, but progress needs…
Diplomacy is often called the art of the possible. In the Middle East, it is more often the art of…
Satellite imagery reveals for the first time the extent of what Iran destroyed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain When the…
Millions of Russians are bypassing Vladimir Putin’s attempts to block access to the internet, and his regime is struggling to…
A Substack op-ed Gérard Araud recently suggested that Lebanon may end up paying for America’s debacle in Iran. It is…
A new UN initiative appears to be taking shape around Erhürman’s insistence that failure must not mean a return to…
When reform becomes a Trojan horse: the failure of IMF governance prescriptions in a politically captured state. The collapse of…
The recent Washington Institute article on proposed U.S. foreign assistance cuts should be read in Beirut with alarm. At the…
Jieh, a seaside town south of Beirut, was once known for its beach resorts, long sandy shoreline and summer crowds.…
The numbers suggest the “absolute nullity” ruling may have achieved the opposite of what its supporters expected The Ankara Regional…
SK_Azzi @Tinderella1421 Nothing says “European values” quite like EU-funded infrastructure in South Lebanon being named after IRGC commander and defense…
Donald Trump’s latest messaging on the Middle East, in demanding an immediate price on key players (not the least the…
CHP’s crisis is no longer only about party leadership. It is about whether Turkish democracy itself can still rely on…
It’s Monday, May 18, and both the Israeli government and the IDF are hinting, through statements and actions, that they…
Masaad Boulos Moves Through the World’s Most Volatile Rooms Without Making a Sound — and That Is Precisely the Point…
Western governments, international media and regional capitals describe Ankara court ruling as a “judicial coup” against Türkiye’s opposition. Financial markets…
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has come to rely on Gulf state financing. The end of the Iran War could…