Much of the world reacted to Biden’s inauguration with a sigh of relief. In the Mideast, it was met with…
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As the Biden administration enters office, several assumptions about the Middle East will have to be abandoned. The arrival…
Defense minister tells Asharq al-Awsat newspaper Jerusalem is a ‘spacious city full of sites sacred for all,’ but stresses Israel…
Anwar al-Bunni: ‘I never lost my belief in a better Syria. I am sure we will win.’ Photograph: Michael Danner/The Guardian…
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is seen at Essaouira’s ‘House of Memory’ in January 2020 in a photo provided by the…
(a poster raised in Beirut center: « they pretended we were many peoples, it turns out we are only one…
A reliable new public opinion poll conducted in Lebanon, completed just three weeks ago, offers the first solid proof that…
The late Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden famously said, “When people see a strong horse and a weak horse,…
When the “October 17th” (2019) Revolution erupted in Lebanon, it included all (religious) communities and age groups. No political party…
A Biden administration may bring crisis-ridden Lebanon a reprieve, even if some things will remain the same. The election…
Shaffaf invites its readers to view Duki Dror’s documentary at ARTE channel, on November 17, 20.30. https://youtu.be/tXVk5Q_3rwo * …
(Reuters) – Antony Blinken, a veteran diplomat and longtime confidant of President-elect Joe Biden, is expected to play a senior…
The US envoy to Lebanon said on Monday that head of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement MP Gebran Bassil, who has…
Gibran Bassil peaks with lawmaker Ziad Asswad, center, a member of his parliament bloc, at the presidential palace, in Baabda…
Treasury Targets Corruption in Lebanon November 6, 2020 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign…
A famous « no reconciliation » cartoon, depicting reconciliation as a « stab in the back of Palestinians »! …
(photo caption: Hezbollah pro-Iran militia invaded the Lebanese capital on May 7, 2008) First – On the issue…
A man and woman are pictured in a file photo walking through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Deraa, Syria.…
The clay soil of the “Labouneh” area, which overlooks the Lebanese and Israeli sides of the border, allowed Hezbollah to…
Razan Zaitouneh and Colonel Akaidi understood how the Syrian revolution would go better than I did I was waiting…
Shortly before we presented the Clinton parameters on peace to the Israelis and Palestinians in December 2000, I briefed Bandar…
In an interview, Michael Karam speaks about a new documentary on wine and war in Lebanon. Michael Karam is a…
Security sources in Paris revealed that the supposedly « resentful father of a high school girl student», who « protested…
A Beirut source revealed to METransparent that an « official convoy » seen at Beirut’s Port immediately after the terrible…
Sources in Beirut tell METransparent that the Janah area, near Beirut, where PM Netanyahu had claimed, at his UN speech…
Faezeh Hashemi, the activist daughter of Iran’s late President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, speaks in an interview with The Associated Press,…
Public opinion polling in the Arab world suggests that autocratic leaders like Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his…
The group is once more trying to conceal its strategy of hiding military assets in civilian areas, but each self-explosion…
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron admonished Lebanon’s leaders on Sunday for serving their own interests ahead of their…
Because Iranian-sponsored militias in Iraq forge real estate deeds and threaten judges and government employees who challenge their forgery, my…
Report says Khartoum asking for billions in economic assistance in return for agreement with Jerusalem; if demands met, announcement could…
In Ba‘lbek-Hermel, there was support for the Lebanese uprising until the main Shi‘a parties gained the upper hand. From…
The response to Lebanon’s protest movement in Zahleh showed sympathy, but within a conservative framework. Many Lebanese regard the…
The Nabatieh protestors smashed the notion of a Shi‘a community solidly behind Hezbollah and Amal. We are happy to introduce…
Saudi Arabia has always acted as an elder brother by standing with Pakistan during the most difficult crises. It was…
By Souad Mekhennet and Joby Warrick A Lebanese man convicted in the 2005 killing of former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri was…
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan, Iranian football coach A former coach of Iran’s national soccer team has come under fire for criticizing…
Like all good policy decisions, the deal emerged from the enlightened self-interest of the key parties, but the stakes are…
A flight from Israel to Dubai showing no departure or landing data (Photo: Flightradar24) ‘Aviation Bridge,’ which provides flight services…
Haifa town council head defends the decision to name one of the city’s streets in honor of Umm Kulthum, who…
Say, ‘Shall I inform you who are the greatest losers in respect to their deeds? Those whose efforts go astray…
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 17, 2020 U.S. Files…
As a tribunal prepares to announce a verdict in Rafiq al-Hariri’s assassination, the United Nations has much to answer for.…
They’re still assessing the damage to the nuclear facility, but Iran is already blaming Israel. They may try to retaliate…
They are protesting the wrong war. In this time of historical flux, when protestors pull down Confederate statues and the…
A promising first step towards creating an environment of peaceful relations between Arab countries and Israel. We applaud! Abu…
INVESTIGATION – Tibetans, Uighurs and citizens of Hong Kong say they are being closely watched and harassed by China in…
Eight Republican members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 18, 2019, urging for Al…
Faezeh Hashemi, a former Iranian lawmaker and the daughter of one of the founders of the Islamic Republic says Iran…
In the fall of 1997, at the Carlton Hotel in Damascus, a simple wedding was held for the man who…