Lawyers had thought Lebanese judiciary’s move to end its housing loans investigation would jeopardise principality’s case Monaco is continuing…
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it’s being said that Secretary of State, Cardinal Parolin, and the Vatican’s foreign minister, Archbishop Gallagher, feel uncomfortable with the…
What Happened? In a speech on Monday, Hezbollah’s secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, for the first time publicly declared his support for…
In February 2022, when the war in Ukraine erupted, retired Russian Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov voiced his extreme misgivings. He claimed…
The vow of “never again” taken by virtually all nations after the Second World War remains unfulfilled. I…
Western countries have finally approved deliveries of dozens of Abrams, Leopard 2 and Challenger tanks to Ukraine. Deliveries of combat…
Russian drone manufacturer, established in same city as visited by Iranian drone delegation, also advertises Western drone components …
For the past five months of unrest, the largest Sunni Mosque in Iran, the Grand Makki Mosque – founded as…
A prominent Iranian economist in a letter meant to reach Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said that the Islamic Republic…
( J. Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Los Alamos Laboratory where the atomic bomb was designed, and Manhattan Project director…
(Photo: The man in a white robe waving to the crowd is late Saudi King Faisal on his visit to…
Taliban bans on women’s education and employment by foreign aid organisations operating in Afghanistan are having unintended consequences. The bans…
A recent survey of Iranian public opinion suggests that the lack of confidence in a Middle Eastern regime is starkest…
(Note: This piece was written before the terrorist attack in Jerusalem on January 27.) “I expect we’ll see an…
The regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin is living on borrowed time. The tide of history is turning, and everything…
The party is facing challenges in Lebanon and the region, but has limited options for dealing with them. …
(Ukrainian Greek Catholic Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk) ROME – Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic…
The Supreme Leader’s representative in the city of Karaj says the reason for low precipitation in the country is a…
BY BRAD DRESS A war games simulation of a full-scale Chinese invasion of the self-governing island nation of Taiwan predicts “heavy…
Sicily’s onetime mafia order reached its highest state of perfection in Lebanon. All too often, criminality is seen as…
DECEMBER 16, 2022 “For too long, Hezbollah and others in Lebanon’s political class have continuously failed to prioritize the…
(First published on May 12, 2021) After its history was manipulated, shrine rarely attracted Islamic attention Reporting on Jerusalem’s…
Jordanians protesting soaring fuel prices don’t distinguish between the severe economic crisis and the widespread corruption – and the king’s…
Although not much can be done about disarming Hezbollah at the moment, any serious Western policy will need to focus…
Gebran Bassil has just been humiliated by Hezbollah, but that will likely not end his ties with the party. …
Has Khamenei’s regime really disbanded the morality police, as reported by the AFP on Sunday? The decision, if true, would…
The Abraham Accords, now past their second anniversary, have offered a new and different model for regional relations and, in…
A heaving mass of flesh and energy has brought life to the host nation’s matches at the World Cup. They…
31 August 2022 For Russia, six months of war have led not only to colossal irreplaceable losses in manpower, but also…
ROME – Nine months after the eruption of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis Friday sent a letter to the…
INTRODUCTION The Ukraine war is most certainly not going according to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan — or indeed, according…
The path out of Lebanon’s presidential impasse remains unclear, highlighting the boundaries of Hezbollah’s influence. It has been an uneasy…
(Artist’s impression of the maritime drone (USV) attack on Sevastopol. Although the Russian Navy was able to destroy some of…
Before February 24, 2022, many observers in Europe and North America considered Russian President Vladimir Putin a ruthless but pragmatic…
Istanbul- Shaffaf After nearly 40 years, a veteran photojournalist, Coşkun Aral, who had followed Civil War in Lebanon for years,…
The second week of November 1942 has much to tell us about the region’s geopolitical centrality, its enduring political currents,…
President of the United Arab Emirates Federation, the Ruler of Abu Dhabi created a surprise two days ago by traveling…
By David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso Download PDF Background The Institute for Science and International Security has…
How two researchers got to the heart of a polling problem: the skewing effect of fear. Growing up in my…
Rarely is there good news to write about in the Middle East. The same seems to be true of foreign…
We may be nearing the stage where Lebanon can have any president it wants, as long as his last name…
Istanbul- On his 4-day tour to the United States, CHP Leader visited DAWN, one of the intellectual centers of the…
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cjr9FrIsZ73/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D NORTHERN AFFAIRS: Ghajar has long been a closed military zone, but 22 years later, Israel suddenly opened…
Lawmakers are demanding that the US withdraw its military from the cartel leader over its decision, which stands to put…
Israel preparing for potential escalation in north as Lebanon talks derail Defense Minister Benny Gantz instructs military to increase…
The Iranian regime’s brutal killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini — who was reportedly brutally beaten after she was detained for…
In an interview, Ali Fathollah-Nejad discusses the recent protests in Iran, and long-term prospects for the post-revolutionary political order. …
Russia’s top leader visits Beijing, meets with his Chinese counterpart, issues a joint communiqué condemning the expansionist policies and aggressive…
KUWAIT: Minister of Information Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi meets senior officials of the ministry. KUWAIT: The information ministry has promised it would…
When Iraq’s finance minister stepped down last month, he didn’t go quietly. By Robert F. Worth On August 16, as the…