The response to Lebanon’s protest movement in Zahleh showed sympathy, but within a conservative framework. Many Lebanese regard the…
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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…
Conservative Republicans have unveiled a report that could have terrible consequences for a country already facing ruin. Lebanon will have…
On June 4, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum with Maroun Hitti, Jessica Obeid, and Sami Nader. Hitti…
Israel knew the drill even before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boarded his flight to Tel Aviv earlier this…
Competition, the Coronavirus, and the Weakness of Xi Jinping Over the past few years, the United States’ approach to…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Islamic Revolution in Iran, which brought Islamists to power for the first time in modern history, pitted…
Writing in the Lebanese daily Al-Liwa under the headline “France’s Ambassador in Beirut – The Diplomat Marketing Iran’s Hegemony Over…
Iranian author, Ahmed Zayd Abadi (born in 1966) spent many years of his life in the Mullas prison for…
For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei has professed enmity with America. Now his regime is threatened from within the country. One night…
BY AMJAD TADROS Amman — On normal days, the tiny, gas-rich nation of Qatar looks like a giant construction site. Dozens…
Minhelet Ha’am, 1948. On May 12 its members faced a dilemma: Did they have the right to make a decision…
China is building a science park next to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) research facilities in Belgium By ANDREW RETTMAN BRUSSELS, Chinese spies…
Sudan’s former dictator reportedly siphoned off “millions of dollars” from one of the world’s poorest nations and sent it to…
Facebook removed accounts behind a campaign targeting Manchester City Users were directed to bogus stories that reported persistent slurs against…
BYE BYE BASHAR? Vladimir Putin wants a stable Syria, with billions from abroad for his oligarch cronies to rebuild the…
MAY 8, 2020 MS ORTAGUS: Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us early on this on-the-record…
Republicans more negative than Democrats toward China, though unfavorable ratings have climbed among both parties BY KAT DEVLIN, LAURA SILVER AND CHRISTINE HUANG How…
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The emergency rescue program revealed by Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on April 30 purports to address comprehensively Lebanon’s economic…
“If the Chinese press were free, the coronavirus might not have become a pandemic”, according to a report by the NGO…
As Qatar races to complete construction projects ahead of the 2022 World Cup, a small army of workers from South…
For nearly a decade, Russia and Qatar have been suspected of buying votes to win hosting rights for the 2018…
As several states seem to experiment with opening up, Iran has made headlines as one of the countries experimenting with…
Putin and Erdogan Are Finally Ready to Negotiate In the summer of 2011, as Syria’s peaceful protest movement began…
In what looks like a real Information Warfare, China, Iran and Pakistan are misusing Cyberspace to spread Covid-19 rlelated fake…
Virologist Shi Zhengli at the National Biosafety Laboratory, the P4 level laboratory, in Wuhan, in February 2017. JOHANNES EISELE /…
photo: General cargo ship DA CUI YUN, IMO 9451329, dwt 28341, built 2011, flag HK, manager COSCO SHIPPING SPECIALIZED …
Populated by fluent Hebrew speakers, the Israel desk of Armenia’s foreign ministry waited back in 1991 in the wake of…
March 2020 The International Football Federation has concluded a secret agreement with the Qatari authorities (Ref M). The…
The latest alarming global events, like the coronavirus pandemic, the oil price crash and the slowdown of world economic growth…
By Josh Rogin Two years before the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the world, U.S. Embassy officials visited a Chinese research facility in…