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(Shaffaf Exclusive) I went to Beirut for a week and found two cities living on top of each other, like…
The aftermath of Israeli strikes in Tyre, Lebanon. Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images by Barak Ravid The Lebanese government and the…
Six weeks after the United States under Donald Trump and Israel led by Benjamin Netanyahu launched coordinated strikes on Iran,…
The war in Iran is having unexpected consequences, such as renewed interest in Switzerland as a financial centre. Some clients…
As Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders meet again with no breakthrough in sight, Cyprus remains trapped between dialogue and…
A placard reading “Death to the American Zarif” is seen at a rally of Islamic Republic supporters in Tehran on…
When Pope Leo XIV landed in Lebanon he echoed the words of Pope John Paul II, “Lebanon is a Message”.…
This is the moment to break Iran’s resistance, force an agreement on American and Israeli terms, and finish the war…
“We had a language which was very suitable for science; yet we slept over it one night and the next…
Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on…
The U.S. Must Judge Terrorists by Their Actions and Ideology, Not the Veneer of Respectability with Which They Paint Themselves…
The war has jolted global energy markets, pushing Brent crude above $118 per barrel and sending European natural gas prices…
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has floated the idea of adapting the Black Sea Grain Initiative model to…
The French government has drafted a proposal to end the war in Lebanon that would require the Lebanese government to…
Iran tried to isolate Israel. Instead, it united an entire region against itself. For decades, the Islamic Republic of…
There are moments when the passing of a single individual leaves a silence far larger than the loss of a…
To end its devastating war with Israel, Lebanon pledged to disarm Hezbollah under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701. After signing…
Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the February 28 Israeli and United States strike, Iran has entered a…
In 2006 information was leaked about a secret Iranian plan called Qiyamah, translated as Judgement Day. It was a plan…
The renewed conflict offers an opportunity to eradicate Hezbollah’s capabilities, potentially clearing the way for breakthrough diplomacy with Israel. …
The Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MeK) tried to attack the Headquarters of the Iranian Supreme Leader (Beit-e Rahbari) located in the Motahari…
The same open-ended, timetable-free model that produces no consequence in the event of failure must not be repeated. The party…
His life’s work was to preserve a revolution that is heading for the ash heap. “The essence of oligarchical rule,”…
A request made to President Trump about the war in Sudan is at the heart of a diplomatic dispute between…
(Satellite image showing damage to the compound of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran) As Israeli-American strikes…
Neither side seems to want a war, but they fear the costs of backing down and are apparently convinced the…
As debate over a “Cyprus-style solution” for Greenland resurfaces, Turkish legal scholars, diplomats and strategic thinkers caution that sovereign base…
A Turkish parliamentary commission overseeing the legislative dimension of Ankara’s “Terror-Free Türkiye” initiative has proposed a temporary and purpose-specific…
Erhürman’s structured settlement methodology and renewed high-level diplomacy open space for cautious optimism, yet meaningful progress depends on a substantive…
SK_Azzi @Tinderella1421 In recent days, a wave of misleading commentary and manufactured insinuations has circulated regarding my work and my…
The next northern-front threat isn’t a ‘Hezbollah alternative’ – it’s an Islamist partner hiding in plain sight, built for legitimacy…
February 6 is no longer merely a date in Türkiye’s recent history. It is a permanent fracture in the national…
Excerpt: “Only the Central Bank governor has been targeting the cash economy via circulars attempting to regulate the sector; however,…
Testimony submitted to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. February 3, 2026
Lebanon’s political theatre has reached a new low with parliamentarians opposing any sale of the country’s gold reserves at the Banque…
Lebanon’s 2026 state budget was approved in parliament with a razor-thin majority that failed to reach even half of the…
Barak Ravid, Zachary Basu Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman (KBS) said in a private briefing on Friday in Washington that…
I met with Camille Abousleiman who was mentioned in the Article. In keeping with my journalistic integrity and the…
The Middle East is reorganizing itself in real time—and Syria is once again the proving ground. This week’s developments…
The panic did not announce itself with sirens. It crept in quietly, through WhatsApp messages, television panels, and hastily arranged…
For years, Lebanon’s banking sector appeared to function not as an arm of public policy, but as the financial playground…
(Greek 1974 coup d’etat deposed Cyprus first president, Archbichop Makarios III) * Recent commentary written to support Greek Cypriot views…
Taking military action is risky. Falsely encouraging freedom fighters would be shameful. The fate of a 2,500-year-old nation and its…
Western realism masks a deeper cynicism: deference to gas flows has prolonged Iran’s illegitimate theocracy. When…
The most destabilizing threats to security alliances rarely come from outside assault alone. More often, they emerge from internal contradictions,…
Cyprus is approaching one of the most consequential political moments since the collapse of the Crans-Montana talks in 2017. On…
Lebanon is witnessing something unprecedented: a senior official at the central bank launching a two-front war of accountability.…
By The Editorial Board The Iranians demonstrating against their government are displaying awe-inspiring bravery. In the past quarter-century, protest movements…
New information indicates that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), as shareholders…