(An Israel-Lebanon truce eroded in the late 1960s, and the border conflict is now marked by constant Hezbollah attacks.) *…
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Monika Borgmann I wish I could tell you…#LokmanSlim Lokman Slim was assassinated by Hezbollah
“Hassan Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade…
Lebanese militant group has held back on using some of its most advanced weapons as it strikes Israel …
Two weeks ago, after yet another boy from Lod was murdered, I finally decided to buy the book “Children…
The Gulf states were right about the Houthi threat and the West was wrong, so another large-scale confrontation is inevitable.…
WORTHY TALK By Henri Curiel A militia can harass a regular army, it can cause it serious pain, inflict specific…
Barak Ravid Syrians inspect the damage at the site of overnight Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of Masyaf in Syria’s…
(Kuwait oil ministry’s map showing the Arash/Durra oil and gas field near the tip of the Persian Gulf.) * …
İkra Kuyumcu, 23, graduated with honors from the air force academy, Ebru Eroğlu, 24, from the land forces academy and…
Yahya Sinwar’s ability to evade capture or death has denied Israel a military success in a war that began…
I must admit, the waiting game of the last three weeks has somewhat frayed my nerves, almost to the point…
Brief Analysis Given the current lack of viable security alternatives on the Israel-Lebanon border, Washington may try to patch up…
Given hot wars raging in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Sudan, the news attracted little attention except among…
Progress at the cease-fire talks in Doha will determine the timetable of a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon,…
Splendid televised ceremony in Lebanon last night, at the seat of the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke of the Beatification of…
An explosive device hidden in a heavily guarded complex where Ismail Haniyeh was known to stay in Iran was…
The deadly attack in Majdal Shams isn’t a turning point that justifies an all-out war, but it obliges the…
Two electric bikes, six electric scooters and one ATV, all scorched and burned. That is all that remains – a…
(Drag queens perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics, on July 26, 2024. (Credit: @OlympicsParis/X, The Olympic…
The Mounting Pressure to Fight Hezbollah in Lebanon—and Why That Is So Dangerous By Amos Harel July 23, 2024 Watching a…
Long stretches of Odaisseh and a neighbouring village have been virtually abandoned and reduced to rubble Michael Safi in Odaisseh and…
Masoud Pezeshkian couldn’t change Iranian foreign policy even if he wanted to. Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, a former…
The Houthis’ recent threat to attack Saudi Arabia risks Iran’s entire regional strategy, and makes a military alliance between Riyadh…
‘Is Assad even part of the resistance front and the united front?’ Arab pundits wonder. How is it possible…
As tensions have risen in the border area between Lebanon and Israel, many observers are predicting that Hezbollah and the…
By Suohaib Jawhar As Hezbollah and Shia militia continue their fight against Israel at Lebanon’s southern borders, Sunni military groups…
Niloufar Goudarzi Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the controversial former Iranian president, has criticized the Supreme Leader’s foreign policy, expressing willingness…
Humans Don’t Fight Over Territory And Food. They Fight Over Imaginary Stories in their minds. If I look at…
Libya’s climate-vulnerable regions of Jabal Nafusa, Fezzan, and Jabal Akhdar underscore the important role played by civil society and municipalities…
The new emir’s suspension of parliament, followed by the appointment of a prime minister and crown prince, suggests a…
https://youtu.be/MSnTvjgzM8E?t=471 ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A Kurdish physician who spent weeks treating the wounded in two different…
(First published on METransparent on Jul 2, 2015) (An Ottoman heliograph section in the Charge at Huj in…
Inside the decision to assassinate Iran’s ruthless general Any assessment of the middle east’s future must contend with an…
Carine Bassili, devout Christian living in US, hopes her music will build bridges between her people and Israelis: ‘You cannot…
By Ravi Agrawal, the editor in chief of Foreign Policy. Iran has suddenly been thrust into an election…
If Joe Biden is reelected as US President in November, there is a “heightened possibility of considerable military pressure…
The emir has just put parliament and the constitution on the backburner, but for what purpose? Kuwait has…
By Nirmala Carvalho MUMBAI, India – Catholics belonging to the Syro-Malabar rite in Arabia will be under the jurisdiction of their…
The lesson from past deals involving Hezbollah is clear: the group will try to pocket any U.S. concessions on…
In an interview, author Steve Coll discusses his latest book on the quarter-century minuet between the United States and…
The first Sami Michael book I read was “A Storm among the Palm Trees,” as part of a master’s thesis…
Both countries urgently need U.S. aid to defend themselves against brazen adversaries that seek their annihilation. Iran…
To understand what happened last night during Iran’s direct attack on Israel, one has to go back four…
Yemen’s air force is barely functioning, despite heavy U.S. investment (The regime of Saleh was corrupt to the bones, but…
The effect of melting polar ice could delay the need for a ‘leap second’ by three years. By Elizabeth…
Michael was known for his focus on oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews from Arab countries in the…
The Gulf kingdom has been a rare democratic experiment. But gridlock and the Emir’s mounting impatience with Kuwaiti politics may…
In an interview, Julie d’Andurain talks about her biography of General Henri Gouraud and his experiences in Syria and Lebanon.…
DUBAI, March 15 (Reuters) – With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran’s Quds Force visited Beirut in…