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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…
Hussein el-Husseini, who passed away yesterday at the age of 85, was a Lebanese nationalist and champion of a Lebanese…
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 large group of Lebanese politicians have slammed claims by Iran’s Supreme Leader who said recently that Tehran’s the influence…
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,…
by Carol Glatz AWALI, Bahrain — Traveling as a “sower of peace” to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Pope Francis further…
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…
Statement October 17, 2022 Saydet El Jabal Gathering held its weekly meeting and issued the following statement: Now…
The collapse of a six-month truce bodes ill for an already battered country. In early October, a United Nations-brokered…
Just after midnight on August 21, 1991, a column of armored personnel carriers manned by soldiers from a unit of…
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…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has blown new life into Turkey’s vision of a Turkic world that stretches from Anatolia to…
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…
The below is an edited transcript of David Petraeus’s interview with CNN’s Jim Sciutto. On the war’s momentum: It…
Executive Summary To Bank Depositors in Lebanon (Confronting Banks, Banque du Liban, and Government) Bank depositors in Lebanon…
With all the headlines announcing possible replacements for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran – which claims Western demands are all political…