Leaving Hezbollah Hanging
In an interview, Frederic Hof recalls how Bashar al-Assad undercut the party’s position on the…
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French-German Proposals to Rebuild Beirut Port: Policy Implications
Whoever winds up spearheading the reconstruction effort, Washington should stay on top of them to…
Lebanese cardinal criticizes Hezbollah in leaked video
Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, addresses thousands of Lebanese at Bkerke, north of Beirut, Feb.…
Novaya Gazeta Correspondent El-Hayek: Hizbullah Told by Moscow Not To Interfere In Russia’s Syrian Settlement Push
On March 15, 2021, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a meeting with the…
Putin Prioritizes Syria. Biden Should Too.
Moscow has intensified its military deployments in sensitive areas and continued its counterproductive diplomatic track,…
Michel Aoun and Saad Hariri Have Failed to Agree Over a New Government in Lebanon
Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.…
Lebanon’s Financial Collapse: A Post-Mortem
Police line up outside the headquarters of the central bank during an anti-government demonstration in…
Is Russia Trying to Play Kingmaker in Lebanon?
For Moscow, Lebanon, a strategic country on the Mediterranean, is an important extension of Putin’s…
Maariv: Attacks against Iranian vessels cost Hezbollah $1 billion over 3 years.
Israel has carried out dozens of attacks against Iranian ships throughout the Middle East, a…
Our presence in Iraq remains a vital US national security interest
When serving as Assistant Secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs in early 2020, I…
Message in a Battle
Is Hezbollah undermining its resistance by failing to address Lebanon’s many crises, as the late…
Middle East Policy from Trump to Biden: Views from Inside the State Department’s Near East Bureau (updated)
The former assistant secretary of state in charge of the Middle East portfolio…
The Pope Meets the Ayatollah
The Vatican’s outreach to Iraq is laudable in its goal of decreasing religious violence, but…
The Syrians in Berlin taking on the Assad regime
The story of two Syrian exiles – Anwar R, 58, and Anwar al-Bunni, 61 (pictured) –…
Don’t Expect Russia to Help Save the Iran Deal
In seeking to salvage the JCPOA, Biden should not assume cooperation from Moscow, but instead…
Real to Reel: Interview with German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff
In an interview, German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff recalls the movie he shot in Lebanon at…
Olympic powerbroker to go on trial in Geneva in forgery case
Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah will go on trial in Switzerland this month in…
The Assad Regime Has Failed to Restore Full Sovereignty Over Syria
By ceding control of its borders and airspace to various foreign actors, the regime has…
Abraham’s Missing Child: Christians
Jews and Muslims make peace, but this endangered minority lacks a regional voice. The…
Murdered activist Lokman Slim was facilitating a Hezbollah defection before death
Lebanese activist and Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim. (Twitter) The death of Shia anti-Hezbollah activist Lokman Slim was…
The expulsion of Jews from Arab countries and Iran – an untold history
This op-ed was written by WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps member Andrea Mifano, was orginally published…
What’s Fuelling Lebanon’s Lockdown Protests?
Rioting has rocked Lebanon’s second city of Tripoli for four straight nights, with protesters torching…
Russian Military Specialist Mikhail Khodarenok: ‘No One In Moscow Is Going To Fight Israel Because Of Strikes On Iranian Targets In Syria’
Gazeta.ru’s military correspondent Mikhail Khodarenok responds to an analysis by Panagiotis Nastos in the Greek…
What Worries Israel About Biden and Iran
Much of the world reacted to Biden’s inauguration with a sigh of relief. In the…
Dead Certainties
As the Biden administration enters office, several assumptions about the Middle East will have to…
Gantz: There will be a place for Palestinian capital in united Jerusalem
Defense minister tells Asharq al-Awsat newspaper Jerusalem is a ‘spacious city full of sites sacred…
‘My goal is justice for all Syrians’: one man’s journey from jail to witness for the prosecution
Anwar al-Bunni: ‘I never lost my belief in a better Syria. I am sure we…
Moroccan schools to teach Jewish history and culture
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is seen at Essaouira’s ‘House of Memory’ in January 2020 in…
Quick Remarks on New Hezbollah opinion poll
(a poster raised in Beirut center: « they pretended we were many peoples, it turns…
Lebanon Poll Shows Drop In Hezbollah Support, Even Among Shia; Majority Back Israel Boundary Talks
A reliable new public opinion poll conducted in Lebanon, completed just three weeks ago, offers…
Hezbollah Has Become the Middle East’s Weak Horse
The late Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden famously said, “When people see a strong…
Why do not Lebanon’s Shiites Rebel against Hezbollah!
When the “October 17th” (2019) Revolution erupted in Lebanon, it included all (religious) communities and…
Coming Up for Air
A Biden administration may bring crisis-ridden Lebanon a reprieve, even if some things will remain…
Lebanon-Borders of Blood: Interview with Israeli Filmmaker Duki Dror
Shaffaf invites its readers to view Duki Dror’s documentary at ARTE channel, on November 17,…
Biden confidant Antony Blinken expected to get key foreign policy role
(Reuters) – Antony Blinken, a veteran diplomat and longtime confidant of President-elect Joe Biden, is…
(video) US Envoy: Lebanon’s Bassil Was Open to Breaking Ties with Hezbollah
The US envoy to Lebanon said on Monday that head of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement…
More Lebanese officials to face sanctions after Gebran Bassil
Gibran Bassil peaks with lawmaker Ziad Asswad, center, a member of his parliament bloc, at…
Thank you America: Treasury OFAC sanctioned Hezbollah ally, corrupt politician,Gibran Bassil
Treasury Targets Corruption in Lebanon November 6, 2020 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of…
On the Ideology of « Non Normalization »!
A famous « no reconciliation » cartoon, depicting reconciliation as a « stab in the…
Iran’s weapons out of Lebanon.. even if we have to go to the U.N..Security Council
(photo caption: Hezbollah pro-Iran militia invaded the Lebanese capital on May 7, 2008) …
Papal representative to Syria warns Vatican diplomats ‘time is running out’
A man and woman are pictured in a file photo walking through the rubble of…
At Site of Demarcation talks: Hezbollah Tunnel Network Starts at Naqoura!
The clay soil of the “Labouneh” area, which overlooks the Lebanese and Israeli sides of…
Among Syria’s Revolutionaries
Razan Zaitouneh and Colonel Akaidi understood how the Syrian revolution would go better than I…
Bandar speaks out: the changing landscape in the Mideast
Shortly before we presented the Clinton parameters on peace to the Israelis and Palestinians in…
Blood and Grapes
In an interview, Michael Karam speaks about a new documentary on wine and war in…
Beheaded French teacher: « resentful Muslim father » linked to Daesh and the Brotherhood
Security sources in Paris revealed that the supposedly « resentful father of a high school…
Unseen since the Beirut Port explosion: Where is Wafic Safa?
A Beirut source revealed to METransparent that an « official convoy » seen at Beirut’s…
Janah Arms depot: Hezbollah’s financers Live There!
Sources in Beirut tell METransparent that the Janah area, near Beirut, where PM Netanyahu had…
Iran Must Change Its Approach To Israel, Former MP Suggests
Faezeh Hashemi, the activist daughter of Iran’s late President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, speaks in an…
Changing attitudes towards religiosity: A double-edged sword for Arab rulers
Public opinion polling in the Arab world suggests that autocratic leaders like Saudi Crown Prince…