Lebanese Opposition: New government imposed by Iran, France accomplice
In a communiqué commenting the formation of a new Lebanese government, Likaa Saydet al-Jabal »,…
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How Not to Repeat My History with the Taliban
To avoid the worst outcomes, Washington needs to assiduously enforce any deals with the new…
Sheikh Ahmad in the US justice system’s sights
Trouble is piling up for Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah (pictured above). Currently on trial in…
Distance between a dumpster and a high tech hub
Only a barbwire separates thriving Israel from free falling Lebanon Lebanon is in free…
Hezbollah hammered with criticism amid Lebanon’s crises
BEIRUT (AP) — Driving back to base after firing rockets toward Israeli positions from a…
Gone Boys
Far from being exceptions, botched American withdrawals have tended to be the rule in the…
Taliban victory threatens to be a double-edged sword for Pakistan and China
Pakistani efforts to exploit the Taliban victory in Afghanistan threaten to reinforce ultra-conservative inclinations in…
Who Will Mentor the Taliban This Time: Pakistan or Qatar?
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (center) in Qatar’s capital Doha on July 18, 2021. Islamabad has…
Kabul attack related to Taliban execution of ISKP emir?
On August 20, six days before the Kabul airport terrible attack, the Afghan Taliban said…
Ironies of a war of revenge
(The late Jalaluddin Haqqani, historical head of the Haqqani network) AMONG the many ironies of…
Iran’s Cabinet of Hard-liners
New President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration picks leave no doubt about the direction of his government…
Ahmad Massoud: My father’s fight for freedom is now irreversibly mine
Ahmad Massoud, son of the legendary Commandant Massoud and commander in chief of the afghan…
Lebanon’s Crisis and UNIFIL’s Mandate Renewal
To make UNIFIL more effective and prevent dangerous destabilization in the south, the Security Council…
Enemies in the Gates
Hezbollah’s actions in the past year and a half have turned many Lebanese against the…
The Address for a Response to the Lebanese Attacks on Israel Is Gaza, Not Beirut
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:Even if Hezbollah is responsible for the latest rocket attack on the Galilee, Hamas…
Lebanon’s Year Zero
How long do you keep investing in failure? How much effort does one put into…
Lebanon attacks Israel, Lebanon cries foul
Beirut’s deceptive narrative is part of a general Arab and Palestinian style Describing Israeli…
Assessing Lebanon’s Political Paralysis, Economic Crisis, and Challenges for U.S. Policy
A former assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs diagnoses the country’s incapacitated institutions…
US investigates Qatar over claims that it finances Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps
by Benjamin Weinthal and Jonathan Spyer JERUSALEM — The State Department has opened an inquiry into…
The Truth Behind Turkey’s Sudden Embrace of Israel
(Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom at a 2003 meeting in Ankara with Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…
Open letter to (Lebanese) expats: You’re here ? We’re all (so) done…
I know you pity us, but we can’t take it anymore… your pity. It is…
In Lebanon, the Wheels of Justice Do Not Grind
The Hariri tribunal hasn’t led to a single arrest, so Washington should let it expire…
Saad al-Hariri Has Withdrawn from Lebanon’s Government-Formation Process
What Happened? Lebanon’s prime minister-designate, Saad al-Hariri, has announced he would withdraw from the government-formation process, after trying…
Supporting Sudan’s Essential but Risky Progress
Since experiencing major upheaval and demands for change in 2019, the country has achieved real…
The U.S. and Iran near a breaking point
Iraqi mourners attend the funeral of a Hashd al-Shaabi fighter Monday following U.S. airstrikes on…
Karim Sadjadpour: What’s Next for the Islamic Republic?
Karim Sadjadpour analyzes the implications of the Iranian presidential election held on June 18. …
Maneuvering Jerusalem’s future: Upcoming DC visit puts wind in Jordanian monarch’s sails
US President Joe Biden may have little appetite for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking but seems determined to…
‘Human rights activists’ who love tyrants
Killed by Palestinian Authority for opposing its tyranny, Banat supported brutal Assad Arab intellectuals…
Building on Lebanon’s Ruins
Hezbollah may accept a new government, but would be as pleased if the country’s social…
Preserving the Lebanese Armed Forces Amid State Decline
Although continued pressure on the country’s political elites is necessary, the U.S. government needs to…
Only Palestinians can be victims
Tunis, 2018 — Yours truly, third from left, and Husham al-Hashim, who was gunned down…
Ex-premier’s graft case a test of justice in oil-rich Kuwait
BY ISABEL DEBRE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE – In this July 20, 2016 file photo, Kuwaiti Minister…
Winning the Gaza Ceasefire: Critical Decisions for the Biden Administration
Hamas may not have realized it when firing its first salvo against Jerusalem, but the…
How important is the Dome of the Rock in Islam?
After its history was manipulated, shrine rarely attracted Islamic attention Reporting on Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa…
EEAS special report update: short assessment of narratives and disinformation around the Covid-19 pandemic (update December 2020 – April 2021)
Disinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic, measures taken to contain it and vaccine roll-out campaigns continues…
Europe and Islam: The Jewish Grand Sanhedrin as example
The main body of the following article was published by Middle East Transparent on April…
The Zarif Tape: Revelations on Russia, the Qods Force, and Iran’s Election
The foreign minister had much to say about the IRGC branch’s political interference at home…
Turkish, not Saudi, Schoolbooks Under Scrutiny
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In a sign of the times, Turkish schoolbooks have replaced Saudi texts as…
Iran’s Foreign Minister, in Leaked Tape, Says Revolutionary Guards Set Policies
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, described a rivalry with a powerful and widely…
Biden recognizing the Armenian genocide shows how far Turkey and Erdogan have fallen
I have tracked U.S.-Turkey ties since 2002. In the past, when a new president was…
Exclusive: Zarif Claims Soleimani Intervened In Diplomacy, Russia Wanted To Destroy JCPOA
Iran International TV has gotten hold of an audio recording in which Iran’s Foreign Minister…
Was the Deputy Head of the Iranian Quds Force Assassinated?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:Muhammad Hejazi, deputy head of the Iranian Quds Force, is reported to have died…
Lebanese church patriarch wants direct talks with Hezbollah on making country ‘neutral’
Natasha Turak@NATASHATURAK KEY POINTS “I assert that there has been no sincere and clear position…
Israel’s Shadow War With Iran Doesn’t Have to Strain Relations With the U.S.
A Shared Nuclear Policy Is Better for All Sign in and save to read…
Bibi “Natanzyahu” Plays Bad Cop on Iran
Washington’s conspicuous silence over the nuclear sabotage at Natanz no doubt stems from the fact…
Leaving Hezbollah Hanging
In an interview, Frederic Hof recalls how Bashar al-Assad undercut the party’s position on the…
French-German Proposals to Rebuild Beirut Port: Policy Implications
Whoever winds up spearheading the reconstruction effort, Washington should stay on top of them to…
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.…