Papal representative to Syria warns Vatican diplomats ‘time is running out’
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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…
Hezbollah’s Secrets Explode—and Are Covered Up—Again
The group is once more trying to conceal its strategy of hiding military assets in…
Betrayed Macron says will continue Lebanon efforts, eyes Hezbollah
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron admonished Lebanon’s leaders on Sunday for serving their…
For many Arabs, Iranian regime is the enemy, not Israel
Because Iranian-sponsored militias in Iraq forge real estate deeds and threaten judges and government employees…
US, UAE said holding ‘decisive’ meeting with Sudan over Israel normalization
Report says Khartoum asking for billions in economic assistance in return for agreement with Jerusalem;…
The Advantages of Intimidation
In Ba‘lbek-Hermel, there was support for the Lebanese uprising until the main Shi‘a parties gained…
An Obsession With Independence
The response to Lebanon’s protest movement in Zahleh showed sympathy, but within a conservative framework.…
A Revolution in All Its Implications
The Nabatieh protestors smashed the notion of a Shi‘a community solidly behind Hezbollah and Amal.…
Quick renewal of Pak-Saudi ties
Saudi Arabia has always acted as an elder brother by standing with Pakistan during the…
Man convicted in 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister was part of a Hezbollah hit squad, officials say
By Souad Mekhennet and Joby Warrick A Lebanese man convicted in the 2005 killing of former…
Former Iran National Soccer Team Coach Under Fire After Criticizing Hostility Against Israel
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan, Iranian football coach A former coach of Iran’s national soccer team has…
Putting the UAE-Israel Agreement in Its Proper Perspective
Like all good policy decisions, the deal emerged from the enlightened self-interest of the key…
Israelis’ private pathway to the Arab Gulf
A flight from Israel to Dubai showing no departure or landing data (Photo: Flightradar24) ‘Aviation…
Israel city’s bid to honour Egyptian diva stirs anger
Haifa town council head defends the decision to name one of the city’s streets in…
Observations on the Islamic State in Iran
Say, ‘Shall I inform you who are the greatest losers in respect to their deeds?…
U.S. Files Lawsuits Seeking to Recover More Than $100 Million Embezzled by Former Officials in Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday,…
The Investigation That Wasn’t
As a tribunal prepares to announce a verdict in Rafiq al-Hariri’s assassination, the United Nations…
The Explosion at Natanz Is a Direct Hit on Iran’s Nuclear Program
They’re still assessing the damage to the nuclear facility, but Iran is already blaming Israel.…
They are protesting the wrong war. The real story of July 4th, 1776 & slavery
They are protesting the wrong war. In this time of historical flux, when protestors pull…
Combating coronavirus: Abu Dhabi, Israeli tech firms join forces to fight Covid-19
A promising first step towards creating an environment of peaceful relations between Arab countries and…
Chinese minorities in France target of a surveillance policy ordered by Beijing
INVESTIGATION – Tibetans, Uighurs and citizens of Hong Kong say they are being closely watched…
Document: US Congress leaders to Attorney General Barr requesting probe into Al Jazeera’s status
Eight Republican members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June…
Former President’s Daughter Says Iran’s Govt Is ‘Neither Religious Nor Revolutionary’
Faezeh Hashemi, a former Iranian lawmaker and the daughter of one of the founders of…
The Assad-Makhlouf spat: A complicated family affair
In the fall of 1997, at the Carlton Hotel in Damascus, a simple wedding was…
Destroying Lebanon to Save It
Conservative Republicans have unveiled a report that could have terrible consequences for a country already…
The Dynamic between Hezbollah and the LAF is case-by-case, interest-based deconfliction
On June 4, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum with Maroun Hitti, Jessica…
Israel-China Relations: Staring Into the Abyss of US-Chinese Decoupling
Israel knew the drill even before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boarded his flight…
China’s Coming Upheaval
Competition, the Coronavirus, and the Weakness of Xi Jinping Over the past few years,…
Michel Foucault and Iran’s Ayatollahs
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Islamic Revolution in Iran, which brought Islamists to power for the first…
Lebanese Writer: French Ambassador To Lebanon Serves Iran, Hizbullah – Undermining The Interests Of Lebanon, France
Writing in the Lebanese daily Al-Liwa under the headline “France’s Ambassador in Beirut – The…
Al-Quds Day: What good did it do to Palestinians?
Iranian author, Ahmed Zayd Abadi (born in 1966) spent many years of his life…
The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution
For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei has professed enmity with America. Now his regime is threatened from…
Coronavirus spreads “exponentially” in Qatar’s labor camps
BY AMJAD TADROS Amman — On normal days, the tiny, gas-rich nation of Qatar looks like…
Intelligence Documents Reveal What Ben-Gurion Learned on the Eve of Declaring Israel’s Independence
Minhelet Ha’am, 1948. On May 12 its members faced a dilemma: Did they have the…
China suspected of bio-espionage in ‘heart of EU’
China is building a science park next to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) research facilities in Belgium …
Tracking Down Sudan’s Secret Cash
Sudan’s former dictator reportedly siphoned off “millions of dollars” from one of the world’s poorest…
Facebook crack down on fake news campaign aimed at discrediting Manchester City
Facebook removed accounts behind a campaign targeting Manchester City Users were directed to bogus stories…
After Five Bloody Years in Syria, Russia Is Turning Against Iran—and Assad
BYE BYE BASHAR? Vladimir Putin wants a stable Syria, with billions from abroad for his…
Briefing With Special Envoy Lea Gabrielle, Global Engagement Center Update on PRC Efforts to Push Disinformation and Propaganda around COVID
MAY 8, 2020 MS ORTAGUS: Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining…
U.S. Views of China Increasingly Negative Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Republicans more negative than Democrats toward China, though unfavorable ratings have climbed among both parties…
