Russia and Iran have a troubled history despite their current alliance
 Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart Friday for the signing of a broad pact between Moscow and Tehran. The ...
Israel must be held to account in wake of Gaza ceasefire
A ceasefire in Gaza is set to take effect on Sunday and everyone is happy this nightmare might finally be over. But as we approach the “day a ...
What comes after a Gaza ceasefire deal
A long-awaited ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas appears imminent, according to US, Israeli, Qatari and Palestinian sources. After months of ...
Netanyahu’s interests taking precedence over ceasefire deal
For both the people of Gaza and the families of the Israeli hostages, there is something that is even crueler than the failure to reach a ceasefire ...
Many reasons for optimism about Syria and Lebanon
They say all good things come to an end, and surely the same argument applies to bad things too. At least this is what we have noticed recently in ...
“Saudi Support for Lebanon: A Costly Dream!”
By/ Jamal Al Awadhi Optimism has always been a defining trait of Lebanese politicians, especially when it comes to securing foreign aid. Am ...
How would a Tiktok ban work in the US?
Biden signed a law banning the app in January – if parent firm ByteDance fails to block it, here’s what could happen. The US su ...
Musk on Hamas: Those people either need to be killed or incarcerated
Billionaire Elon Musk shares video on his social media platform X, in which he discusses the war between Israel and Hamas. "You just cannot have th ...
"Joseph Aoun" .. Who is Lebanon's new president?
General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between ...
How Assad’s failures fueled Syria’s collapse
When Bashar Assad lost control of the oil-rich areas in eastern Syria, most of which came under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces, he tur ...
Ending Syria’s Captagon trade should be a priority
The Syrian conflict, marked by more than a decade of war and widespread displacement, not only devastated the lives of millions but also created an ...
Trump’s key foreign policy challenges
As ever, a new year comes with new challenges and opportunities. For US foreign policy, the new Trump administration, which will take office on Jan ...
What next for Lebanon?
This has been a terrible year for Lebanon. Many of the country’s problems had been accumulating for years; they most notably started with the ...
NATO needs to ‘shift to a wartime mindset’
On the occasion of his first major speech as NATO chief, Mark Rutte, a former Dutch prime minister, did not mince his words, calling on members to ...
Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn calls the Nissan-Honda merger plan a 'desperate move'
The potential merger between Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda is a "desperate move," said Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's former CEO. On Tuesday ...
Lebanon should not be a security threat for the new Syria
Lebanese social media was busy last week discussing the presence of figures from the former Syrian regime in Lebanon. While the Lebanese authoritie ...
Taliban infighting adds to Afghanistan’s woes
The Taliban’s de facto minister of refugees and repatriation, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, was killed along with five others in a bomb explosion ...
"despite Houthi threat" .. Red Sea boxship transits hit 2024 high
Change should not be seen as an indication that global carriers are returning en masse to the Red Sea route.  Smaller vessels were the ...
Outside interference in post-Assad Syria is inevitable
After the sudden collapse of Bashar Assad’s dictatorship, many people have understandably urged foreign powers not to meddle in Syria’s ...
Will Instagram become Meta's golden goose?
Instagram is set to account for more than half of Meta Platforms' (META.O), opens new tab advertising revenue in the United States next year, as th ...
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