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Features Syria’s Idlib Poses New Test to Putin, Erdogan

Syria’s Idlib Poses New Test to Putin, Erdogan

The fate of Syria’s Idlib, or at least part of it, hinges on the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Arab World Hezbollah’s Rivals Dismiss Iran Fuel Shipment as Stunt ahead of Lebanon Elections

Hezbollah’s Rivals Dismiss Iran Fuel Shipment as Stunt ahead of Lebanon Elections

Hezbollah may have heavily promoted its import of fuel from Iran that began in recent weeks, but it appears the arrival of the shipment will do little to ease…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Features Lebanon's Only Suicide Hotline Inundated

Lebanon's Only Suicide Hotline Inundated

The phones at Lebanon's only suicide hotline hardly ever stop ringing as people grow more and more desperate in the face of a financial downturn that has…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World New Lebanon Govt Urged to Take Firm Stance on Iran Fuel Shipment

New Lebanon Govt Urged to Take Firm Stance on Iran Fuel Shipment

The new Lebanese government is striving to avoid any blame over the recent import of Iranian fuel and its ensuing fallout. Prime Minister Najib Mikati said…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Features The Afghan Elephant in the Syrian Room

The Afghan Elephant in the Syrian Room

Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon are awaiting a written waiver from the Joe Biden administration exempting the passage of “Arab gas” through Syrian territories from…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Interviews Saudi Military Industries Eye Localization, Tech Transfer Partnerships

Saudi Military Industries Eye Localization, Tech Transfer Partnerships

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), responsible for localizing, organizing, and empowering the military industries sector in the…

Badr Al-Qahtani (London)
Features Russia Concedes ‘Syrian Constitution’ to Attract the US

Russia Concedes ‘Syrian Constitution’ to Attract the US

The envoys of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden are expected to meet in Geneva on Wednesday, which will likely outline the shape of…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Taher Al-Masry’s Memoirs: Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement Angered Hafez al-Assad

Taher Al-Masry’s Memoirs: Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement Angered Hafez al-Assad

Asharq Al-Awsat publishes excerpts from the memoirs of former Jordanian Prime Minister Taher Al-Masry, for which he chose the title, “Al-Haqiqa Baydaa (The…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh (Amman)
Features Scorched Earth in Syria’s Daraa al-Balad

Scorched Earth in Syria’s Daraa al-Balad

Some people have returned to destroyed houses or scorched earth. Others returned to homes that have been stripped bare of their belongings. This is the…

Riad al-Zein (Daraa)
Features Divided, Besieged Syria Presents ‘Conditions’ for Normalization

Divided, Besieged Syria Presents ‘Conditions’ for Normalization

Damascus wants to and is trying to impose its conditions. Despite Syria being divided into three main spheres of influence with five different armies…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Lebanon’s Tammam Salam Recalls Premiership Difficulties: Aoun’s Party Acted Like Political Militia

Lebanon’s Tammam Salam Recalls Premiership Difficulties: Aoun’s Party Acted Like Political Militia

A new book by Journalist Abdul-Sattar Ellaz, to be published soon by Dar Riyad Al-Rayes for Books and Publishing, recounts the details of the difficult period…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Interviews Hood to Asharq Al-Awsat: Biden Administration Did Not Ignore the Arab Region

Hood to Asharq Al-Awsat: Biden Administration Did Not Ignore the Arab Region

Many observers of the US foreign policies have always doubted the desire of the Biden administration to engage directly and effectively in the Middle East, or…

Muath Alamri (Washington)