Elias Harfoush

Elias Harfoush
Lebanese writer and journalist

Communicating in the Time of No Communication

I am one out of millions quarantined in their rooms because of the coronavirus attack on the human race. I, a traditional man when it comes to spending time on social media, would not have imagined that the day would come when it would be my only means to cross into what resembles a normal life. …

The Global Village and the War on the Coronavirus

After becoming a threat to the entire world, as the World Health Organization says, the coronavirus has started to remind us that we live on one planet and that we are exposed to the same illnesses. It reminds us that we face the same outcomes and risks, including death, in critical circumstances…

A Suicidal Task for a Normal Government

Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s task seems just like trying to salvage a drowning person from the bottom of the ocean. No doubt that he and the members of his cabinet are aware of the difficulty of their responsibility. Diab was explicit while discussing the situation Lebanon is going through, and…

This ‘Deal’ Is a Consequence of the Region’s Condition

Much can be said about the “deal of the century” that President Donald Trump presented. He has been accused of being biased toward Israel, breaching international rules on the deal to settle the Palestinian Israeli conflict, and using this deal to improve his and Netanyahu’s chances at reelection…

A New Government and the Lebanese Pay the Price

The result of the contest to name the next prime minister, which ended with Dr. Hassan Diab being appointed to form the new government despite only receiving the confidence of a handful of Sunni deputies, while garnering unanimous support from Shiite deputies, enjoying the support of Hezbollah,…