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Ghassan Charbel
Ghassan Charbel
Ghassan Charbel is the editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper
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Poverty, Interventions and 'Small Armies'
What is the most expressive picture of the future of the Middle East?Maps With Immunity Deficiency
The past years have taught us the scale of the tragedy that awaits the citizens of the maps that areEgypt, Turkey, and the Libyan Test
What does Erdogan’s Turkey want from its direct military intervention in Libya?A Drop of Humility and Complicity
The Libyans are lost. They cannot predict when Libya will return to itself.Mohsen Ibrahim and the Dying Beirut
At first, I tried not to believe what I saw and heard. I wished it was a TV prank.Hmeimim in the Era of Huawei
His advisors left him as the night fell. They are not worried about him.The Commander of the Great Coup
Our neighbor has forgotten that we live in a world that saw the rise of the coronavirus killer. FTrump, Xi, and The Pandemic Symptoms
This is a season of great fear across maps and continents.Land of Two Ambassadors
Mustapha Kadhimi knows that he became prime minister at a critical time.The Silk Road and the Corona Way
We heard this phrase before: “The world will not be the same again.” No one has denied the veracityThe Monster, the Fear and the Tough Decisions
In the time of the coronavirus pandemic, fear is the first citizen...The Price of Being Stuck in the Hurricane
At first glance, many thought that the black cloud would soon be gone.The Depressing Revolving Walls
* How do you feel these days? - When death becomes the only item on the agenda, man has no other puKhaddam, the Gloomy Tunnel and Coronavirus
Coronavirus took over everything.Dreaming of a Less Brutal World
Someday, a writer will say that he hinted years ago of an epidemic that would ravage the planet andPages
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Muhammad Saud, a 65-year-old Syrian silk farmer, and his wife Amal showcase their local silk creations at their home workshop in the village of Deir Mama, in west-central Syria on June 22, 2020. (Photo by MAHER AL MOUNES / AFP)
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Clouds are shown over San Francisco as the sun sets, Friday, July 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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The Comet C/2020 or "Neowise", is seen in the sky from Senglea in Valletta's Grand Harbour, Malta July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
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A Professional Bull Rider crew member wears a mask while lassoing a bull during an event on Friday, July 10, 2020, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Abigail Dollins/The Argus Leader via AP)
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