Hussam Itani

No one is going to launch a nuclear bomb on Afghanistan in response to the challenge raised by the Taliban government’s education minister, Mohammad Nadim, who is adamant about banning women from receiving an education. A more probable outcome is that Afghan women will be alone in fighting the war…

Hours of tension followed what was said to be a Russian missile landing in Poland. This was before the true source of the projectile was identified. Like many others in the Russian war on Ukraine, the ambiguous incident raises concern about similar events taking a tragic turn for the worse as…

The presidential term of Michel Aoun, his party the Free Patriotic Movement, and his son-in-law Gebran Bassil is over. Characterizations of the past six years in which he ruled can be divided into two main categories: depreciation and demonization. Claims that he and his entourage are responsible…

Communism was the most prominent absentee at the Chinese Communist Party Congress. Since getting the burdens of its internationalist obligations off its shoulders and prioritizing the development of the Chinese economy, the party has not been concerned with the ideological struggles that had marked…

Let us be honest. Many of us, Arabs and Muslims of all stripes- liberal and conservative, moderate and pro-Axis of Resistance, religious and secular- are not comfortable with the demonstrations of Iranian women protesting against the authorities in power. Rather, we watch on awkward and…

With the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service, the world is back on track with its dilemmas. The war in Ukraine is becoming more complex, and peace is far from being reached, as new obstacles arise every day. Referendums called for by the pro-Kremlin administrations in the four regions…

Much time has been spent asking, after each of Israel’s weekly airstrikes on Syrian territory: Why does the Syrian regime refrain from retaliating? The fact is that hardly a week goes by without an Israeli airstrike on various targets in Syria, mostly those operated by the IRGC or the…

The Lebanese are waiting for many things these days: they are waiting in line at bakeries to receive their share of bread. They are waiting for a war against Israel to erupt, a scenario that a man on a screen promises will save them from the catastrophic situation they find themselves in. They…

Lebanon emerged victorious then, imposing Line 23 on Israel as the maritime borderline separating the two country’s economic zones. Lebanon’s victory, which would be added to the President and his resistance’s long list of achievements, hinges on overcoming a minor obstacle: getting Israel to…

The word “justice” was heard several times during the newly elected Lebanese Parliament’s first session, immediately followed by the word “annulled” being yelled out by the Speaker of the Parliament representing the ruling coalition majority. It is as though the current government is unable to…