Jumah Boukleb

They come and go, one after another. The empty loops drawn by their steps are the only trace they leave behind. Some two out of ten envoys have tried and failed, the Lebanese Ghassan Salameh and the American Stephanie Williams. All of them were tasked with leading the UN mission in Libya by UN…

On the twelfth day of Israel’s preemptive campaign against Iran, the war between Israel and Iran ended following US President Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire. Wars typically end once one or more of the parties is defeated and surrenders. They can also end when the warring sides reach a…

As an old Arab proverb goes: “With your people, you won’t perish.” Without the protection and support of one’s people, ruin becomes inevitable. A small problem arises, however, when we seek to determine who counts among “your people”, especially to those in power. Does the term refer strictly to…

Two years into the conflict that has been raging in the country, the war in Sudan has suddenly caught the eye of Western media. In Britain, “The Times” called it the "forgotten war." Oh God! Now, it is too little too late. Indeed, According to international aid organizations, Only after 150,000…

This new year brings nothing new. The weight of other days, weeks and months is quickly coming and stacking up over what came before. The only exception is that current US President Joe Biden will exit the stage permanently on January 20, 2025, making way for the arrival of a man who has been…

However different their opinions, ideas, and stances on public or international issues, objectivity remains a fundamental principle that unites all analysts, columnists, and commentators. This principle demands that each and every one of them be careful to avoid ever projecting their sentiments and…

The American people and the rest of the world will know which candidate will win the presidential election in just a few days. To an outside observer, it seems that the Earth has stopped turning in anticipation of the results of this election. Most of the reporting in the US on the November 5…

Why is it that we disagree on when autumn begins when compared to the other three seasons? Is it because autumn has unique characteristics that are not found in other seasons? Or is it because, despite also being the season of plowing and sowing, autumn has unfairly been singled out as a metaphor…

The confusion that has plagued British Conservative governments since 2016, the year of the Brexit referendum, has not abated. In fact, it continues even after a Labor government came to power. A quick glance at media reports offers a rather bleak picture of the situation: the ongoing crisis of…

If American movies and series are associated with thrills and excitement, American presidential elections are no less thrilling and exciting. The difference between the two is that the thrills of the former are fictional, created by the suspense of stories. The thrills of American elections, on the…