Mustafa Fahs

Between September 17 and November 11 of this year, Riyadh served as the stage for three foundational events: a speech, a conference, and a summit. At the heart of all three lay the Palestinian cause, with efforts centered on halting the wars in Gaza and Lebanon. These events reaffirmed Saudi Arabia…

The world’s highest Shiite Muslim authority, Ali al-Sistani, has sounded an alarm, which seems like the last warning before Iraq faces a critical turning point that neither the state nor its people may be able to withstand. These potential dangers have compelled Sistani to break his long…

This is not the first time we face displacement, and it won't be the last. However, fate tells us that this may be our longest period of displacement, and that we will not return to the homes we grew up in any time soon. We might even need a miracle to go back. We have no shelter this time, no…

It might be the first time the Iranian regime has found itself confronting so many complex and difficult questions since it was established in 1979. These wide-ranging questions pertain to everything from the nature of the regime and to its future, which is intrinsically linked to external factors-…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost control over the situation. He escalated the confrontation to unprecedented levels, compelling Tehran to retaliate. While the latter’s retaliation was constrained, the results will not be. Netanyahu is pushing Iran to take actions it had avoided…

The two consecutive operations carried out by Tel Aviv, involving the detonation of electronic devices used by Hezbollah members - military, security, and civilian personnel - can be described as acts of mass extermination. This is due to the high number of casualties, nearing 4,000 injured and…

A scheme to steal public and private money, which is known in Baghdad as the Noor Zuhair heist, and the evaporation of bank deposits and dubious financial engineering allegedly that former governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon Riad Salameh has been accused of, pose a challenge to the political…

The Israeli right in power, in both its factions (Likud and ideological) is exploiting the attack of October 7, 2023, and turning it into a pretext for liquidating the Palestinian cause. Politically, they categorically oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital on…

Benjamin Netanyahu has closed the doors to negotiations, stirring anxiety among the Lebanese and Palestinians living on the land about their present and their future. The vast majority of them are in Gaza, where there is no longer any space for life, and Lebanese from the South, who have been…

Some have found both the timing and implications of US special envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein’s trip to Beirut obscure. The visit’s ambiguity, or the fact that it was not constructive, further complicates things in the region generally and in Lebanon particularly. Indeed, no scenario can be ruled…