Mustafa Fahs

The call was to ask after the health of one of his relatives. He is an old friend, one of the notables of his area, a social figure of good reputation and great standing. He has also been displaced since the first "war of support," having lost everything he owned like the other inhabitants of the…

The distance between Baghdad and Damascus is not measured in kilometers, as it reflects an ambiguous relationship between two countries divided by ideologies and regimes, yet united by history and geography. It was destined for the two cities that one should inherit the other, and then that one…

The level of anxiety is rising among the Lebanese in general, and southerners in particular, with fear of what is coming, which is no longer unknown. The Israeli plan has become clear in the statements of Israeli officials, while Lebanon lives a bitter reality torn by the imbalance of political…

Hezbollah may have succeeded in reviving Lebanon’s troubled memories without actually having to act. Here, the “act” means eliminating opponents, namely political assassination, which has been surrounded by near-certain suspicions since 2005, from former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to…

On the centenary of the Lebanese Constitution, Lebanon’s Minister of Culture Dr. Ghassan Salame addressed the Lebanese people, as individuals and communities, sects and parties, emphasizing that “the Constitution is a supreme text, but it is not a sacred book.” He acknowledged the legitimacy of…

Last Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Iraqis disagreed over what to call the day. Some named it "Evacuation Day," others "Sovereignty Day." Both names contain a measure of fallacy, even in their dating. The departure of American forces in 2026 does not end the presence that began in 2003, since the…

A review is a positive step when its purpose is accountability or candor, and a negative one when its purpose is to justify mistakes or defend them. Herein lies the vast difference between a partial shortcoming and a strategic failure; and the choice of one or the other goes beyond the present,…

There is nothing unusual about a member of parliament raising their voice, nor about heated exchanges between parliamentary blocs. The real problem arises when raising one's voice becomes a substitute for dialogue, or when defending an opinion turns into an attempt to shield it from the questions…

The Second Nabatieh Appeal was not merely a call to save a threatened city, nor simply a continuation of an earlier appeal that had warned of a danger drawing near. Between the two appeals, the situation moved from a stage of warning to one in which the danger has become existential for the city…

The city of Nabatieh is no more important than the southern towns and villages Israel has occupied and destroyed, or those it controls by fire, nor is it an exception in the exodus of the south and the southerners such that every light should be trained on it now. Nor can the pressure on it be…