World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Are the various crises in the Arab world- from Sudan to Iraq to Libya to Lebanon and others- linked to another? Some argue that they are not. However, if we choose to take a deeper look, we find that there is an undeniable underlying connection. This connection has two parts: the first is the…

Every now and then, a public figure gets up to reconsider his previous positions on the Lebanese Civil War that erupted in 1975 and did not end until 1989. In saying that his generation had burdened Lebanon with more than it could bear, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam became the newest member of this…

The Iranian citizen Ahmad al-Baldi and Tunisia’s Mohamed Bouazizi share many commonalities that neither the vast distance, nor the complex differences of the two countries’ political dynamics, nor borders, nor their ideological, ethnic, or linguistic differences can erase. The two young men,…

The latest controversy over the BBC’s editing of a news clip to accuse US President Donald Trump of ordering an attack on the Capitol in Washington DC on 6 January 2021 reminded me of folkloric narrations of historic or mythological events in my childhood in Iran. The show consisted of a screen…

Under the patronage of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Saudi Arabia recently held its inaugural Cultural Investment Conference. The event reflected the remarkable growth of the cultural sector in recent years: Eighty-nine agreements worth a total…

Recent political developments have affirmed that the country is at a dangerous and unprecedented turning point, perhaps even more delicate and critical than the civil war period (1975–1990), when barricades were raised and the Lebanese were split as a result of local schisms and foreign influence…

Many hyperbolic and false claims, in both directions, have been made about the New York mayoral race and Zohran Mamdani’s victory. Contrary to the campaign that smacks of McCarthyism launched by his opponents, he is not a communist nor a jihadist, nor is he a threat to Americans. And contrary to…

The British are fond of the proverb: “One swallow does not make a summer.” This reference to migrating birds conveys the idea that one-off exception cannot be taken as a rule that applies everywhere at all times. A young Muslim candidate of the left’s victory in the New York mayoral race is one…

It seems that the negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, whether they are held directly or indirectly, are more than just talks over the latter’s occupation of Lebanese territory and the border disputes of the two countries. They mirror Lebanon’s broader crisis: the state’s capacity to make…

Today is the day of the photo. The scene will be very significant, and messages will be delivered in several directions. Today will mark the beginning of a new chapter and close an old one. A powerful man called Donald Trump will shake hands at the White House with another powerful man called Ahmed…

Not long ago, A.I. became intelligent. Some may dismiss this claim, but the number of people who doubt A.I.’s acumen is dwindling. According to a 2024 YouGov poll, a clear majority of US adults say that computers are already more intelligent than people or will become so in the near future. …

The peaceful transfer of power through elections held every four years, as outlined in the Constitution, is among the most substantial of Iraq’s achievements since 2003. Since Iraq has a republican and parliamentary political system, as per Article 1 of the Constitution, the legislative authority…