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Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon was not a religious occasion that Lebanese people could simply move beyond and forget. It became a mirror that, in just three days, exposed what Lebanon has been trying to hide for decades. In a country that has mastered the art of adorning ruin, Lebanon suddenly…

Just because someone is not present doesn’t mean that they cannot suffer. The grave does not shield the leader from the tumult in his country. His corpse could be dealt several blows, mocked, insulted humiliated. The grave could panic, become embarrassed and fearful, and try to escape the ire of…

Much has been said about the appointment of a civilian (former ambassador Simon Karam) to head of the Lebanese delegation to the Mechanism- the body established to oversee the implementation of the ceasefire reached on November 26 last year between Lebanon and Israel. Some of the explanations of…

“New Gaza” and “Green Rafah” are the two catchwords of a rubric coming at us with promises of a prosperous future for Gaza. They join the other catchwords for rubrics that mirror real-estate projects and profitable ventures, after the French Riviera was proposed as the model to emulate. One…

Lebanese people - especially southerners - tied their anxiety about the possibility of war to the period following the visit of Pope Leo XIV, assuming that the countdown would begin once he departed. Some residents of the South and the southern suburbs began preparing to relocate beyond what was…

Trump to host two African leaders! That was a footnote to world news last week still dominated by efforts to stop the Ukraine war. However, to those who follow African affairs the triangular meeting at the White House looked like a miracle. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his…

Sudan is fighting two wars simultaneously. As it wages its war on the ground, it is fighting another equally grave war in the media. Misleading narratives slandering the army have been increasing. Their aim is to undermine its performance on the battlefield, casting doubt on its competence,…

It is not only states that go to war; international systems are also part of the competition. The Russian-Ukrainian war is not a conflict between two states, but between two systems. That is why the Europeans and the Americans, especially under President Joe Biden, support Kyiv, while the Chinese…

We were arranged, as journalists dispatched to cover the historic meeting at the White House, between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump. Because the F-35 jet deal is tied to defense and security, it was the focal point of the coverage in American print and…

US President Donald Trump’s designation as Foreign Terrorist Organizations of certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon closes a chapter that western capitals had avoided for years. The designation is nothing more than a delayed recognition of what our region already…

Since their emergence, modern Arab nation-states have found themselves in constant tension with transnational ideological movements that challenge their authority and pull loyalties beyond national borders. Chief among these groups is the Muslim Brotherhood, a cross-border organization whose ideas…

It was the year 2000. Saddam Hussein was driving the car himself. His guest, Hugo Chavez, was in the passenger’s seat. The Iraqi president took his Venezuelan counterpart on a tour of Baghdad that included the banks of the Tigris river. The two men discussed their dream of a “multipolar world,”…