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The recent uprising by Russian Wanger militia leader Yevgeny Prigozhin against the Russian Defense Minister has caught many by surprise. Prigozhin has been voicing his criticisms on the ministry's inadequate logistical support for the past month. However, this particular development does not…

Amal Abdulaziz al-Hazzani

Ten days after Boris Johnson abruptly quit Britain’s Parliament, his former colleagues delivered a stinging rebuke to the former prime minister, overwhelmingly ratifying a report that concluded he deliberately misled lawmakers about lockdown-breaking parties held in Downing Street during the…

Mark Landler and Stephen Castle

My enemies wanted a different scene. That I destroy Rostov city, along with those who entered it, and for the streets to be littered with burned vehicles. They wanted images of dead Russians and mercenaries to fill the media and for our soldiers to stumble at the Ukrainian frontlines. They wanted…

Ghassan Charbel

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stated on Tuesday that Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al-Saeed had informed him that Egypt wants to restore relations with Tehran. Raisi informed Sultan Haitham that Tehran welcomes the position. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry, however, has not commented on the…

Sawsan al-Shaer

While the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD) was holding its 20th meeting in Marseille, on the southern coast of France, the region was witnessing the most terrible humanitarian disaster it has known for decades. A fishing boat smuggling migrants sank in international waters…

Najib Saab

Syria is not the only country facing water scarcity in the eastern Mediterranean. This is a prevailing situation across the region's countries (excluding Türkiye), as each country faces varying degrees of issues related to water. However, the Syrian problems in this regard are the most severe…

Fayez Sara

As of April 24th last year, India's population has exceeded 1,425,775,850 billion individuals, surpassing China in terms of population priority. Does this indicate a significant advantage? No. Numbers do not make a difference anywhere and can even become a burden to many countries. The ten most…

Samir Atallah

By Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization; Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank; Muhammad Al Jasser, Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank; Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, and Ilan Goldfajn, President…

Only in Lebanon will French special envoy and former Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian come across a mathematical equation - unlike any seen in history - when he meets with some parties that are obstructing the presidential elections. The parties will attempt to persuade him that the equation,…

Mustafa Fahs

“Let’s not politicize oil!” How many times have you heard that admonition? It was first coined in the late 19th century when oil was beginning to emerge as the key lubricant of a modern industrial society. Having started as a new venture by private entrepreneurs, what took shape as the oil…

Amir Taheri

Lebanon’s presidential vacuum has almost completed its eighth month. The “loyalty” group, as well as the “opposition” bloc and those who joined its ranks from the “intersection” with the Aounist movement, succeeded in falsifying the real division in the country that emerged from the “October 17”…

Hanna Saleh

Question: How Should We Read What Happened Last Wednesday in the Lebanese Parliament? Answer: It should be understood on two levels: the failure of Hezbollah and its allies to elect their candidate to the presidency of the republic, and the attack that the party and its allies have launched to…

Hazem Saghieh