World News Insights: Opinion Articles

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…

The opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum was breathtaking. Dozens of delegations arrived from across the Western world to enjoy Western music, Western dancing, and the grand spectacle of the museum’s triangular buildings and the monumental staircase surrounded by artifacts and antiquities…

Forty years separate February 16, 1985, the day in which Hezbollah issued its founding statement, and November 6, 2025, the day it issued its “re-founding” yesterday. Forty, here, is not just a random number. In the view of the Sufis, it signifies passage from the outward to the inward, from…

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor is widely hailed as a political setback for President Donald Trump across the global commentariat. European pundits describe it as a sign that populism, triumphant for the past few years, may be peaking out. At first glance pundits may seem…

The Levant, in the broader sense that includes Egypt, is currently moving in several contradictory directions. From the moment that the cessation of hostilities went into effect in Gaza, "corpses" have dominated the headlines. Counting, returning, and examining corpses, verifying the identities…

The stories emerging from El Fasher would make children's hair turn grey. According to the Yale School of Public Health, satellite imagery shows that the massacres are ongoing. The eye-witness accounts of those who managed to escape indicate that a genocide is underway: bodies scattered across the…