World News Insights: Opinion Articles

The conclusion of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza is excellent news. It has come too late, but it would still be good news even if no one but a lonely crying infant was left there. However, to assess the world's reaction, we must not forget or ignore the devastating material and psychological…

The Gaza war has nearly ended, and it is time to cease the exchanges about it. Much has been said, whether truth or lies... So, what is your excuse for a word already spoken? Perhaps Gaza, with all the horrors its people endured, may change the luck of Palestinians and the region. It is imperative…

Some dates carry a symbolic weight. They are kept alive in our memories and remain part of our collective consciousness after they have passed. October 17, 2019, is the day that Lebanon’s most profound revolution began, facilitating the first real reconciliation between different generations and…

Those who follow Facebook closely have noticed a new pattern: writers, historians, and critics have deleted past remarks (posts) glorifying "Al-Aqsa Flood" and praising the men who led the attack and the leaders of the Lebanese "support war,” as well as the posts categorically claiming that a…

On January 11, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called President Joseph Aoun to congratulate him on his election as President of Lebanon and to invite him to visit Saudi Arabia. Aoun welcomed the Saudi invitation, replying that Riyadh would be the first country he visits. Earlier, on…

In a striking sign of the Chinese economy’s stagnation, the central bank said on Friday that it had temporarily stopped buying government bonds. The central bank’s unexpected action is aimed at braking a recent shift by investors toward purchasing bonds while shunning riskier assets like stocks…

The past week was a turning point for Lebanon by all measures. Observers agree that this was no ordinary presidential election, and not only because it ended a longstanding presidential vacuum that reflected a systemic political crisis. The election of Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, who…

After Damascus, Beirut now celebrates a new era with the election of a president, a position that Hezbollah had obstructed, leaving the post vacant since October 2022. This new phase in Lebanon concludes fifty years of regional exploitation of this small country, the second smallest Arab state in…

Even as Israel continues, albeit at a lower rate than before, to commit crimes in Gaza, and Syrian territory is being subjected to Israeli strikes, while the Lebanese are waiting for the occupation of their territory in the south to end, interest in this subject has declined dramatically. It is not…

Arab-international pressure on Lebanese politicians, both those in government and the opposition, allowed for the election of a president after the seat had been vacant for 26 months. Through an Arab-international consensus, the opportunity presented by the shifts that swept the region,…

I was at the Damascus residence of Iraqi politician and publisher Fakhri Karim. A visitor, who appeared weighed down with disappointment, arrived. I tried to persuade him to return to journalism after a long break. My friends warned me that he was a difficult person to deal with. But I viewed him…

Last month, Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, tapped a handful of top policy and communications executives and others to discuss the company’s approach to online speech. He had decided to make sweeping changes after visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago over Thanksgiving. …