World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Everyone following the formation of the new Lebanese government before it came into being on Saturday was eagerly awaiting the fate of the "political Shiism’s" Lebanese branch. Indeed, the status quo was upended by Israel's recent war on Hezbollah and the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria,…

Since the outset of the war Israel launched following Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, many observers have been expressing fears of a sweeping victory for Israel. Led by Netanyahu and the far-right government, such an Israeli victory would have catastrophic consequences- not only for Palestine,…

This is America. The world’s most powerful economy. The master of sea and skies. The land of prestigious universities, inventors, innovators and pioneers of the technological and digital revolution. It is capable of striking any target in the global village. It can listen to what you are whispering…

President Donald Trump bewildered everyone—in the region, the world, and the United States—with his “idea” to displace the people of Gaza to Jordan and Egypt, rebuild it as an American territory, and transform it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” The confusion continues as Trump continues to…

We have seen many calls for an end to interference in Libyan affairs, as well as many initiatives and attempts to restore stability to Libya. However, a serious and effective solution has yet to emerge. Most recently, we heard United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres echo these demands,…

After weeks of speculation about "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei's strategy for dealing with the new Trump administration in Washington, it seems that he has opted for a cocktail of tantalizing pledges and boastful threats. Tehran circles sum the posture up with a simple formula advanced by Foreign…

As long as bold ideas to resolve Palestine’s cause and the suffering of its people are on the table with no restrictions, as suggested by the idea of the new US President, Donald Trump, on relocating Gaza’s residents to more than one country and transforming the enclave into an economic “Riviera”…

Many people say that Donald Trump, the returning US president, is merely making loud noises. My opinion, in short, is that Trump could be anything – a sound bomb or a devastating bomb. We are facing four years that will likely be extraordinary. They could be the nightmare we fear – Palestinians…

Europe, you’re next. That’s the latest message from President Trump, who has repeatedly said in recent days that he would slap punitive tariffs on the 27 members of the European Union. Tariffs “will definitely happen with the European Union,” Trump told the BBC Sunday evening, and they are coming…

Since Bashar al-Assad fled the country and Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in Damascus, eventually being declared president, every speech and interview he has given, whether televised or in print, reflects a degree of rationality Syria had not seen in half a century. President Sharaa has been interviewed…

Every year, people around the world stand before the "emperor of maladies" in fear and reverence and ask: How far have we come in the fight to eradicate this disease? How much longer will it continue to take our lives and instill fear in our hearts? What progress has science made in recent years? …

There have been many mass marches in history, and they have been turned into material for myths and mystification and constitute a trove of wealth for the imagination. Mass gatherings of people stir the same emotions and images as the difficult paths paved with pain that they traverse. The point of…