World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Everything our eyes have seen and continue to see, and everything our ears have heard and still hear, since the day after what was dubbed the “Al-Aqsa Flood,” attests to the suffering of the Gaza Strip’s cities and villages. This tragedy has only exacerbated as time went by, growing like a snowball…

Technocratic hubris presents politics as primitive, sentimental, and irrational - a spiral of conflicts and personal interests. Technocrats - the clergy of governance models founded on technical expertise, data-driven solutions, and computational models - argue that purely rational solutions can…

Following the bitter objections of the "Shiite Duo" to Dr. Nawaf Salam’s designation as prime minister, he is seeking to reassure them by stressing that he has two choices: "accommodation" or... "accommodation!" Thus, surrendering to failure is not an option. There is no desire for the…

This day is unlike any other. It will leave its mark on America and the world. Neither the country nor the man at its center is ordinary. The scene is dramatic, violent, dazzling, and impactful. As America celebrates the inauguration of Donald Trump, the world must remain glued to its screens. No…

The Lebanese are demanding the "reconstruction of what has been destroyed" today; much has been destroyed, and it must be rebuilt. They are raising this demand to friendly and capable countries, both in the Arab region and the world. However, as they rejoice at the collapse of the "old regime" with…

Donald Trump will return to the White House on Monday for a second term as president of the United States. The Middle East is a different region from the one he witnessed during his first time. Bashar al-Assad has now fled Syria, Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah and forced Hezbollah to head north of…

Seas, rivers, lakes, hurricanes, and countless other forces fill cycles of time, both their great and major and minor events. War is a massive hammer of fire, and it is wielded by the hand of power to strike an adversary who may be near or far. In the early 1960s, the world held its breath after…

Always anxious to portray the Islamic Republic in a world leadership position, the official media in Tehran have been trumpeting a 3-day visit by President Masoud Pezeshkian to Doshanbeh and Moscow as a “significant strengthening of the global south.” You might wonder what “global south” is all…

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…