On December 6, the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs hosted a talk on water scarcity and...
Lebanon’s coasts have been lying under a great yellow cloud, making sure we go about our daily lives with pride...
No political topic loomed as large as the drive to uncover the fate of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri in Saudi Arabia on the Lebanese political scene throughout November. Regardless of the specific conditions that led to this scandalous political affair, that is if he was pressured to resign from...
In the midst of the demonstration in Ramallah yesterday, on December 7, 2017, young men and women were chanting in...
In a monumentally disappointing speech, President Donald J. Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in the White...
The people of this region are caught in a grand authoritarian bargain, where they are forced to trade their political rights against government-driven economic security. It is time for this to change.
In the past couple of years, Lebanon has witnessed on-and-off attempts of political reform with the last (major) one being...
Last August the Rohingya living in Myanmar witnessed the beginning of an age filled with atrocities and massacres. Militants attacked...
The resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Saturday, out of Saudi Arabia and aired exclusively on a Saudi TV, brought substantial chaos and uncertainty. Many believed that this move came as a result of direct Saudi pressure, and some are even claiming that our Prime Minister is being detained...
Walking in a cold frightening floor of a hospital, you see a little innocent baby whose limbs are missing. Birth...
Supporters of Bachir Gemayel gathered up in Sassine Square in Achrafieh, Beirut, on October 20, 2017, as they celebrated the...
Not so long ago, I was sitting at a coffee shop having my cup of Mocha Latte while having a heated debate with my mother about when I would be home for lunch: “Payts ku siradz djashet eri, soubereg eri” (“But I made your favorite, “sourbereg”). My voice was loud...