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...
In the midst of the demonstration in Ramallah yesterday, on December 7, 2017, young men and women were chanting in Arabic and calling for an end to both the occupation and complicity of the international community’s role in the occupation. Participating in this event with other supporters stirred up emotions...
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 3 years ago. Civil society movements have been numbed by the fast-paced occurrence of political events—a matter that has marginally reduced their functionality and impact. With parliamentary elections (potentially) around...
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,...
Walking in a cold frightening floor of a hospital, you see a little innocent baby whose limbs are missing. Birth defect can happen, such sad births do take place and at times, we have no control over that. A little further, there is another one with a mouth that is...
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...
Lebanon’s Director of the Internal Security Forces Anti-Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Rights Bureau Maj. Suzan Hajj Hobeiche was fired on Monday after liking a tweet that mocked Saudi women. The tweet by Lebanese producer Charbel Khalil mocked the recent royal decree that permitted women in Saudi Arabia their basic right...