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Comment: Emile Nakhleh examines how corruption has brought Lebanese society to the brink, and why the international community and its institutions must hastily re-imagine innovative ways for it to survive.
Comment: A decade of war and displacement has left the root causes of Syria's revolution remain firmly in place, and its people no closer to liberation, writes Sam Hamad.
Polarisation gnaws at Syria's hopes for reconciliation
Comment: Ideological polarisation in Syria has left no room for nuance, and deprived Syrians of the social fabric necessary for reconciliation, writes Zahra Erhaim.
UN court to try Hezbollah member for Lebanon attacks
A fugitive Hezbollah suspect will go on trial in June accused of three attacks on Lebanese politicians in the mid-2000s.
Outrage after Syrian regime imposes Sharia on Yazidi minority
The Yazidi Council of Syria has condemned the decision as a 'flagrant violation' of human rights.
ICC probe is first real test for Biden administration
Comment: If he is to rebuild trust with Palestinians, Biden must not stand in the way of the ICC investigation into Israeli war crimes, writes Muhammad Shehada.
Netanyahu promises ministry to first-ever Muslim on Likud list
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention to appoint the first-ever Muslim candidate on the Likud Party list if he were ...
'Not like every time:' Beirut blast victims want truth
Months after the blast at Beirut port, there has still been no international probe and no real accountability.
'Jewish nation-state law' challenged in Israeli Supreme Court
For the first time in Israel's legal history, the Supreme Court is dealing with a case that challenges the country's controversial 'Jewish ...
Jumblatt signals no movement on Hariri government formation
Lebanon's main Druze politician said there would be no 'white smoke' to signal that a new government formation is in the making.
Rioters snatch Druze religious leader's body after Covid-19 death
Druze religious leaders have distanced themselves from the rioters who snatched Sheikh Hassan Halabi's body from an Israeli hospital.
Israel recruiting Shin Bet officers to spy on Palestinian-Israelis
The Israeli military is allegedly recruiting former members of the Shin Bet to spy on Palestinian citizens of Israel.
A new national identity born of protest and anger
Comment: A year after mass protests reignited the Arab region, Rami Khouri explores how the struggle against corruption and poverty became the ...
Syria drone strike kills top Tunisian jihadist
A drone strike believed to have been carried out by the United States in northwestern Syria.
In Lebanon, Paris and Washington at odds over Hezbollah
France and the US are at odds over Hezbollah as Lebanon's crisis continues.
The erasure of Yarmouk refugee camp
Bombed, starved and besieged, Palestinian residents of Yarmouk refugee camp now face being permanently displaced as the Assad regime expropriates their homes.
String of MP resignations after Beirut blast
Three members of Lebanon's Kataeb bloc resigned in protest of the Beirut port disaster, bringing the number of MPs to quit since the explosion ...
Lebanon: Adrift in stormy seas
Comment: With its currency in free-fall, half the population plunged into poverty, and IMF talks in disarray, Lebanon appears to be lurching ...
Syria regime releases three activists detained over Suweida protests
Three activists have returned to Suweida after being detained by the regime.
Syria Insight: Suweida's autonomy threatened by new economic uncertainties
Suweida has enjoyed a great degree of autonomy from regime rule during the war, but the dire economic situation in Syria is hitting home.
Syrian lira plummets as Caesar Act takes force
A Syrian regime document appeared to show the war-ravaged country’s central bank increasing the official dollar exchange rate from 704 to 1,256 ...
Protect and punish: Can sanctions avoid harming Syrians, too?
Comment: The Caesar Act's purpose is noble, but with the economy in ruins and Russia waiting in the wings, more sanctions risk entrenching ...
Syrian security forces detain protesters in southern city
Anti-regime protests erupted in the southern city of Suweidah last week amid a crash in the local currency.
Israel approves 'Trump settlement' in occupied Golan Heights
Israeli official says 'Trump Heights' in the occupied Golan Heights will house 300 Jewish families.
Suweidah province has seen large-scale protests against the Syrian regime.
Syria's economic woes have continued, with protests erupting in regime areas.
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