LEBANON
IMF Redefines State Role
In recent years, Lebanon’s public sector has come under increasing scrutiny. The shift stems from growing interest in the state’s future revenues, seen by some as a potential solution to the country’s banking crisis.
Maher Salemeh
12.07.2025
The Double Taxation of War-Wrecked Vehicles
The Israeli war on Lebanon has left residents of stricken areas suspended in a state of uncertainty, with reconstruction efforts stalled, and political issues - such as the disarmament topic - looming large over recovery.
Israa Akil
12.07.2025
Israeli Land Incursion and Smuggling in Mount Hermon
Hours after US envoy Tom Barrack left Beirut, the Israeli occupation army announced that it had carried out ground operations along the southern border targeting Hezbollah positions.
Amal Khalil
10.07.2025
OPINION
PALESTINE
PA Officers Unsettle Israel with “Complex” Resistance Attack
Two Palestinian security officers carried out a resistance operation near the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, marking a significant escalation that unsettled the Israeli entity and exposed the fragility of its security coordination with the Palestinian Author
Palestine Desk
11.07.2025
Israel Relentlessly Targets Civilians, Resistance Ramps Up Ambushes
As the latest round of negotiations reached a stalemate, the Zionist entity has carried out some of its most aggressive ground and air operations across the Gaza Strip, deploying overwhelming force against civilian infrastructure.
Youssef Fares
11.07.2025
Gaza Ceasefire Talks Mask Israeli Displacement Plans
Despite ongoing diplomatic efforts led by the US and regional mediators, and despite various proposals and promises, a meaningful shift remains absent in the Israeli occupation’s approach to the war on Gaza.
Yahya Dbouk
10.07.2025
SYRIA
New Round of Sectarian Violence in Syria’s Rural Homs
Western Homs countryside is gripped by grief and anger following the assassination of prominent Shia cleric Rasoul Shahhoud by unidentified gunmen.
Syria Desk
11.07.2025
ISIS Infiltrates Syrian Cities and Escalates Attacks
ISIS continues to operate in areas controlled by both the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with growing indications of a resurgence.
Amer Ali
10.07.2025
No Progress in Ongoing Talks Between Damascus and SDF
The fourth round of talks between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ended with no progress on the March 10 Agreement implementation.
Syria Desk
10.07.2025
Massive Wildfires Devastate Latakia Amid Claims of Arson
For the seventh straight day, massive wildfires have been sweeping through rural Latakia, spreading across dozens of areas and remaining largely out of control.
Syria Desk
8.07.2025
Israeli Occupation Expands Presence in Southern Syria
The Israeli entity increased its military and security operations in the areas it occupies in southern Syria, in what could be a deliberate pressure campaign on the country’s new administration to normalization with the Israeli entity.
Hayyan Darwish
8.07.2025
US Delays Troop Withdrawals from Syria
Washington seems to be delaying any US troop withdrawals or base closures. US military officials confirmed that troop levels will remain unchanged for the foreseeable future due to the ongoing need to pursue ISIS cells.
Syria Desk
7.07.2025
ARAB REGION
Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Factions, Resistance Rejects Disarmament
As regional and international pressure mounts to reshape Iraq’s security landscape, efforts to disarm the country’s resistance factions have resurfaced with renewed intensity.
Iraq Desk
10.07.2025
Ethnic Cleansing Awaits North Darfur’s Starving Population
The specter of ethnic cleansing looms over hundreds of thousands trapped without food, water, or medicines in the North Darfur state’s besieged capital, El Fasher.
Pavan Kulkarni
10.07.2025
No Retreat in Yemen: Sanaa's Autonomy Challenges Proxy Narrative
Decision-making circles and research centers in the Israeli entity and the West are closely monitoring Yemen’s response to the Israeli-US war on Iran. They are assessing whether Tehran’s inward focus, strengthening its defenses and addressing internal weak
Loqman Abdallah
8.07.2025
Politics Without Power: A Critique of Egyptian Activism
Rethinking the meaning of politics: What is its purpose? How is it practiced? Who is it addressed to? How do we sustain it? And on what foundations must it rest to move beyond individual performance, symbolic narcissism, and perpetual defeat?
Bishoy Kaleny
6.07.2025
WORLD
US Sanctions on Albanese Signal Unsurprising Yet Alarming Shift
The US administration has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, an unsurprising move following her latest report, which exposed the involvement of major US corporations in supporting
Omar Nashabe
11.07.2025
Congo-Rwanda Deal: A Mineral Grab for Peace
The US-brokered agreement between the DRC and Rwanda is being marketed as a “peace deal,” ending a three-decade long conflict. However, the deal is beginning to look like a mineral grab.
Rana Harbi
11.07.2025
Despite Sanctions, Iran Remains an Economic Anchor for Asia
Whether through energy supply, trade connectivity, or strategic geography, Iran remains a vital economic anchor for Asia, and any conflict that disrupts this role risks destabilizing one of the world’s largest and most interconnected economic systems.
Mohammad Khansa
10.07.2025
Iran: No Talks Without Guarantees, Warns of Wider Conflict
During a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump claimed, “We have scheduled Iran talks. They want to talk.” His special envoy, Steve Witkoff, also suggested that US-Iran negotiations could resume
Khodor Kharroubi
9.07.2025