LEBANON
Summer Layoffs Continue to Hit Lebanon’s Private School Teachers
As July approaches, the threat of mass layoffs once again hangs over private school teachers in Lebanon. The annual wave of dismissals has become a recurring issue marked by job insecurity and violations of labor rights.
Faten al-Hajj
23.06.2025
Chapters in Resistance - Mohammad Nasrallah, the Land’s Keeper
On June 17, Mohammad Abdel Salam Nasrallah was carrying out his daily ritual in his hometown Houla, South Lebanon: caring for his bees and the land that had long been his companion.
Ingrid Chahine
23.06.2025
Barrack in Beirut as Interim US Envoy amid Regional Turmoil
Thomas Barrack is no Amos Hochstein, Morgan Ortagus, or even Philip Habib,though he channels aspects of all three, in their purpose and their mission. With Lebanese roots, he offers a regional familiarity that Washington hopes will help defuse tensions.
Lebanon Desk
21.06.2025
OPINION
PALESTINE
Gaza: The Tent Massacres Continue
As the Israeli occupation army shifts its operational focus following its war on Iran, it has filled the military vacuum in Gaza with a daily stream of massacres.
Youssef Fares
21.06.2025
Gaza Endures Worst Israeli Bloodshed in Weeks
In a violent reversal of the relative calm that marked the early days of the war on Iran, the Israeli occupation has intensified its assault on Gaza, particularly targeting tents of displaced people and inhabited homes. Wednesday marked one of the bloodies
Youssef Fares
20.06.2025
Gaza: Massacres in Aid Lines, Resistance Resumes Operations
As the world's attention shifted to the war between Israel and Iran, the occupation has intensified its campaign of mass killings in Gaza, targeting starving civilians waiting for humanitarian aid.
Youssef Fares
19.06.2025
SYRIA
Damascus’s Deadly Church Bombing Raises Alarm over Rising Extremism
In the deadliest attack of its kind since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a suicide bombing targeting a church in Damascus left dozens of Christians dead and many others wounded. The assault, which struck during evening prayers at St. Elias Church...
Syria Desk
23.06.2025
Syria Remains Silent despite Violated Sovereignty
The Syrian interim authorities remain silent on the Israeli aggression and Iranian retaliation, during which the Syrian airspace has served as a battlefield and led to civilian casualties on its sovereign soil. Transitional president Ahmad al-Sharaa has...
Amer Ali
17.06.2025
Syria an Open Arena for US-Israeli Interceptions
Field sources told al-Akhbar that Syrian forces deployed along the Iraqi border opened fire late Saturday night toward positions belonging to the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).
Hayyan Darwish
16.06.2025
The Withdrawal That Wasn’t: US Expands Presence in Syria
Despite recent US statements about a full military withdrawal from Syria, US forces continue to expand and entrench their presence in the country’s northeast. Troops redeployed to areas they left in 2019, including Raqqa and Ain al-Arab (Kobani), and
Syria Desk
14.06.2025
New Wave of Sectarian Violence Hits Syria
A new wave of violence erupted in central Syria, triggered by the controversy surrounding a press conference held by the Civil Peace Committee member, Hassan Soufan, and the Interior Ministry spokesperson, Nour al-Din al-Baba.
Amer Ali
12.06.2025
A Bleak Triad Threatens Syria’s Stability
Nearly all of Syria is facing a bleak triad: ongoing insecurity, a dangerous surge in revenge-fueled violence, and a worsening economic crisis that could lead to total collapse without urgent action.
Abdel Moneim Ali Issa
11.06.2025
ARAB REGION
Iraqi Resistance on Alert as Government Warns of War Consequences
Just hours after the US strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, repercussions began to ripple across the region’s capitals, notably in Baghdad, where developments have entered a dangerous new phase. The prevailing assessments increasingly suggest that...
Faqar Fadel
23.06.2025
Egypt: Fleeing Israelis Gateway to Europe Amid War Escalation
As the Israeli war on Iran intensifies and airspace closures compound, Egypt has quietly emerged as a key escape route for Israelis - both those fleeing from within and those stranded abroad. With Israeli airspace shut amid Iranian retaliation, thousand...
Cairo Correspondent
22.06.2025
Iraq: Tensions Rise as Militias Target US Interests
While the government continues to control the militias and tries to contain the crisis within a through “political deterrence,” recent statements from Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq signal that the period of “restraint” may be coming to an end.
Faqar Fadel
20.06.2025
Persian Gulf Volcano on the Verge of Eruption
President Donald Trump’s call for Iranians to evacuate Tehran, alongside the deployment of US military reinforcements to Europe and the Middle East, suggests he is rapidly steering the United States toward war, despite the contrary advice of senior members
Hussein Ibrahim
19.06.2025
WORLD
Gulf States Condemn US Strike on Iran
In a rare display of diplomatic alignment, Gulf Arab countries have condemned the recent US airstrikes targeting nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran. While the statements varied in tone and specificity, they collectively voiced alarm over...
Israa Akil
23.06.2025
Post-Fordow: The Political Battle Begins
Before the full impact of the US strikes on Iran’s three nuclear facilities could be assessed, and before the actual damage to the Fordow facility was verified, Israel was already celebrating a completed mission. This early triumphalism, reflected across
Yahya Dbouk
23.06.2025
How Will Iran Respond?
And so it happened, just as many had expected. The US bombed Iran, executing a plan set in motion the moment Washington and Tel Aviv agreed to strike. The question now is: what comes next?
Ibrahim Al-Amine
23.06.2025
Zionist Strikes Kill Iranian Artists, Inspire Resistance Art
Artists in Tehran turned their canvas into messages of resistance after Iranian creatives were martyred in recent aggressions by the Israeli entity. On social media, they exposed the Israeli entity’s brutality and “Western silence”, reminding that...
Ahmad Mofeed
23.06.2025