Hussein el-Husseini, the ‘Sayyed’ who refused bloodshed
Hussein el-Husseini, who leaves us at 86 years old, belonged to that rare class of Lebanese political leaders who refused to safeguard their top positions by bloodying their hands. From the moment he...
Two Sudanese failures in oneThe resignation of Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is indicative of a failure to establish a new balance in the country that could lay the foundation for a modern civil state.The resignation...
Al-Kadhimi and understanding the Iranian messageEsmail Ghani, commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, came to Baghdad to ask Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi whether he clearly understood the message behind his...
Kais Saeid is no coup leaderWhat Tunisian President Kais Saied has done is nothing but a step to salvage what can be salvaged from Tunisia. Clearly, the Tunisian president has strong support from security institutions, which...
Secondary sanctions would put Tehran and Hezbollah in an economic chokeholdThe Trump administration’s restored Iran sanctions have started strong and are likely to become even stronger in the future. The US Treasury Department’s recent announcement that the...
Ignorance, the enemy of LebanonHussam Saad Hariri has made his grandfather proud. Nothing lasts like investment in education and enrichment of one’s knowledge. This is what Rafiq Hariri, who insisted on educating thousands of...
On not losing the compass in LebanonAmid the deep crisis that Lebanon is suffering from on all levels, some events that are characterized with humor more than anything else happen every now and then. Among these events are for example a...
The assassination of Ali Abdullah Saleh, one year onA year ago, on December 4, 2017, Ali Abdullah Saleh put an end to a phase in Yemen’s history after the Houthis executed him. Ali Abdullah Saleh ended his own life when he thought he can trust...