Details emerging of the massacre of more than 50 Egyptian police in an apparent ambush southwest of Cairo over the weekend raise more questions than provide...
The Lebanese economy is a shambles and has been in intensive care for some time, though all hope is not lost.
A bit of history to refresh the minds of those apparently still living with the dinosaurs:
Since the creation of Lebanon, and later its independence, Christians have constituted a key component of the country’s fabric in all areas.
Looking at photographs of the ruined, desolate streets of what was once Daesh’s (ISIS) capital of Raqqa is a reminder of the overwhelming, pitilessly...
The future of work is a hot topic nowadays. It has inspired a seemingly endless train of analyses, commentaries and conferences, and it featured prominently...
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s comprehensive documentary series on the Vietnam War is filled with the stories and voices of ordinary soldiers on all sides of the...
As President Trump prepares to head to Asia next month for his most important overseas trip yet, foreign intelligence services are undoubtedly trying to...
In a series of high-level international visits over recent months, Prime Minister Saad Hariri has championed the cause of Lebanon globally.
For the Lebanese, the selection of Riad Salameh as one of the world’s nine best central bank governors by Global Finance Magazine comes as a point of pride.
One would have thought that the oil and gas wealth that Lebanon is blessed with was a treasure owned by the Lebanese and its future generations that would...
It goes without saying that news of the accord between the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas movements should have emerged a decade ago, but now that it has come...
The U.S. government’s move to intensify measures against Hezbollah by exerting pressure on the Lebanese government and military to take steps against the...
“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans,” James Herriot wrote in “All...
When the Lebanese learned that the new government would include a minister of state for combating corruption, there was much celebration, with fireworks...
In the midst of the North Korean standoff, the Iran nuclear deal debate, the Las Vegas massacre, several natural disasters and several other pressing...
Lebanon boasts generations of senior officers in its various security forces.
Saudi King Salman’s landmark visit to Russia has definitely opened new horizons in the troubled Middle East situation.
Exactly who gets called a terrorist and what is labeled a terrorist act needs to be considered carefully these days, particularly in the current climate of...
Monday night American comic, Jimmy Kimmel decried the Las Vegas mass shooting as a repetitive American tragedy, lashing out at politicians who oppose gun...
It’s no secret that Lebanon is a country on life support, thanks to the threats from the enemy to the south and the upheaval to the east.
To be a politician in Lebanon, you need to master magic, have skills as a juggler, be sugar-coated with hypocrisy, and hold aspirations – in line with your...
It all started some two months ago in the wake of the completion of the Army and Hezbollah campaigns in northeast Lebanon, which pushed extremist militants...
For generations, governance has been a tricky game in Lebanon, either due to the presence of several sects or imperialistic and neighboring designs.
For over 10 years, labor unions, including civil servants, teachers and representatives of the federation of the overall unions, have been paralyzed,...
Tertullian, a 2nd-century A.D. Christian writer, claimed that victorious generals would have someone hold a crown over their head who whispered, “Look after...
Lebanon today faces several serious institutional challenges that the government needs the full backing of Parliament and all its diverse parties to address.
Lebanese politicians have again demonstrated that their approach to the Constitution is little different from consulting Wikipedia.
A country’s constitution is an inherent part of its identity and the foundation on which a nation is built.