Egypt Still Divided After First Round of Voting Bassem Sabry analyzes the first round of voting in the referendum on Egypt’s constitution and still sees a divided Egypt. Egypt
لبنان "ديمقراطية" بلا انتخابات وبلا رعاة لبنان، "ديمقراطية" لم تُجر أي انتخابات في تاريخها، وعلى موعد قريب مع استحقاق: إما إجرائها وإما انفجارها ... كيف تفسر هذه المعادلة؟ Originals
مواقف اللبنانيين من الأزمة السورية تختلف طائفياً التفاعل مع ما يجري في البلد المجاور للبنان يختلف على صعيد القواعد الشعبية داخل كل فريق من 8 و14 آذار Originals
Hezbollah Plans to Aid Displaced Syrians As the year-end holidays approach, Hezbollah reportedly plans to donate food and blankets to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Nasser Chararah reports. Lebanon
The Lebanon Pulse Mission Statement The launch of Lebanon Pulse highlights the fundamental challenges facing the region. Lebanon
For Lebanese, Syrian Crisis Cuts along Sectarian Lines Within both the March 8 & 14 Alliances, reactions differ at the grass-roots level regarding the events transpiring in the country bordering Lebanon, Elie Hajj reports Lebanon
The Debate Over Lebanon's 'Democracy' Intensifies There is intense debate about the need for a new elections law in Lebanon, which has not witnessed a rotation in power as a result of elections in its 60 years of independence, writes Jean Aziz. Lebanon
Special Tribunal Moves Toward Trial In Absentia In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Sir David Baragwanath, President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, said that a trial in absentia for the accused killers of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri could be the best outcome. Lebanon
Regional Chaos Makes Israel Seem Like an Island of Stability Israel, stable and predictable for the first time in many years, worries about the changes and chaos in which its neighbors have been caught up, writes Ben Caspit. Israel
Irregularities Cloud Victory for Morsi in First Round of Referendum Widespread reports of voting violations and irregularities have tainted the results of the first round of the referendum on Egypt’s draft constitution, which has passed according to early accounts, Mohannad Sabry reports. Egypt
Turkey Prefers Bluster Over Balance In Dealing With Israel Tulin Daloglu analyzes Turkey’s preference for rhetoric over diplomacy in dealing with Israel. Turkey
Can Erdogan, Gul Still Reconcile? The differences between Prime Minister Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul are becoming more interesting, writes Kadri Gürsel, who calls their rivalry and possible 2014 presidential contest essentially personal. Turkey
