US Working Group gives wrong advice on Egypt

A distinguished group of US experts on Egypt offers the wrong advice on Egypt.

By Wael Nawara

Lebanon fights back against terrorists

Despite the ongoing terrorist attacks in Lebanon, the country’s authorities have made significant arrests in their war against terror.

By A correspondent in Beirut

Suicide attack targets Shiite town in Lebanon

On Feb. 1, a suicide attack targeted the Shiite-majority town of Hermel in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, the fifth suicide attack against Shiite areas in less than three months.

By A correspondent in Beirut

Al-Qaeda now frontline threat to Israel

With gains in Syria, Lebanon and Egypt, al-Qaeda and its affiliates threaten Israel more than ever.

By Bruce Riedel

Are UN Security Council anti-al-Qaeda terror statutes properly enforced?

The UN Security Council has established a regime for a travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo against the al-Qaeda network since 1999, but new circumstances bring about serious doubts if such a regime is still functioning.

By Hossein Gharibi

US policies in Lebanon well-received

Lebanese Sunnis appreciate US support for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Christians see a US convergence with the Vatican and “Orthodox Russia” and Shiites see the United States as against the Sunni fundamentalist project that came in the wake of the Arab Spring.

By Jean Aziz (Lebanon Pulse)

New report links Lebanese army to economic stability

A report by the Institute of International Finance says the Lebanese economy can be improved by a return to stability.

By Sami Nader

Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs live in fear of attacks

Following a string of attacks by extremist groups targeting the mostly pro-Hezbollah southern suburbs of Beirut, locals in this area carry on with their lives, although with tightened security measures.

By Haytham Mouzahem

Pope's statement in Davos a rare moment of hope

Pope Francis' statement read at Davos was a counterbalance to political unrest and economic uncertainty around the world.

By Clovis Maksoud

Special Tribunal offers hope for justice in Lebanon

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon has the potential to set Lebanon on a course to becoming a more just country or an even more contentious one.

By Sami Nader

Zarif trip to Lebanon includes signal to Saudi Arabia

Iran and Hezbollah's abrupt change toward the formation of a Lebanese government might be part of a regional settlement.

By Sami Nader

Lebanon's rocket scientists

Although Lebanon is a small country, many of its citizens have gained prominence throughout the world as scientists and inventors.

By Haytham Mouzahem