The regime set up by Hafez al-Assad after the coup d'état of November 13, 1970, had only one objective: Its own continuity, ...

The economic and geopolitical pressure on Iran is set to increase in 2025, with renewed U.S. sanctions, nuclear tensions, and ...

Though Syria’s future remains unclear, the country suspended its constitution and declared Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former rebel leader, its transitional president just days ago. “Conflicts in the Middle ...

By Josiane Hajj Moussa for bne Beirut bureau Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has affirmed that Qatar will continue to support Lebanon across various sectors, ...

By bne Gulf bureau Lebanon's acting central bank governor Wassim Mansouri has outlined plans to resolve the country's long-running depositors' crisis, telling Al-Eqtisadiah on February 4 that a ...

Lebanon President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday told Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani that he hopes ...

Now Hezbollah is also at risk of losing the support of Lebanese Shiites, who make up its domestic base. As is usually the ...

Financial struggles and fear of further Israeli attacks are impeding efforts to get life back to normal, with a monumental ...

A hmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated ...

Lebanon is at a defining moment—a fragile economy teetering between recovery and collapse. “People are hopeful now, but the ...

The head of Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah said on Sunday (February 2, 2025) that his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, would ...