Arthur Blok

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Executive Editor in Chief at The Levant

Executive Editor in Chief at The Liberum

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev remains pragmatic about Peace with Armenia: “We never took revenge, only on the battlefield”

4 days ago | theliberum.com | Arthur Blok

Occasionally, there are events that a journalist cannot afford to miss. One such event was a security conference invitation to Azerbaijan in April, including an exclusive visit to the recaptured area of Karabakh, and a Q&A session with the country’s president, Ilham Aliyev.
UAE seeks to build on Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s Election as it lifts all bans

1 week ago | theliberum.com | Arthur Blok

The United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that it will lift a travel ban on its citizens visiting Lebanon, signalling a thaw in relations after years of diplomatic estrangement. The move follows a high-profile meeting in Abu Dhabi between Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed.
The curtains fall on WEF founder Klaus Schwab

2 weeks ago | theliberum.com | Arthur Blok

It was a painful week for globalism advocates. Klaus Schwab, the driving force behind the World Economic Forum (WEF), has kept the honour to himself and resigned from the institute he launched decades ago due to alleged fraud and misconduct. Lefties around the world, who saw in Schwab a modern-day messiah who would save the world with a new and more sustainable economic system, are shocked. It turned out that Schwab was a fraud after all.
The regional implications of the ethnic cleansing against the Alawites in Syria

2 months ago | theliberum.com | Ahmad Ghosn |Adriana Lebbos |Arthur Blok |Paul Cliteur

Image credits: Alawite Syrians fleeing into Lebanon at Nahr el Kabir. Photo courtesy Mohamed Azakir. March 12, 2025 | Lebanon, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey | Featured, UnderstandingHay'at Tahrir al-Sham and its allies shocked the world by overthrowing the Syrian regime in eleven days last year. This week, they overthrew themselves in eleven hours when carrying out their ethnic cleansing against the Alawite sect, documenting the massacre on social media and calling for jihad.
Work-out is not working out for me: A tragicomedy in three acts | The Liberum

2 months ago | theliberum.com | Paul Cliteur |Arthur Blok |Adriana Lebbos |Rafael Baroch

March 7, 2025 | Lebanon | Featured, UnderstandingI have always hated the gym. Not in a casual, “Oh, I don’t feel like working out today” kind of way, but in a deep, visceral, “I would rather study math while listening to elevator music” way. And yet, every few years, I find myself in a new episode of self-delusion, convinced that this time will be different. Spoiler: it never is.
Western Azerbaijanis also have the right to return to their native land

2 months ago | theliberum.com | Arthur Blok |Paul Cliteur |Ahmad Ghosn

The peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan paved the way for another unresolved matter between the two countries to be put on the agenda: the right of return for the people from the Western Azerbaijan Community. “Our case is a fundamental human rights issue, we also have the right to return,” Ulviyya Zulfikar, the community’s spokesperson and head of the Western Azerbaijan TV station, said.
Rushdie attacker Hadi Matar found guilty of attempted murder

2 months ago | theliberum.com | Arthur Blok |Paul Cliteur |Emad El-Din Aysha |Adriana Lebbos

In a knife attack in the French city of Mulhouse in late February, one person was dead and several injured. The attacker was an Algerian. Or rather a Muslim immigrant from Algeria. Who is still surprised hearing about an Islamic terrorist attack in Europe? The mainstream media, however, tries to downplay it as much as possible. This also applies to the trial against Hadi Matar (24), who attacked Salman Rushdie on a stage in 2022 in the US. Matar was found guilty of attempted murder last week.
Tens of thousands join mass funeral in Beirut for slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

2 months ago | theliberum.com | Arthur Blok |Adriana Lebbos |Ahmad Ghosn

Image credits: Thousands gathered in Beirut 'for the funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Photo courtesy Al Manar TV. February 23, 2025 | Iran, Lebanon, Syria | Featured, UnderstandingTens of thousands of people gathered in Beirut Sunday morning to attend the funeral of Hezbollah's former leader, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his headquarters in the southern suburb of Beirut.
The murder of Quran burner Salwan Momika illustrates jihadist theo-terrorists are pushing the envelope in the West

Feb 11, 2025 | theliberum.com | Arthur Blok |Paul Cliteur |Emad El-Din Aysha

Image credits: Immigrants in Sweden burn the Swedish flag to protest the burning of the Quran by Iraqi immigrant Salwan Momika. Picture courtesy Euronews (2023). February 11, 2025 | Asia, Europe, Middle East, Sweden | Featured, UnapologeticThe murder of Quran burner Salwan Momika in Sweden in late January shows that jihadist theo-terrorists are pushing the envelope in enforcing their perspective. Even writing a novel can result in a life-threatening situation.
Who saves the new Syrian President Ahmad al Sharaa?

Feb 10, 2025 | theliberum.com | Ahmad Ghosn |Arthur Blok

Iran emerged from its eight-year war with Iraq (1980-1988) battered: its economy in shambles, no allies to count on, a fragile new political system, and an exposed national security apparatus. Its first and foremost strategic partner in this precarious state became Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria from 1971 to 2000. Now that the Assad dynasty has collapsed, will the new Syrian president Ahmad al Sharaa’s strategic ally be in the region?