Haid Haid

1 month ago | qantara.de | Florian Neuhof |Haid Haid |Bente Scheller |Diana Hodali

Christians in Syria · 17.04.2025 In the predominantly Christian town of Maaloula, residents hold differing views on al-Sharaa and the safety of their community in the new Syria. For many, memories of the 2013 Nusra Front attack remain—and mistrust runs deep. https://qantara.de/en/node/44348 Print It is Sunday morning and cold inside the old church as Father Fadi al-Barkil turns away from the congregation, goes to the altar and raises his arms.

Jan 22, 2025 | timep.org | Douglas Christensen |Timothy E. Kaldas |Hamid Khalafallah |Haid Haid

President Trump takes office as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) faces a critical crossroads. The war in Sudan will span into its second US administration and Gaza’s ceasefire has just begun, with worrying indications that it may soon collapse. Lebanon, in the midst of a delicate ceasefire with Israel, faces a difficult political transition following the end of a two-year presidential vacuum.

Jan 14, 2025 | timep.org | Hamid Khalafallah |Haid Haid |Kassem Mnejja |Mohaned Elnour

This article is part of a collaborative project between the Arabi Facts Hub (AFH) and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) on misinformation and disinformation in the Arab World. The hopes for a peaceful democratic transition in Sudan were shattered on April 15, 2023, when the country erupted into armed conflict.

Dec 19, 2024 | timep.org | Haid Haid

On December 8, the regime of Bashar al-Assad fell following a rapid rebel offensive across Syria, which lasted less than two weeks. With it, the 54-year rule of the Assad family came to a stunning end. TIMEP spoke to columnist and researcher Haid Haid to understand more and to discuss the transition ahead. Can you explain what happened these past few weeks? How did rebel armed groups manage to overthrow Assad’s regime so quickly after all these years? Why now?

Dec 4, 2024 | almendron.com | Haid Haid

Just as Middle East observers exhaled in relief following the announcement of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, Syria’s war reignited with startling intensity on 27 November. Syrian opposition groups launched a military offensive that delivered striking results, capturing hundreds of kilometres of territory across the governorates of Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama in a matter of days – reclaiming some areas and seizing others for the first time.