Hassan Al Mustafa

2 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel |Ross Douthat |Hassan Al Mustafa

There is now a pressing need to understand what Hezbollah truly wants at this stage. Indeed, the military losses and political defeats it has suffered, as well as those of its allies and backers in the region, will be difficult to overturn in the foreseeable future. What, then, does the party want as the recent ceasefire agreement falters and Israeli violations of it escalate, as we saw most recently with the resumption of targeted assassinations and the strikes on the southern suburbs?

2 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Ghassan Charbel |Ross Douthat |Hassan Al Mustafa |Mustafa Fahs

When US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus was born on July 10, 1982, the scene was as follows: General Ariel Sharon’s tanks were surrounding Beirut from all sides and his jets were bombing the capital without mercy. The general of the city of the time was Yasser Arafat, who was championing the Palestinian cause. Arafat sought to fight on for another six months before taking a decision over what to do next, recalled Hani al-Hassan who was in the battle.

2 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Ross Douthat |Hassan Al Mustafa |Mustafa Fahs |Amir Taheri

There are two related theories of what Donald Trump’s dramatic revision of the global trade system is intended to accomplish. First, the goal is to revitalize American manufacturing, our capacity to build at home and export to the world.

2 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Hassan Al Mustafa |Mustafa Fahs |Amir Taheri |Hazem Saghieh

Sectarianism has a profound role in shaping the consciousness of wide segments of the Middle East’s population. It increases their propensity for violent behavior, both verbal and physical, and can lead to sectarian discrimination. Sectarianism is not born of a single factor. Rather, a set of overlapping factors makes it a complex problem.

1 month ago | english.aawsat.com | Tariq Al-Homayed |Katie Glueck |Reid Epstein |Hassan Al Mustafa

Musa Abu Marzouk, the head of Hamas’ foreign relations office, told The New York Times that he would not have supported the October 7 attack on Israel had he known the scale of destruction it would bring to Gaza. He also indicated that there is some willingness within Hamas to negotiate the future of its weapons. Hamas swiftly rejected his remarks, reaffirming its commitment to its “resistance weapons” as legitimate as long as Palestinian land remains occupied.