Mohamed Hirmoge

Aug 5, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Ghassan Charbel |Kim Barker |Hazem Saghieh |Mohamed Hirmoge

Benjamin Netanyahu fears the end of the war. He will be confronted with investigation committees and several questions about accountability and errors. For him, the issue is practically about life or death. The issue is more than just about Netanyahu clinging to office to avoid accountability. True, the prime minister needs to sign off on any assassination operation targeting a major enemy and that may lead to security and political repercussions.

Aug 5, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Kim Barker |Hazem Saghieh |Mohamed Hirmoge |Tariq Al-Homayed

Increasingly frustrated, more Ukrainians appear to be opening up to the idea of a negotiated peace, even as they remain vague about what that means. Most Ukrainians still oppose ceding any territory to Russia, not even the Crimean peninsula that was seized by Russia 10 years ago, polls show. But those polls and recent remarks by the country’s leaders also highlight a palpable shift in the conversation around peace talks — from a no-deal-not-ever to a maybe-compromise-at-some-point.

Aug 4, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Tariq Al-Homayed |Barham Salih |Mustafa Fahs |Mohamed Hirmoge

I shared a room with a Romanian, made Bosnian friends, discussed Hajj rites with a nice group from Cambodia, had selfie with celebrities and shared a tent with Pakistani, Mozambicans and South Africans. All this while having ice cream and chocolates, laughing, hugging and bonding. In that very instant, you’re reminded of the verse “.... from every distant point”The sun is scorching, the heat is an oven, but the smiles are bright. Every step is a reason for further reflection and thought.

Aug 4, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Hazem Saghieh |Mohamed Hirmoge |Tariq Al-Homayed |Barham Salih

In 2003, a British writer and journalist named Alan George published a book that was aptly titled "Syria: Neither Bread Nor Freedom." While some regimes provide their people bread without freedom and others safeguard freedom without providing bread, the regime George discusses in his book denies its people both. This regime model is often accompanied by a concerted effort to obstruct thinking, to prevent the mind from functioning, making comparisons, and drawing conclusions.