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4 days ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Nadim Koteich |Choe Sang-Hun |Eyad Abu Shakra |Sam Menassa
The recent spike in leaked intelligence assessments warning that the Israeli military could strike Iran’s nuclear facilities should the ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran fall through, is redrawing the red lines around what Israel considers an “existential threat” amid sweeping regional and international shifts. Talk of an “imminent strike” is not limited to speculation in the media any longer, and it is not another round of the war of words between the two sides.
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4 days ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Choe Sang-Hun |Eyad Abu Shakra |Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel
If the front-runner for the presidential election on Tuesday wins, South Korea is likely to enter a major course correction in its diplomacy to improve ties with North Korea and China. South Korea’s relations with North Korea and China became increasingly strained under former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was expelled from office in April following his short-lived imposition of martial law.
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5 days ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Choe Sang-Hun |Eyad Abu Shakra |Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel
By general consensus, if the policies of President Trump’s first administration were a compromise between his impulses and the doctrines of the pre-Trump Republican Party, then Trump 2.0 is Trumpism in full. The old order is dissolved, the Bush and Reagan Republicans are exiled or subjugated, and Trump alone sets the agenda for the G.O.P.There are clearly areas where this is true.
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1 week ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Hanna Saleh |Tariq Al-Homayed |Nabil Amr |Sam Menassa
In mid-June, the Lebanese authorities will begin receiving weapons handed over by Palestinian factions operating in refugee camps, starting with the camps in Beirut and its southern suburbs. By implementing this decision, Lebanon will end a dangerous chapter of history that began in the aftermath of the Six-Day War in 1967.
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1 week ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Tariq Al-Homayed |Nabil Amr |Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel
For fourteen years, the people of Syria waged a struggle to topple the criminal Bashar al-Assad, defeat Iran and its proxies (foremost among them Hezbollah), and break Russia’s link with Assad. They have been on the receiving end of Israeli strikes both before and after Assad’s fall. The new Syrian administration led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa has not given Israel a pretext for these assaults.
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1 week ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Nabil Amr |Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel |Mohammed al-Rumaihi
The Palestinians, through their legitimate representatives, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian National Authority, have decided to disarm. In full cooperation with the legitimate Lebanese authorities, they are seeking to hand the Palestinian factions’ arms in the camps to the state, bringing them under Lebanese sovereignty and the rule of law. Although it came late, this was a sensible decision.
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1 week ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel |Mohammed al-Rumaihi |Hazem Saghieh
It would be a mistake to overlook the unique opportunities presented by the region’s shifting strategic landscape following the resounding success of President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. Until recently, this all seemed almost unimaginable, and seizing this opportunity hinges not only on the Americans; the Arab states must also rise to the occasion. Both sides must leverage their influence and resources to generate the momentum needed to deal with every powder keg.
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2 weeks ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Tariq Al-Homayed |Hanna Tetteh |Eyad Abu Shakra |Sam Menassa
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei claims that Washington’s demands that Tehran stop enriching uranium are "excessive and outrageous," accusing the US of demonstrating "sheer arrogance.I don't think nuclear talks with the US will bring results. I don't know what will happen," Khamenei added. He has demanded that they refrain from making outrageous demands ahead of their fifth round of negotiations.
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2 weeks ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Hanna Tetteh |Eyad Abu Shakra |Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel
Recent events in Libya have once again laid bare security and other actors’ persistent failure to uphold international humanitarian and human rights law and underlines the urgent need to break cycles of violence and impunity. The blatant disregard for fundamental human rights is not only a moral and legal outrage – it is a primary driver of Libya’s enduring cycles of instability and conflict.
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2 weeks ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Eyad Abu Shakra |Sam Menassa |Ghassan Charbel |Abdulrahman al-Rashed
President Donald Trump’s visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last week exceeded expectations, putting Saudi-American relations on a new trajectory. A series of major agreements were signed, reflecting the extraordinary alignment of the two nations’ interests and reaffirming the Kingdom’s status as a regional leader.
