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Jan 10, 2025 | 
independent.ie | Timothy L. O’Brien
Timothy L O’Brien: Just another day for Donald Trump as he gets off scot-freeSupporters of Donald Trump hold a banner and flags outside New York Criminal Court in Manhattan yesterday. Photo: ReutersDespite the lack of punishment dished out at yesterday’s sentencing, Donald Trump will be a convicted felon when he is inaugurated as president on January 20 – the first Oval Office occupant to have that distinction on his resume. Trump very much wanted this to be otherwise.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Mustafa Fahs |Hanna Saleh |Nadim Koteich |Timothy L. O’Brien
One of the biggest mistakes in dealing with President-elect Donald Trump is underestimating his capabilities. The fact that he lacks academic jargon, analyst-style phrasing, or the polished demeanor of traditional politicians does not diminish his knowledge or awareness of the issues at hand. Trump faced ridicule from his opponents, both domestically during the electoral process and from foreign commentators seeking to tarnish his reputation.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Mustafa Fahs |Hanna Saleh |Nadim Koteich |Timothy L. O’Brien
This is not the first time we face displacement, and it won't be the last. However, fate tells us that this may be our longest period of displacement, and that we will not return to the homes we grew up in any time soon. We might even need a miracle to go back. We have no shelter this time, no roofs to protect us from the cold winter or the summer heat, and no walls to guard what remains of our flesh. Nothing but longing will reside in the homes we have bid farewell and left behind.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Hanna Saleh |Nadim Koteich |Timothy L. O’Brien |Jumah Boukleb
It might be the first time the Iranian regime has found itself confronting so many complex and difficult questions since it was established in 1979. These wide-ranging questions pertain to everything from the nature of the regime and to its future, which is intrinsically linked to external factors- that is, Iran’s ability to maintain its influence, which recent shifts have left in peril.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Nadim Koteich |Timothy L. O’Brien |Jumah Boukleb |Dlawer Ala'Aldeen
US Presidential Envoy Amos Hochstein had not arrived in Tel Aviv to hold talks to dissuade Israel from expanding the war in the north when its Northern Command announced that it was recommending that “the Israeli army be allowed to create a buffer security zone in southern Lebanon."General Ori Gordin stated that "the conditions are favorable...
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Timothy L. O’Brien |Jumah Boukleb |Dlawer Ala'Aldeen |Amir Taheri
The political storm around Donald Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery should be understood in the context of the crude political spite we see during presidential election season. Democrats, along with liberal media outlets, have been up in arms over a photo op that Trump took alongside his supporters facing the graves of soldiers who fell during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, in which he is seen smiling and giving a thumbs-up.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Huda al-Husseini |Hazem Saghieh |Eyad Abu Shakra |Timothy L. O’Brien
Journalists traveling with US Presidential Envoy Amos Hochstein have reported that he did not want to come to Beirut during his recent trip to the region. He felt certain that nothing new would come of the visit, but senior White House and State Department advisers told him that he should make a brief stop to Lebanon nonetheless. They did not argue that he could make any progress on bringing the clashes in southern Lebanon to an end.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Hazem Saghieh |Eyad Abu Shakra |Timothy L. O’Brien |Ghassan Charbel
Contrary to the American political tradition, where "federalism" is a concept with positive connotations, the French experience offered a different meaning.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Eyad Abu Shakra |Timothy L. O’Brien |Ghassan Charbel |Michael Roth
By regarding Hajj, I mean the general affairs of pilgrims and arrangements that - God willing - ensure their safety and security, facilitate their movement, improve the quality of the services provided to them, and allow them to perform their rituals in safety and tranquility. I am not referring to questions of ritual, around which the various schools of Islamic Jurisprudence consistently hold discussions, agreeing about some matters and disagreeing about others.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Eyad Abu Shakra |Timothy L. O’Brien |Ghassan Charbel |Michael Roth
News from Lebanon indicates a daily shift towards a more grim and pessimistic outlook. Despite claiming to oppose this trend, many parties seem to be sliding further into worsening conditions, like sleepwalkers heading towards disaster. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned days ago that “the world cannot afford another Gaza in Lebanon,” but ground reports indicate a serious escalation, prompting concern.
