December 28, 2018
Introduction After eight years of war, the forces of President Bashar al-Asad seem on the verge of winning the conflict in Syria. While Damascus has been […]
December 20, 2018
President Trump’s Ultimate Deal, the supposed solution to the decades long intractable conflict between Israel and Palestine, is allegedly already finalized and might be implemented in […]
December 20, 2018
لا إمكانية حقيقية لفهم تاريخ تركيا الحديث دون سبر أغوار الموجهات الدائمة بين الجماعات الدينية والحكم العلماني. انتصر هذا التيار أو ذاك تبعاً للمراحل والظروف، إلا […]
December 5, 2018
The past two years have seen a gradual erasure of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) from the territories it once controlled. The defeat […]
November 6, 2018
بعد انتهاء الحرب السورية، سيدرس الباحثون بطريقة معمقة ما جرى خلالها. سيذكر بعضهم المجازر التي نظمها النظام السوري في درعا وحمص وحلب، فيما البعض الآخر سيتخصص […]
October 30, 2018
Introduction Throughout the history of Lebanon, the Druzes have played a fundamental role in shaping the country’s political system and culture, despite the fact that they […]
October 26, 2018
The 15th of October marked the deadline proposed by the Sochi agreement to remove all radical terrorist factions from the demilitarized zone, enclosing an envisaged de-escalation […]
October 25, 2018
Following the May 2018 parliamentary elections, Iraq faced three major political proceedings: the election of the Speaker of the Parliament, the President of the Republic and […]
October 5, 2018
تَعكِسُ حادثة القصير بين الشرطة العسكرية الروسية وحزب الله، وبعض الوقائع التي سَبَقتها وتَلَتها، تَعَارُض أهدافِ الأصدقاء – الأعداء على المدى البعيد في سوريا. ويبدو أن […]
October 3, 2018
Saudi Arabia’s integration into the world economic system arose with its discovery of its massive oil reserves and the volume of its oil production. It sits […]
September 13, 2018
Rouhana Marc-Antoine The Occupied Palestinian territories are on the verge of facing a decisive crossroad with the area’s stability being challenged by crucial events, among which […]
September 13, 2018
By Yves-Emmanuel Rouhana Once again, Libya is back on Europe’s priority list. Since the 2011 NATO military intervention, Europe took a step back from the Libyan […]
September 13, 2018
When the Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Bahrain, issued a list of demands to their neighbor Qatar, during the last year’s […]
August 31, 2018
Huge protests erupted in the Jordanian capital of Amman in late May of this year, continuing into June and culminating in the resignation of Prime Minister […]
August 28, 2018
The cabinet formation stalemate, now in its fourth month, is pushing Lebanon towards an open-ended crisis, which will have negative consequences for the country’s stability and […]
August 17, 2018
Published on: http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/342441/ وطنية – عقدت ندوة اليوم عن “إدارة أزمة اللاجئين السوريين وسياسات العودة”، بدعوة من معهد الشرق الأوسط للبحوث والدراسات الإستراتيجية، ومؤسسة “كونراد أديناور […]
August 15, 2018
China and the Middle East share a similar recent history as they both suffered from colonialism, aim to maintain their independence, and develop their economy (Zhang, […]
August 15, 2018
The name of the next Sultan is written on a piece of paper in the royal palace in Muscat. There is a second envelope in the […]
August 14, 2018
على الرغم من الاستقرار السياسي والأمني التي تعيشه تركيا خلال هذه الفترة، يشهد الاقتصاد التركي بوادر أزمة اقتصادية كبيرة قادمة. تتلخص هذه الأزمة بالتراجع الحاد لليرة […]
August 2, 2018
On December 2, 2010, the global community was shocked at the announcement of the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. With very little […]
August 1, 2018
Following the recent Helsinki Summit, the issue of Syrian refugees is making headlines once again. Leaders from Russia and the US have agreed to cooperate in […]
July 30, 2018
Abstract This article is driven by an interest to explore the role of local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that deal with Syrian refugees in Lebanon seeing […]
July 16, 2018
By Serge Awad & Ramy Jabbour Since the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, U.S foreign policy towards Iran has changed radically. […]
July 12, 2018
By Gaelle Tawk & Ramy Jabbour No one would expect a country with a size of just 11,586 sq km and 186 times smaller than its […]
July 12, 2018
A bullet ridden painting of Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, the late founder or Iran’s Islamic Republic. Source: Getty Iran and its growing number of loyalists are out […]
July 3, 2018
منذ العام 2002 وإلى اليوم خاض حزب “العدالة والتنمية” 12 استحقاقاً انتخابياً. تعددت أشكال الإنتخابات، فكان بعضها برلمانياً أو رئاسياً أو بلدياً وغيرها مجرد استفاءات دستورية، […]
June 20, 2018
Bassil – UNHCR dispute Caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil ordered a freeze on the renewal of UNHCR staff residency permits until further notice. In his statement, […]
June 20, 2018
A nationalization decree was issued by the Lebanese President General Michel Aoun and signed by the Prime Minister Saad El Hariri and the Interior minister Nouhad […]
June 6, 2018
When Syrian refugees first began arriving in 2011, Lebanon was welcoming, as it was assumed that the crisis would be brief and that refugees would soon […]
June 4, 2018
It was a shock for most of the world when the United States’ President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Most notably was […]
June 2, 2018
ما هو القانون رقم 10؟ ينص القانون رقم 10 على إنشاء وحدات إدارية محلية في كل منطقة من المناطق التي يسيطر عليها النظام السوري والتي ستكون […]
May 28, 2018
Immediately after its independence, Jordan received an influx of Palestinian refugees, soon followed by refugees from conflicts throughout Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Central […]