Month: May 2021

The chief negotiator for Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Thursday he had met UN special envoy Martin Griffiths, after Washington criticised the group for rebuffing the diplomat on a previous … Read More

The success of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s attempts to break the Cabinet formation deadlock depends largely on Hezbollah’s role to persuade President Michel Aoun in facilitating the formation of a … Read More

A “sham” election designed to prolong President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on Syria shows that only international pressure for a U.N.-backed peace plan can pave the way for democratic rule, a … Read More

Tents have replaced some high-rises in the Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya, where heavy Israeli air strikes left several families homeless and doubtful that rebuilding will start soon.

China’s inability to exert any real sway over Israel and the Palestinians reveals its limited influence beyond its mercantilism and balancing diplomacy in the Middle East.

Lebanon’s central bank said on Thursday it could not keep up its imports of subsidised medical goods without using its mandatory reserves and asked the relevant authorities to find a … Read More

Tunisian politicians and officials warn of an economic collapse if the government cannot agree a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan this summer, but political paralysis could scotch that effort.

Pope Francis sent his blessings to “the entire Lebanese people” in a letter to President Michel Aoun.