The Syrian and Lebanese armies have agreed to withdraw from the border village of Hosh Al-Sayyid Ali and allow the return of civilians, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported on Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
In a provocative show of defiance, Hezbollah supporters greeted the Lebanese army with hostile chants as troops entered the Bekaa town of Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali, following a ceasefire that brought an end to two days of cross-border clashes with Syrian forces.
There has been much talk lately of reconstruction in Arab territories and countries destroyed in recent conflicts – above all Gaza, Syria and Lebanon. Yet the amounts involved are so potentially enormous, that we must seriously consider that reconstruction may not happen. Such an outcome will have myriad political repercussions.
Monday, March 17, 2025
On February 26, Lebanon’s parliament convened on the second day of its deliberations over the policy statement of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government. Under normal circumstances, the session would have been taken up with political speeches and other minutiae related to matters of governance. Yet, when Samy Gemayel, the leader of the Kataeb Party, took the floor, he ventured into more unsettling territory, talking about the fragmented historical consciousness of the Lebanese and the cycles of violence that continue to consume their country.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in their second derby of the season with the Liga lead on the line and the focus on refereeing. Real Madrid has spent the days ahead of Saturday’s match complaining of mistakes against the club.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
The first Chinese driver in Formula 1, Zhou Guanyu, is heading back to Ferrari as one of its reserve drivers for the 2025 season.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025