Ali Hashem |
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 |
What appears to be divisions among the leadership of terrorist allies Jabhat al-Nusra and al-Qaeda in Iraq may signal greater difficulties in controlling radical jihadists in Syria. |
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
The candidacy of former President Hashemi Rafsanjani is a sign that the Iranian presidential elections next month are a quest for both stability and change, writes Ali Hashem. |
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has announced that the next phase of the Syria war will not be limited to Syria, but will include Lebanon and Israel as well, reports Ali Hashem. |
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Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
Ali Hashem reports on reactions from Syria and Hezbollah, blaming Israel for the attacks on Damascus that represent an escalation of the Syria war. |
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 |
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said that "Syria has real friends in the region, and the world will not let Syria fall into the hands of America, Israel or [radical Islamist] groups," reports Ali Hashem from Beirut. |
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Friday, Apr 26, 2013 |
Ali Hashem asks, If Hezbollah was not responsible for the drone downed over Israel, who was? |
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Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 |
Ali Hashem explains Hezbollah’s decision to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. |
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Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 |
As Venezuela goes to the polls Sunday to elect a successor to the late President Hugo Chávez, Ali Hashem examines whether they will they vote to keep the policies of a government that featured a number of Arab Venezuelans. |
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Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 |
Ali Hashem writes that Lebanon has been home to various jihadist groups since the 1990s, but that it wasn’t until the Sept. 11 attacks that the connection with al-Qaeda became clear. |
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Friday, Apr 5, 2013 |
A seeming consensus on Tammam Salam as Lebanon's next prime minister does not assure Lebanon that its many crises, including over the electoral law and the consequences of the war in Syria, will be any easier to address, writes Ali Hashem. |
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Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 |
Lebanon's prime minister has resigned after two difficult years in office, opening the door to further instability in the country, writes Ali Hashem. |
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Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 |
Ali Hashem reports from Tehran that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad considers the candidacy of his close aide and cousin, the controversial Esfandiyar Rahim Mashaei, as key to his legacy. |
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Monday, Mar 11, 2013 |
Housam Najjair, also known as "Irish Sam," discusses his forthcoming book and his experiences waging war against former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, writes Ali Hashem. |
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Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 |
The funeral of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was notable for the absence of Arab leaders, while Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad generated controversy by comforting Chavez’s mother, writes Ali Hashem. |
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Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 |
The late president of Venezuela won the support of large numbers of Arabs for his anti-Israeli positions, but his stock dropped after the Arab Spring and his continued backing of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, writes Ali Hashem. |
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Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 |
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah disproved rumors he is sick and delivered a message to Lebanon’s leaders on Syria and the electoral law issue, writes Ali Hashem. |
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Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 |
Israel and Hezbollah prefer a shadow war of terror and assassination rather than disturbing the uneasy truce on the Israel-Lebanon border, writes Ali Hashem. |
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Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 |
Syrian opposition forces claim Hezbollah is playing a growing role in the Syria conflict, reports Ali Hashem. |
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Friday, Feb 15, 2013 |
In an exclusive interview with Ali Hashem, the widow of slain Tunisian opposition politician Chokri Belaid holds the Tunisian government "politically accountable" for his murder. |
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Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 |
Ali Hashem reports from Tunis that Tunisians are in despair about the future of their country. |
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Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 |
Ali Hashem examines responses in Lebanon and abroad to Bulgaria's accusations against Hezbollah for the Burgas bombing. |
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Monday, Feb 4, 2013 |
Ali Hashem presents a Lebanese Army officer's insights into the prospect of growing domestic instability and the Syrian conflict's spillover into Lebanon. |
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Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 |
Ali Hashem writes that perceptions of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s final days are giving way to the reality that he may not be leaving soon. |
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Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 |
Ali Hashem writes that Egypt’s crisis has spiraled from bad to worse. |
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Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 |
Ali Hashem comments on the roots of the conflict in Mali, the connections to the campaign which overthrew Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and the terrorist insurgency that is dividing Mali and destabilizing North Africa. |
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Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 |
The state-sponsored Arab news networks in the Gulf have given scant coverage to the reform and protest movements in Bahrain, writes Ali Hashem. |
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Friday, Jan 4, 2013 |
Ali Hashem reports from Damascus on Syria’s Alawite community and the sectarian conflict there. |
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