Nasser Chararah |
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
The Lebanese parliament remains incapable of putting forth legislation amid prevailing uncertainty about the electoral law and the standing Taif Agreement, which influence the representation of different sects in the government. |
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Friday, May 17, 2013 |
Did Jordan's King Abdullah II charge Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi with sending a "friendly message" to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad? |
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Friday, May 17, 2013 |
Seemingly eager to turn the regional unrest to their advantage, both Qatar and Saudi Arabia are carefully strategizing their diplomatic efforts in the Mideast. |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
To avoid a repeat of last year, when Palestinian demonstrators breached the Israeli border fence, the Lebanese army has prohibited Palestinian demonstrators from going to Maroun al-Ras to commemorate Nabka Day. |
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Thursday, May 9, 2013 |
The EU lifted a ban on the export of Syrian oil from rebel areas and must figure out how to get hold of the oil, much of which lies under destroyed infrastructure and in areas of active fighting, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
The Israeli man who jumped the border fence into Lebanon last week did so to escape “his suffering in Israeli society,” writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 |
Israel is attempting to build a fence around the northern part of Ghajar, a Lebanese village that lies on its northern border with Lebanon, in violation of UN Resolution 1701, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 |
The concept of "Fatahland" has been revived as a response to the Syrian conflict in Lebanese villages on the border areas with Syria, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 |
Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, there has been a resurgence in Saudi Arabian influence in Lebanon, as the desert kingdom attempts to fill the vacuum left by Syria, Nasser Chararah writes. |
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Friday, Apr 5, 2013 |
Salafist and jihadist groups, including those affiliated with al-Qaeda, appear to be deepening their roots within Lebanon, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 |
Sources close to Hezbollah consider the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Mikati to be the result of pressure from outisde powers, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Monday, Apr 1, 2013 |
Opponents of the Syrian government in Lebanon are blocking transportation of diesel into Syria, reports Nasser Chararah. |
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Friday, Mar 22, 2013 |
A chlorine factory is at the core of the Syrian government's call for an investigation into chemical-weapons use near Aleppo, reports Nasser Chararah. |
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Friday, Mar 15, 2013 |
Syrian opposition forces are battling for control of regions near the Israeli border, threatening a conflict with that country, reports Nasser Chararah. |
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Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 |
The historically contentious Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in southern Lebanon has been shaken up by the the surge in the proliferation of hard-line Islamism in the region, Nasser Chararah reports. |
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Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 |
There are growing links between the various churches of Eastern Christianity, driven by what they see as the threats to Christianity in the Middle East as a result of the Arab Spring, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 |
Israel plans to build a road near the Lebanese border and the Wazzani River, the site of many conflicts and confrontations in the past, reports Nasser Chararah. |
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Friday, Mar 1, 2013 |
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s television appearance on Feb. 27 was a carefully crafted psychological warfare operation, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 |
Hezbollah leaders look to improve relations Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, or at least refrain from criticism, while emphasizing their shared interests, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 |
Downtown Beirut recently witnessed two opposing events: a gathering of Salafists calling for a return to religious values, and a civil marriage aimed at achieving social progress, both of which illustrate Lebanon at a crossroad, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Monday, Feb 25, 2013 |
In a bid to increase its political sway in the country, as well as take advantage of offshore gas reserves in Lebanese waters, the UK has sent its foreign secretary to meet with Lebanon’s prime minister, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 |
A recent military operation by Hezbollah to defend Lebanese Shiite villagers in Syria is another sign that the Syrian conflict is spreading to Lebanon, argues Nasser Chararah. |
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Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 |
As the Syrian conflict nears its third year, Damascus remains largely detached from its rural surroundings, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 |
After a period of apparent indifference on Hezbollah's part regarding recent accusations that it was behind last summer’s Burgas bombing, Nasser Chararah argues that the party will soon adopt a strategy of defense. |
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Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 |
Tensions in Lebanon and the region are high amid fears that the Syrian crisis will spread, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Friday, Feb 1, 2013 |
Lebanon is looking to the international community for aid to cope with the influx of Syrian refugees, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 |
Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir recently journeyed to the Lebanese resort of Faraya to go skiing in a public-relations effort to depict himself as part of a new generation of Salafist leaders and to broaden his base of support, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Friday, Jan 25, 2013 |
Nasser Chararah explains how Hezbollah interprets Israeli politics and the recent elections. |
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Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 |
The Israeli elections hint at potential for cooperation in the gas sector but also problems, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Monday, Jan 21, 2013 |
Due to alleged security concerns, the United Arab Emirates has adopted a policy of deporting many of the nation’s Lebanese expatriates, causing both economic and emotional hardship, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 |
Nasser Chararah reports on a young Syrian couple in Beirut who have fled from the conflict in Syria and, despite the tough conditions, maintain optimism that they will one day return. |
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Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 |
Russia has voiced fears that al-Qaeda is spreading in Lebanon, and Nasser Chararah reports that the group is setting down roots to help fighters in neighboring Syria. |
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Thursday, Jan 10, 2013 |
As more Syrians flee to Lebanon, displaced Palestinians from refugee camps in Damascus threaten the fragile political and sectarian balance in the country, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 |
Nasser Chararah considers Hezbollah's options in dealing with Syria and a potential military strike on Iran. |
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Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 |
This year, Hezbollah media outlets in Lebanon displayed an uncommon willingness to broadcast Christian celebrations, a sign that the Shiite group is trying to court Christians into an eventual alliance against rising Sunni extremism, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 |
Nasser Chararah examines the possible consequences if Europe classifies Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. |
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Monday, Dec 24, 2012 |
Russia, through its missions in the Middle East, has been building alliances with Orthodox Christians to strengthen its support base and counter Western criticisms of its Syria policy, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Friday, Dec 21, 2012 |
As the Syrian crisis continues, thousands of Palestinian refugees have fled into Lebanon from camps in Syria, something that could have serious implications for Lebanon’s already tenuous balance, writes Nasser Chararah. |
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Monday, Dec 17, 2012 |
As the year-end holidays approach, Hezbollah reportedly plans to donate food and blankets to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Nasser Chararah reports. |
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