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Nassif Hitti

Ambassador Nassif Hitti is a senior Arab League official and the former head of the Arab League Mission in Paris. He is a former representative to UNESCO and a member of the Al-Monitor board of directors. The views he presents here are his alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of these organizations.

Kuwait | Jun 18, 2013

Iraq, Kuwait Chart a New Path

Settling the borders issue as a sine qua non condition for normalization between Kuwait and Iraq.

Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (back L) and his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki (back R) look on as Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheik Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (front L) and his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari sign agreements in Baghdad, June 12, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX10L6W

Lebanon | Jun 10, 2013

Which Way Is Turkey Going?

Are we witnessing a clash between Islamism and Kemalism in Turkey?

A hotel employee is pictured behind a barricade as he cleans the street near Taksim square in central Istanbul June 10, 2013. Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters who have taken to the streets across Turkey demanding his resignation that his patience has its limits and compared the unrest with an army attempt six years ago to curb his power. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX10I8R

Lebanon | Jun 4, 2013

Tunisia's Ruling Ennahda Confronts an Islamist Rival

Exploring the conflict within the Islamist constituency in Tunisia between Ennahda and the Salafists — and why it was inevitable.

A salafist protester (L) gestures to riot police during a protest demanding for the inclusion of Islamic Law in the constitution in Tunis March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi (TUNISIA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CIVIL UNREST) - RTR2ZRUE

Palestine | May 31, 2013

Political Dimension Remains Central in Kerry Approach to Peace

Despite the importance of the economic dimension of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the political dimension of the approach to peace remains paramount.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) is joined by Israeli President Shimon Peres (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the King Hussein Convention Centre, at the Dead Sea May 26, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Young (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - RTX101SF

Qatar | May 24, 2013

Syria's Struggle Is Now Lebanon's Struggle

Lebanon's political stability and instability have always depended on external key powers; today, the effect of the Syrian crisis, is no different.

A Lebanese army soldier is seen atop his tank as an ambulance travels past in Tripoli May 20, 2013. Three people have been killed and about 40 wounded in two days of fighting in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, security sources said on Monday, as sectarian violence spilled over from the civil war in Syria. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY) - RTXZTWK

Lebanon | May 20, 2013

Geneva II Is Just a Start for Syria

What are the conditions for the success of the Geneva II conference?

A man rides a bicycle with a child along a damaged street full of debris in Deir al-Zor May 19, 2013. Picture taken May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT SOCIETY) - RTXZTR4

Lebanon | May 13, 2013

Game-Changers in Syria Will Lead To Israel-Iran Confrontation

The confrontation between Israel and Iran is escalating over Syria and expanding in Lebanon.

Smoke rises after shells exploded in the Syrian village of Al Rafeed, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria, as seen from the Israeli occupied Golan Heights May 7, 2013. Israel played down weekend air strikes close to Damascus reported to have killed dozens of Syrian soldiers, saying they were not aimed at influencing its neighbour's civil war but only at stopping Iranian missiles reaching Lebanese Hezbollah militants. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTXZDAV

Palestine | May 8, 2013

How the Arab League Can Help Israel, Palestine Negotiate

Nassif Hitti writes on the John Kerry–Arab League meeting and how to resume negotiations for a peaceful Israeli-Palestinian resolution.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) shakes hands with Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani as they meet with members of the Arab League at Blair House in Washington April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXZ41T

Iraq | Apr 30, 2013

Syria's Sectarian Conflict CausingDangerous Spillover in Iraq

The Syrian conflict is increasing the danger of a sectarian war in Iraq, Ambassador Nassif Hitti writes.

Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Husseiniya district, April 25, 2013. At least eight people were killed and 23 wounded when a car bomb exploded in eastern Baghdad, police and medical sources said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW) - RTXYZ6J

Lebanon | Apr 25, 2013

Lebanon Slips Into Syria Quagmire

Nassif Hitti writes that Lebanon cannot distance itself from the Syria war.

A man rides his motorcycle near damaged fuel tanker trucks in Tripoli, northern Lebanon March 15, 2013. Seven Syria-bound fuel tanker trucks were burned and destroyed in Tripoli on Friday, according to the National News Agency. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ENERGY) - RTR3F10L

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