President Obama’s Visit: One Clear Outcome

Israel is not an occupying power but a conquering one; this became clear when it was implied that previous negotiations were a “cover-up” to reach the current status quo, writes Clovis Maksoud.

Lebanon

Lebanon Premier's Resignation Exposes Lebanon to Instability

Lebanon's prime minister has resigned after two difficult years in office, opening the door to further instability in the country, writes Ali Hashem.

Lebanon

Mikati’s Resignation Puts Lebanon At a Crossroads

After two prior threats to quit, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati resigned, leaving Lebanon with its third power vacuum in 25 years, writes Jean Aziz

Lebanon

Mikati Bites The Bullet, Resigns

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced his resignation, in a move many attribute to his government's inability to hold parliamentary elections on schedule, writes Elie Hajj.

Lebanon

Lebanon: Syria War Spreads to Arsal

The Lebanese government is concerned over the northern Lebanese town of Arsal’s becoming a futher target of Syrian government attacks, writes Elie Hajj.

Lebanon

Lebanon Must Isolate Itself From Syria Crisis

The competing Lebanese coalitions must consolidate their current policy of self-distancing from the crisis in Syria to avoid being dragged into the civil war and to prevent the war from exacerbating sectarian tensions and politics in Lebanon, writes Nassif Hitti.

Lebanon

Beirutis on Edge Over Sectarian Tensions

Following the assault of four Sunni sheikhs in a suburb of Beirut on March 17, the city’s residents express their concerns over what appears to be re-emerging sectarian tensions, reports Elie Hajj.

Lebanon

UN to Probe Syria's Claim Of Rebel Chemical Attack

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.

Lebanon

Iraq War Lessons, a Decade Later

Iraq's embrace of democracy since the 2003 war has set the stage for sectarian politics and instability by heightening internal tensions and inviting outside interference in times of crisis, writes Nassif Hitti.

Iraq

Hezbollah Again Postpones General Congress

Hezbollah's decision to again delay its general congress may be linked in part to regional developments, including Bahrain and Syria, writes an Al-Monitor correspondent in Beirut.

Lebanon

Iraq: The Illegal War

Clovis Maksoud writes that there is nothing to celebrate in remembering the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, except the removal of Saddam Hussein from power.

Lebanon

Beirut on the Brink

With Lebanon's leading troika abroad for diplomatic sessions, sectarian rifts have begun to reappear, and fears are growing that Syria’s conflict could leak over the Lebanese border, writes Jean Aziz.

Lebanon