Since October 2019, Lebanon has faced one of the worst economic crises in the world, against a backdrop of political gridlock and an economic and political...
With the rise in sea levels alongside the continuous rise in temperatures, climate change has resulted in more brutal floods, storms, desertification,...
No surprise that the situation in Lebanon was and will not be on the agenda of the talks.
This week, which marks exactly two years since my freedom on June 11, 2019, and almost 6 years from the date of my kidnapping, I cannot help but reflect on my...
If the tinderbox situation in Jerusalem over the weekend proves one thing, it’s that Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” was nothing more than a sham that is...
Kadhimi’s dilemma is not merely a political balancing act, weighing one group against the other. It is existential, because the protesters are really calling...
The World Environment Day was celebrated on Saturday with an international appeal for healing the planet from the emerging crises that humanity is suffering...
In his “Fareed Takes” of May 24, recorded, that is, in the middle of the latest confrontation between the Palestinians, led by Hamas, and Israel, Fareed...
Lebanon's politicians have failed in all aspects in regards to protecting the state's assets and building viable institutions, but their talent is...
Countries today are confronting the combined challenge of mending harm of previous development achievements as rapidly and feasibly as possible, while also...
If you follow the political process surrounding the formation of a new Cabinet, you would think Lebanese democracy is at work.
By the end of May 2021, only 2.1 % of Africans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
China’s inability to exert any real sway over Israel and the Palestinians reveals its limited influence beyond its mercantilism and “balancing diplomacy” in...
UN Peacekeeping has long recognized the value of collaborating with youth as an essential demographic in host countries.
Millions of people all over the world are protesting in solidarity with the Palestinians amid the recent “extreme settler violence” that has begun in Sheikh...
More open criticism for Israel by some members of the US House and Senate with measured statements by US officials during the Gaza conflict may have created...
Online university degrees are now available all around the world and this is disrupting local universities in small countries as they struggle to remain...
The Palestinians’ struggle against systematic Israeli oppression is once again drawing the global attention following the brutal forced displacement in the...
Gaza will be destroyed and Israel will learn once more that there is no military solution to the conflict.
The future is difficult to foresee, which makes creating ideas like "future ready" and "skills for the future" difficult to apply.
Visits by foreign dignitaries, special envoys, ambassadors visits, have so far failed to score a breakthrough in the political impasse that gripped the...
With every crisis come various challenges but also new opportunities.
The upcoming presidential election due in 18 months is looming with fear that it is the main reason behind the current political stalemate.
For all of us, but especially women, the pandemic is a reminder that traditional notions of “security” that fuel the weapons industry cannot protect us from...
In some respects, Iran’s politics function a lot like more-established democracies: there are rival power factions, leaks to friendly media outlets and murky...
The grievances and sense of insecurity are surging to the peak where the state is trapped with no concrete road map to exit from complex crises.