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Analysis Feature 

Kuwait’s Position in the Gulf-Lebanon Diplomatic Row

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Arabian Peninsula, Bahrain, GCC, Hezbollah, Houthis, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen

Giorgio Cafiero analyzes the diplomatic row between four Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members and Lebanon and how it represents new challenges and severe complications for Beirut.

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Hezbollah fighter's funeral
Analysis 

Hezbollah in Syria: a gamble too far?

April 17, 2017November 7, 2017 al-Qaeda, Aleppo, Bashar al-Assad, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah, ISIL, Israel, Lebanon, Syria

Despite incurring heavy losses, Hezbollah stands to gain from its participation in the Syrian civil war on the side of Assad.

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Lebanon FPM supporters
Analysis 

Why Lebanon may delay elections – for a third time

March 22, 2017November 7, 2017 Ali Habhab, Future Movement, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, Saad Hariri, Samir Geagea, Samy Gemayel

Lebanon’s democracy might feel the biggest sting at the ballot box if the country’s politicians fail to agree on a new electoral law.

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Michel Aoun
Analysis 

President Aoun has no quick fix to Lebanon’s challenges

December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 Ali Habhab, Bashar al-Assad, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah, Lebanon, March 14 Coalition, March 8 Coalition, Michel Aoun, Refugees, Saad Hariri, Samir Geagea, Syria

The Syrian refugee crisis, corruption, and unraveling political coalitions are among the many problems facing Lebanese President Michel Aoun.

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Yasser Arafat and Fidel Castro
Analysis 

Middle East leaders mourn Fidel Castro

November 29, 2016 Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ammar al-Mousawi, Bashar al-Assad, Brahim Ghali, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Hassan Rouhani, Hezbollah, Mahmoud Abbas, Michel Aoun, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Palestinian Authority, PFLP, Polisario, Sam Bollier, Syria

Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader who ruled Cuba for nearly half a century, died on November 25 at the age

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Weekly Roundup 

Middle East Weekly Roundup: Lebanon’s new leader, Egypt’s currency crash, the battle for Mosul

November 6, 2016November 6, 2016 Aleppo, Diyarbakir, Ghat, Hezbollah, ISIL, Jabhat al-Nusra, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, Marrakesh, Michel Aoun, Mohcen Fikri, Mosul, Muammar Gaddafi, Saad Hariri, Youssef Chahed

Egypt The Egyptian pound lost nearly half its value as the Egyptian government decided to let the currency float. The

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Analysis 

The Death of Hezbollah

June 3, 2016October 18, 2016 Badreddine, Badreddine assassination, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Russia, Ryan Gardiner, Syria

Death of Hezbollah’s Military Commander Signifies a Disturbing Trend for the Shiite militia May 2016 came in with a bang;

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