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Charbel Nahas (Image via lorientlejour.com)

Myra Abdallah

What does Charbel Nahas really want?

The Beirut municipal elections and the You Stink protests reveal that Charbel Nahas is desperate to find himself a spot among Lebanon’s civil society scene.

May 5, 2016

Reporting

PDKI fighters. (Twitter/@PDKI)

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Kurdish insurgents battle IRGC in Iran

Reports have emerged that Kurdish insurgents attacked Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) troops near the country’s border with Iraq, an incident only briefly mentioned by Iranian media.

May 5, 2016

Commentary

Arab Israelis wave Palestinian flags during a rally commemorating Land Day on March 30, 2014 in the northern Israeli town of Arrabe. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)

Harry Hagopian

So do Palestinians need to be forgiven?

A response to the NOW commentary “The Palestinians' hypocrisy on Syria”

May 5, 2016

Reporting

Hadar. (Facebook/Hadar al-Hadath)

Albin Szakola

Syria rebels target Druze border village

Syrian rebels have opened fire on the Golan’s Hadar, a Druze-populated village that previously came under attack in the summer of 2015.

May 5, 2016

Reporting

US President Barack Obama (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) talk before the second working session at the G20 Summit in the Turkish Mediterranean resort of Antalya, on November 16, 2015

Alex Rowell

Waiting for Moscow

Should the international community be pinning its hopes for Syria on the goodwill of Vladimir Putin?

May 4, 2016

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Features

  • Lebanese military experts dismantle an explosive-rigged car coming from the Syrian region of Qalamoun after it was seized by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) on the outskirts of Ham, near to the Syrian border on February 16, 2014. (AFP/STR)

    ISIS on the move in Lebanon?

    Nicholas Blanford

    Recent intelligence points to plans by the terror group to establishment new sleeper cells in the country

  • Hamed Sinno (R) and Haig Papazian of Lebanese alternative rock band Mashrou

    “Untraditional” Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila banned in Amman

    Alex Rowell

    A concert of the highly popular band’s scheduled Friday has been cancelled after objections from ministries, MPs and the Church

  • Independent voices rising in Shiite controlled areas

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News Reports

  • Jordan-Syria border. (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)

    Jordan warns Syria factions to stay away from border

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    Jordan has warned belligerent factions in southern Syria to stay away from its border in a bid to...

  • Hama prison. (image via Hama Media Center)

    Hama jail inmates gain prisoners’ release

    NOW

    Rioting prisoners in Hama’s Central Prison have managed to secure the release of a number of their...

  • Damascus at night. (AFP/Louai Beshara)

    Damascus assassins strike “for Aleppo”

    NOW

    A rebel cell based in the Syrian capital has claimed it conducted another assassination, this time...

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Commentary

  • Can Assad be part of a transitional period in Syria?

    Haid Haid

    May 3, 2016

    Any solution that doesn’t include the immediate removal of Assad is likely to prolong the conflict...

  • Beirut for the Beirutis

    Hussain Abdul-Hussain

    May 3, 2016

    Lebanon’s oligarchy is threatened, betting against change

  • Becoming your worst enemy

    Haid Haid

    April 26, 2016

    Some rebels groups have begun targeting activists, mirroring the tactics of the Syrian regime

  • The case for Beirut Madinati

    Hussain Abdul-Hussain

    April 25, 2016

    The movement deserves the support of all those frustrated with Lebanon’s corrupt, nepotistic and...

  • Everybody’s wars

    Michael Young

    April 21, 2016

    The similarities between Syria and Spain

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Blogs

  • Charbel Nahas (Image via lorientlejour.com)

    What does Charbel Nahas really want?

    Myra Abdallah

    The Beirut municipal elections and the You Stink protests reveal that Charbel Nahas is desperate...

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    Things to avoid when hitting on a Lebanese woman

    Laura Hamade

    Approaching women in Lebanon is not easy. Here's a list of things to avoid when hitting on a women...

  • Image by Tania Radwan/NOW

    Beirut Blues: The End of Opportunity and the Last Man…

    Anthony Elghossain

    Lebanese men and women are fleeing from Lebanon to make ends meet with some dignity

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    The Palestinians’ hypocrisy on Syria

  • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and his visiting Lebanese counterpart Saad Hariri shake hands during a meeting in Moscow, on November 15, 2010

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