Senator Lindsey Graham And The Future Of American Foreign Policy.
By Maria Maalouf Inside Washington’s National Cathedral on Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 thousands of mourners gathered to attend the funeral of South Carolina’s Republican Senator Lindsey Graham who passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 11, at the age of seventy one as a result of a heart ailment. President Trump was present at the funeral […]
Fauci’s Diaries: A Closer Look at the Private Record.
By Asiimwe Angel The release of more than a thousand pages of Anthony Fauci’s personal diary entries from 2019 to 2022 has drawn intense attention, coming just before his testimony before a Senate committee. Compiled and published by Senator Rand Paul, the notes offer an unusually direct view of how the longtime infectious-disease official processed […]
محمد العبار… وحين يصبح النجاح في مرمى النيران
بقلم: ماريا معلوف في عالم الاقتصاد، لا تُقاس قيمة المستثمر بحجم ثروته، بل بحجم الأثر الذي يتركه في البلد الذي اختار أن يستثمر فيه. وحين يصبح هذا المستثمر هدفًا لانتقادات تتجاوز مناقشة القرارات إلى التشكيك في التجربة بأكملها، فإن القضية لا تعود مرتبطة بشخصه، بل بصورة الدولة التي يعمل على أرضها، وبالثقة التي تحتاجها أي […]
Rep. Oye Owolewa on $292 Million National Guard Housing Contract.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Oye Owolewa (D-D.C.) issued the following statement regarding the federal government’s decision to spend $292 million to house thousands of National Guard troops in apartment units across the District: “Let me be clear: this is not about the brave men and women serving in the National Guard. They are carrying […]
المناصفة: أزمة ثقافة لا أزمة إرادة
فيصل مرجاني تكشف كل محطة انتخابية عن مفارقة سياسية يصعب تجاهلها: فكلما ارتفع منسوب الخطاب الحزبي حول المناصفة والمساواة بين الجنسين، اتسعت الهوة بين الالتزام النظري والممارسة الفعلية. فبمجرد الانتقال من لغة البرامج والبيانات إلى منطق تشكيل اللوائح الانتخابية المحلية، تتراجع شعارات الحداثة لتحل محلها حسابات تعكس البنية الثقافية السائدة أكثر مما تعكس المبادئ التي […]
Why Lebanon’s Pilot Zones Are the Real Test of the Trump-Aoun Meeting.
By Alain Renault Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week arrives at a pivotal moment. Just days earlier, on July 20, the U.S. State Department announced the launch of the first pilot zones in Froun, Ghandouriyeh, and Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh. These limited areas in southern Lebanon are intended to let the […]
The Emerging Gulf Coalition: UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait Push Back Against Iran While Others Hedge.
By Sally Goldman In a significant escalation of Gulf Arab involvement in the ongoing conflict with Iran, Bahrain and Kuwait conducted secret airstrikes on Iranian military targets earlier this month. According to a Wall Street Journal exclusive, the two nations’ warplanes hit drone- and missile-storage depots and other sites—their first known direct retaliation against Tehran […]
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Key Figures Linked to Hamas Support Networks and Flotilla Organizers.
By Prof. Bill Michael The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on a group of individuals and entities it says form part of financial and organizational networks supporting Hamas. The designations target people associated with the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA), the Samidoun network, and other […]
Launch of First Pilot Zones in Lebanon.
PRESS STATEMENT July 20th 2026, Pilot zone operations began in the villages of Froun, Srifa, and Zawtar Al-Gharbiya in accordance with the Trilateral Framework and under the auspices of the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon. This milestone is a direct outcome of last week’s discussions between Israel and Lebanon in Rome. The United States will […]
Peanuts,” Escrow Funds, and a Fifteen-Year Legal War: How a Middle Eastern Aviation Partnership Evolved Into a Multijurisdictional Dispute Involving Jet Aviation and General Dynamics.
By Tumwesigye Anslem In the world of multinational acquisitions, billion-dollar transactions are often measured through balance sheets, integration strategies, and shareholder returns. But behind some corporate transactions lies another story — one rarely visible in annual reports or investor presentations. For more than fifteen years, a complex legal and financial conflict involving Jet Aviation, its […]