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China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan speaks during a session on the second day of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

China, European Union, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, World

Stock markets volatile as China tries to control optimism

by Reuters November 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh. This photograph was released by the Saudi Royal Court on November 11, 2017. Photo: Handout via Reuters

Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, World

What are the Saudis really up to with Lebanese ‘hostage’ Hariri?

by Sami Moubayed November 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 6, 2017. Photo: Saudi Press Agency / Handout via Reuters

Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia gets its first real government

by Spengler November 7, 2017November 8, 2017

Saad al-Hariri. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Azakir

Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Win for Hezbollah as Saudi-backed Lebanese premier resigns

by Sami Moubayed November 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Hezbollah fighters plant Lebanese and Hezbollah flags at Juroud Arsal on the Syria-Lebanon border on July 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Azakir

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

US turns heat on old foe Hezbollah, slaps rewards on leaders

by Dave Clark October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addresses the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York, on September 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shannon Stapleton

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Doha’s downfall: Qatar frozen out in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon

by Sami Moubayed October 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Lebanese army soldiers are seen inside a military vehicle in Labwe, at the entrance of the border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon July 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Lebanese army launches operation against Islamic State

by Reuters August 19, 2017February 18, 2020

People walking past the Damascus International Fair in the Syrian capital countryside. The fair is scheduled to open on August 17 until August 26. Photo: AFP/Louai Beshara

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Syrian fair to attract a limited crowd

by Sami Moubayed August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Journalists stand inside a former al Nusra position during a Hezbollah tour in Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border, July 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ali Hashisho

Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Hundreds of jihadis killed in brutal mountain offensive

by Sami Moubayed August 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Muslim head scarves vary in size, color and origin. They have also become a controversial issue in some countries. Photo: Getty.

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Global hijabista style

by Carol Mann July 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

China’s rational mix of hard and soft power

by Emanuele Scimia May 11, 2017May 12, 2017

A Hezbollah fighter on patrol in an orange orchard near the town of Naqura on the Lebanese-Israeli border on April 20. مقاتل بحزب الله يقوم بالحراسة بجانب مدينة ناقورة على الحدود اللبنانية الإسرائيلية في 20 إبريل/نيسان.Photo: AFP

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

The drums are beating for a third Lebanon war

by Sami Moubayed April 28, 2017February 18, 2020

'David's Sling' is among Israel's anti-missile defense systems. Photo: Wikipedia

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Hezbollah remains a potent military threat for Israel

by Manish Rai March 31, 2017

On track? Syrians wave at passengers riding a train across Aleppo's devastated eastern districts for the first time in more than four years, on January 25. Photo: AFP

Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrians review their new constitution … in Moscow

by Sami Moubayed January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Wahhabi-Likudnik war of terror

by Pepe Escobar November 20, 2013September 15, 2020

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Lebanon left for dead

by Pepe Escobar July 21, 2006August 21, 2020

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Leviathan run amok

by Pepe Escobar July 19, 2006September 10, 2020

Who’s in charge, Qom or Najaf?

by Pepe Escobar October 1, 2005June 22, 2020