The fall of Assad’s regime leaves Syria at a crossroads, as the people celebrate amid challenges
December 13th, 20240 After more than six decades of Ba'athist rule of Syria, 54 years under the Assad family, and 24 years of Bashar al-Assad’s presidency, the Syrian regime crumbled in a matter of just 11 days. This dramatic turn of events was driven by a rapid advance of armed opposition groups from Idlib to Damascus, supported by Turkey, timed with...
Abu Mohammed al-Golani: The former al Qaeda chief, now leading Syria’s rebels
December 6th, 20240 As the commander of al Qaeda's franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure who kept out of the public eye, even when his group became the most powerful faction fighting President Bashar al-Assad. Today, he is Syria's most recognizable insurgent, having gradually stepped into the limelight since...
From applause to arrest warrants: The distance between the U.S. Congress and the ICC
December 6th, 20240 The way the U.S. Congress and the International Criminal Court (ICC) view and handle matters involving the Israeli prime minister is significantly different. The U.S. Congress demonstrates unwavering support for the Israeli prime minister despite widespread international concerns over potential criminal actions. On the other hand, the...
Who is Massad Boulos, Trump’s advisor for Arab and Middle Eastern affairs?
December 6th, 20240 On Sunday, President-elect Trump announced his selection of Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos as his senior advisor for Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. This appointment has garnered significant attention from media outlets both within and outside the United States, including in the Arab world and in Boulos' homeland,...
Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing genocide
December 6th, 20240 “We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty's director tells Zeteo. By Prem Thakker A young Palestinian man walks in the rubble following Israeli airstrikes on Khan Yunis, Gaza, on April 7. File photo Israel is committing...
Escalating offensive in Syria: Strategic advances and geopolitical realignments
December 6th, 20240 On Israel’s timing: Turkey turns against the “de-escalation” agreement as armed groups overrun northern Syria and advance southward The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has described the recent sweeping offensive involving formerly rival factions as a meticulously coordinated and long-prepared operation. This multi-faceted...
Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon brokered by the U.S. and France, war on Gaza rages
November 29th, 20240 On Wednesday, tens of thousands of displaced Lebanese residents began returning to their homes in Southern Lebanon as a ceasefire was called, halting the fighting between Israel and Lebanese group Hezbollah. After a nearly 14 month cross-border fight and Israel's invasion into Lebanon last month, with thousands killed, displaced and...
Don’t expect predictable foreign policy in Trump’s second term
November 22nd, 20240 The voters have spoken, and Donald J. Trump will be the 47th president of the United States. With a Republican-controlled Senate and strong backing in the House, Trump will be in position to implement his agenda, starting in January. What does that mean for foreign policy? It’s hard to say with certainty. In Trump’s first term, from...
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
November 22nd, 20241 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself under mounting international and domestic pressure as he continues his aggressive attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. Despite failing to achieve his stated war objectives, Netanyahu persists in his policy of "forward escape," attempting to deflect attention from his legal troubles. He is...
Israeli aggression faces firm resistance in Lebanon and Gaza amid escalation and internal pressures on Netanyahu
November 15th, 20240 The Israeli offensive in Gaza and Lebanon continues to face significant challenges on multiple fronts. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is grappling with an intensifying internal political crisis and a looming corruption trial while the Israeli military faces an emboldened and well-organized resistance on the ground. Military stalemate...
Arab Americans’ perspectives on the Middle East crisis
November 15th, 20241 It is time to realign our compass with the values that we and this nation stand for and reshape our narrative to leave a heroic and meaningful legacy for future generations. For months, countless children, women and the elderly have lost their lives or severely injured. An immeasurable number of children are now orphans, women have lost...
Israeli strike targets media personal in Lebanon, kills three journalists
October 26th, 20240 BEIRUT – An Israeli strike early on Friday morning killed at least three journalists and wounded several others as they slept in guesthouses used by media in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon, Lebanon's health ministry and local media reported. Those killed were camera operator Ghassan Najjar and engineer Mohamed Reda of the pro-Iranian...
Hezbollah fighters repel Israeli ground incursions in Lebanon and escalate strikes on Israeli heartland, while Gaza endures intensified onslaught
October 26th, 20240 Lebanon frontline and Israeli setbacks: Over a month into Israel’s comprehensive and vicious military campaign against Lebanon, the Israeli army struggles to accomplish any significant gains along the northern border. Hezbollah forces, meanwhile, are not only repelling ground incursions but also intensifying their missile...
“text me you haven’t died”— my sister was the 166th doctor to be murdered in Gaza
October 18th, 20240 “Your lives will continue. With new events and new faces. They are the faces of your children, who will fill your homes with noise and laughter.” These were the last words written by my sister in a text message to one of her daughters. Dr. Soma Baroud was murdered on October 9 when Israeli warplanes bombed a taxi that carried...
Who was Yahya Sinwar?
October 18th, 20240 Yahya Ibrahim Sinwar was born in October 1962 in the Khan Younis refugee camp for Palestinian refugees in the southern Gaza Strip. He joined the "Hamas" movement, founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, before the first Palestinian intifada in 1987. Sinwar received his education in Khan Younis camp schools, completing his secondary education......
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza battlefield
October 18th, 20240 Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Thursday. Troops appeared to have run across him unknowingly in a battle, only to discover afterwards that a body in the rubble was Israel’s most-wanted man. Lebanon's Hezbollah group...
A year of genocide — despite the unbelievable pain, Palestinians emerge stronger
October 14th, 20240 No one had expected that one year would be enough to recenter the Palestinian cause as the world’s most pressing issue, and that millions of people across the globe would, once again, rally for Palestinian freedom. The last year witnessed an Israeli genocide in Gaza, unprecedented violence in the West Bank, but also legendary......
U.S. organizing flights to evacuate American citizens out of Lebanon as Israeli airstrikes intensify
October 14th, 20240 WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. State Department continues its efforts to evacuate American citizens out of Lebanon amid escalations between Israel and Hezbollah. During State Department press briefings with spokesperson Matthew Miller on October 8 and 9, discussion regarding the U.S.' efforts to evacuate American citizens out of Lebanon...
Biden administration backs Israel’s operations in Lebanon despite risk of expanding conflict
October 4th, 20240 The Biden administration believes it is appropriate for Israel to continue with its ground and air attacks on Hezbollah for now, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday, even as he acknowledged the risk of the operation in Lebanon expanding beyond Israel's current aims. Israel sent troops into southern...
Dearborn rally condemns Israeli aggression on Lebanon: Harris won’t get our votes, and Nasrallah remains in the hearts of millions of his admirers
October 4th, 20242 DEARBORN – Amid the intensifying Israeli aggression on Lebanon, hundreds of Arab Americans gathered in front of the Dearborn Police headquarters Wednesday to protest the daily massacres committed by the Israeli military in the region. They also denounced the unlimited support provided by Washington to Israel’s war efforts. The...
Iranian missiles attack dampen Netanyahu’s euphoria over Nasrallah’s assassination
October 4th, 20240 Last week was not an ordinary one in the history of the Middle East. Major events unfolded, starting with the assassination of Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah by 85 tons of explosives in an Israeli airstrike. The strike targeted Hezbollah’s stronghold in Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on......
Dearborn man and father of four killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon; bombardment worsens, displacing and killing hundreds
October 4th, 20240 Lebanon continues to be subjected to bombardment by Israeli missiles that have resulted in innocent civilians killed and city infrastructure destroyed. Beirut, the capital, has been heavily hit with an onslaught of airstrikes since Israel began targeting Lebanon amid its war with Hezbollah. As infrastructure is destroyed and...
Taiwan questions head of pager firm linked to Hezbollah devices blasts
September 20th, 20240 TAIPEI – The president and founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon was questioned by prosecutors late into the night on Thursday, then released. Taiwan-based Gold Apollo's president and founder Hsu Ching-kuang has said it did not manufacture the devices used......
Israel’s true objectives in Gaza, and why it will fail
September 20th, 20241 Never in its history of war and military occupation has Israel been so incapable of developing a coherent plan for its future, and the future of its victims. Even a quick glance at headlines in international media reveals the depth of the Israeli dilemma. While Tel Aviv continues to carry out a genocidal war against the Palestinian...
Nasrallah: Israeli attacks crossed “all red lines” and made a “declaration of war”, vows retaliation
September 20th, 20240 Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says the pager and walkie-talkie attacks against its members in Lebanon and Syria this week crossed “all red lines” and the group will retaliate and is undeterred in its fight against Israel in support of Palestinians in Gaza. On Thursday, in his first televised speech since the......
