European Union officials have visited Syria for the first time to meet with interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
Top European Union officials have visited Syria for the first time to meet with interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
The military said it had completed the first phase of a plan to demilitarize armed groups as fears grew that Israel was ...
Analysts believe Hezbollah will not accept the disarmament's second phase as long as Israel continues attacking Lebanon.
Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah on Wednesday lashed out at Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji over the latter’s latest remarks on Hezbollah.“It is clear that as a militiaman who took part in civil war ...
After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another ...
As anti-government protests continue in Iran, countries in the region are watching. Some are concerned; others sense ...
In a country without film archives, one man is preserving Lebanon's film industry history. With thousands of movie posters, ...
JERUSALEM: Israel said Lebanon’s efforts to disarm Hezbollah are far from sufficient after the Lebanese army declared that it ...
By extending diplomatic recognition to the breakaway statelet of Somaliland, Israel has cut a deal aimed at sharing ...
A new U.N. report says Israel has violated international law by discriminating against Palestinians in the West Bank since ...
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Is There Life Beyond the Centralized Nation-State?

Borrowing the opening lines of Marx and Engels' famous “Communist Manifesto,” we could say that the specter of rethinking the state is haunting the Arab region. The number of states whose unity is ...