Mid East Daily

Iran has won the first round of its proxy war against America in the streets of Beirut. Hezbollah gunmen flaunting their snipers have become the norm and the Lebanese government condemnations have been reduced to mere symbolism. Shias, it seems, are..

The killing of eight rabbinical students by an East Jerusalem Palestinian is worrying news for Israel. There had been no suicide bombing in the last few years in the country. Thursday's shooting has shattered that comforting fact. It also reflects the..

Lebanon is a country without a standing Parliament, and a President at the moment and yet regional players are having a go at each other making it immensely difficult for the international community to find a solution in installing a legitimate...

Last year's war between Israel and the Lebanese militant outfit Hezbollah had strategic consequences. Both Israel and Hezbollah declared victory but the truth is that the Lebanese armed group had lost much of their ammunition stock and was severely...

It is a known fact that the root cause of an unstable Mideast lies in the age-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Without any constructive peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians leading to the creation of a separate Palestinian state living.

The Christians were once the dominant community in Lebanon but now they play second fiddle to Muslims. As if that itself doesn't threaten them in the fight for survival amidst Lebanon's political turmoil and insecurity, the fact that the Christian...

The insoluble Mideast crises are taking turns one after the other and US-Israeli efforts to alienate Hamas in Gaza are dashing down to the ground with the new strength that Hamas is gaining in the west Bank. Well, it was expected to happen. Hamas.

Russian and US standoff on Missile Defense Shield (MDS) is not yet over; however, now Israel joins the fray and wants a MDS in place - which it needs to fight against militants - before relinquishing West Bank. Meanwhile, Israeli Defense...

The Israeli-Lebanon border is reaching a flashpoint again. Hezbollah has replenished itself with new rockets and arms from Syria after the hammering Lebanon received last year from Israeli bombardments. . Hezbollah's defiant posturing last year,...

The bloodshed and atrocities have become the fate of the civilians on either side - be it Israel or Palestine, but now a ray of hope originates with the marvelous offer of Arab league, whereby they are ready to recognize Israeli state if it leaves..