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Destruction in Syria’s Homs. (AFP)

A European Cure for the Arab Patient

by Ghassan Charbel | Aug 14, 2017 | Opinion

For years, he used to sit at the cafe near his home. He would sit with his book, newspaper and coffee cup before leaving. In the early 1980s, all that remained was eluding time, being wary of weather changes, wisely spending his pension, listening to doctors’ orders...

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A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Coexistence or ISIS

by Ghassan Charbel | Aug 7, 2017 | Opinion

The ISIS terrorist organization was established after the collapse of a series of coexistence trials. It changed maps and tore borders apart, and maps are like buildings, they always need maintenance. Negligence speeds up their demise with walls cracking and doors...

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Kim Jong-Un surrounded by Generals (Reuters)

Swimming in the Big Chaos

by Ghassan Charbel | Jul 31, 2017 | Opinion

When Kim Jong-Un makes an appearance surrounded by his generals, the world should expect an interesting news. Then, he laughs out loud and you know that his country’s missile arsenal has a new and more terrifying addition. In this case, South Korea should be careful...

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An aerial view of Doha’s diplomatic area. Fadi Al-Assaad/ Reuters

Seals and Delusions

by Ghassan Charbel | Jul 24, 2017 | Opinion

Rulers need someone to protect them from excessive dreaming that leads to falling into delusions. The need for that doubles if the ruler of a certain country is wealthy. With the absence of institutions and guarantees, no minister or adviser dares to trouble the...

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An Iraqi special forces soldier waves an Iraqi flag from top of a church damaged by ISIS militants in Bartella, east of Mosul, Iraq, October 21. 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Liberation of Mosul, Return of Iraq

by Ghassan Charbel | Jul 17, 2017 | Opinion

The state of ISIS was not expected to live long. Neither Iraq can bear a cancerous tumor of this kind, nor the Kurdistan region can accept such a dangerous neighbor. The countries of the region cannot be lenient towards it. The world cannot tolerate it. Al-Baghdadi’s...