Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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In this picture taken on Friday, February 14, 2014, Hezbollah fighters march in a parade during the memorial of their slain leader Sheik Abbas al-Mousawi, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in 1992, in Tefahta village, south Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Hezbollah’s Adapted Resistance

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Mar 4, 2014 | Majalla Blogs

“Our intervention in Syria has confused Israel and caused it a strategic setback, because they were betting on the toppling of the regime in Syria and the weakening of the resistance in Lebanon after the Arab armies from Egypt to Iraq have been weakened, strengthening...

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Lebanese policemen patrol in front the Turkish airlines office in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

The Anger of the People

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Aug 18, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

In one of Lebanon’s most popular satirical plays, Shi Fashel (“A Failure”), first performed in 1983, Ziad Rahbani plays the role of a director who attempts to produce a scene titled “The Anger of the People.” The original Arabic term for people, ahali, can...

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Joseph Eid/AFP/GettyImages

Loud and Unclear

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain | May 14, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

The contending Lebanese factions have taken their fight from the streets of Beirut and Tripoli to those of Damascus and Homs. Yet, battling it out elsewhere does not mean that Lebanon is sailing toward stability or prosperity. Lebanon’s leaders continue to enjoy their...