Mustafa Fahs

There is nothing unusual about a member of parliament raising their voice, nor about heated exchanges between parliamentary blocs. The real problem arises when raising one's voice becomes a substitute for dialogue, or when defending an opinion turns into an attempt to shield it from the questions…

The Second Nabatieh Appeal was not merely a call to save a threatened city, nor simply a continuation of an earlier appeal that had warned of a danger drawing near. Between the two appeals, the situation moved from a stage of warning to one in which the danger has become existential for the city…

The city of Nabatieh is no more important than the southern towns and villages Israel has occupied and destroyed, or those it controls by fire, nor is it an exception in the exodus of the south and the southerners such that every light should be trained on it now. Nor can the pressure on it be…

In the new Damascus, Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi found new friends for the Kurds. There, he decided to bid farewell to weapons and cast separation outside the geography of a unified Syria, not only because it is impossible, but because its price is high and its profits are small. Meanwhile, the…

Tehran shows intense concern for the geography of its influence — the near geography that abuts it in Iraq, and the far, which abuts Israel from Lebanon, in the south. Inside the national borders of the two countries, Iraq and Lebanon, Tehran sets its own frontier: one that overrides the idea of…

It is an exception in its place and in its time. It draws its foundational symbolism from the place, while giving geography an importance as broad as its three dimensions. As for time, it is not the product of the moment of signing. The choice of timing condenses multiple periods, past and future,…

Only a thin thread remains of the Iranian-American memorandum of understanding, which expires on August 18, to borrow a metaphor from the diplomacy of the Umayyad Caliphate. Today, this thread is represented by the indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran, which mediators are keen to…

The road back from Washington is never the same as the road there. Travel between Washington and the capitals of the Middle East is rarely a routine diplomatic event - least of all when the destinations are Baghdad and Beirut, the two capitals separated by geography have been bound by fate since…

Between geographical constants and political shifts, the Eastern Mediterranean is undergoing a historic reconfiguration. Political boundaries, ideological barriers, and dogmatic regimes are receding in favor of shared interests and historical commonalities. This realignment of interests comes in…

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has introduced a different dimension to Syria's relationship with Lebanon compared to all those who preceded him in ruling Damascus. His approach to the dynamics and durability of relations between the two states and the two peoples marks a complete break with…