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Lebanon
U.S. envoy calls Lebanon a “failed state” with a “dinosaur government,” urges normalization with Israel
MANAMA (Realist English). U.S. Ambassador Thomas Barrack described Lebanon as a “failed state” governed by “dinosaurs,” casting doubt on the...
Lebanon orders army to confront Israeli incursions after deadly attack in Blida
BEIRUT (Realist English). Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has ordered the country’s army to confront any Israeli incursions into southern Lebanon...
Lebanon plunges into crisis as cabinet approves US-backed Hezbollah disarmament plan
BEIRUT (Realist English). Lebanon’s fragile political balance was shaken after the government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam approved a U.S.-backed...
Iran’s security chief rejects claims of interference in Lebanon, urges unity against Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), has dismissed accusations that Tehran is meddling...
Israel has reached an “historic” agreement on the maritime border with Lebanon
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Lebanon and Israel have reached a historic agreement on the demarcation of the disputed maritime border...
Lebanon records major spike in murders and suicides in 2022
BEIRUT (Realist English). This year, the number of murders in Lebanon has increased by 18%, and suicides — by 8%...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Maria Nikiforova: Young people of the liberated territories are waiting for peace and justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Maria Nikiforova, an expert on youth policy at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian...
155 billionaires vs. 150 million people: Zyuganov on the social catastrophe in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov presented the pre-election program "Victory...
Is Iran’s survival not a victory? Tehran under US and Israeli pressure
TEL AVIV (Realist English). For decades, Iran defined victory in expansive terms: exporting revolution, rolling back US influence, and ultimately eliminating...
UAE boosts production bypassing OPEC, but oil prices rise
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS, Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov has analysed for Realist English the possible consequences of...
Kurdish Genocide: From the Ottoman Empire to Erdoğan — a Chronicle of a Century of Terror
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Crimes against the Kurdish people have not been isolated episodes but have been carried out by successive Turkish...
Will Trump and Xi Agree on a New World Order?
BEIJING (Realist English). Relations between the United States and China in May 2026 can best be described as an “armed...
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