Ali al-Amin

Ali al-Amin is a Lebanese writer.

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Expanding influence. Iraqi-Iranian military commander of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (L) arrives to attend a conference in Baghdad., April 24. (DPA)
Iran’s three-pronged approach in Iraq
May 11, 2019
Uneasy ties. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, last March. (AP)
US tightens pressures on Hezbollah, keeps Lebanon on edge
April 20, 2019
Tough times. A vendor sells Hezbollah and religious flags and other memorabilia in the southern suburbs of Beirut.(AP)
US sanctions on Iran not without fallout in Lebanon
April 06, 2019
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, shakes hands with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, before their meeting in Tehran, Syria, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (AP)
The Syrian regime's crisis likely to continue
March 11, 2019
Bent out of shape. Lebanese President Michel Aoun attends the opening session of the Arab Economic and Social Development summit in Beirut, January 20. (DPA) 
The summit Iran did not want
January 26, 2019
Activists argue with a Lebanese army officer during a protest against the failure of rival political factions to agree on forming a new government, December 23. (dpa)
Why Lebanon’s problems serve the interests of Hezbollah
January 05, 2019
New dilemma. A man holds a Hezbollah flag at Meis al-Jabal village in south Lebanon, December 9. (Reuters)
How Lebanon was trapped in Hezbollah’s tunnels
December 15, 2018
An Iranian woman walks by a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. (AFP)
Iran’s regime has a track record of defeats
November 10, 2018
Billboards from Hezbollah’s Committee for the Support of the Islamic Resistance on display on the Beirut airport highway. (AP)
Hezbollah in control of Lebanon’s two branches of power
November 03, 2018
A file picture shows a Lebanese man holding a safe during a mass rally against corrupt politicians at the iconic Martyrs Square in Beirut. (AFP)
Political greed could doom Lebanon
October 20, 2018
Vicious dominance. Supporters of Lebanon’s Shia movement Hezbollah hold posters of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) and the movement’s slain former military commander Imad Mughniyeh during a parade in Beirut, last September.(AFP)
Lebanese innovation stronger than Iran’s grip
October 13, 2018
A Lebanese protester holds a placard during a demonstration against corruption in Beirut. (AP)
Fraying of the state threatens Lebanon with chaos
August 11, 2018
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun (L) meets with Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri at the presidential palace in Baabda, on June 22. (Reuters)
Iran’s kidnapping of the Lebanese government will not work
July 28, 2018
A Syrian man cries as people look for survivors at the site of Syrian regime strikes in Douma, last February. (AFP)
Assad’s gift to Netanyahu
July 14, 2018
Populist approach. Lebanese Foreign Minister Gibran Bassil, escorted by Lebanese soldiers, visits a Syrian refugee camp in Arsal, on June 13. (AP)
The question of Syrian refugees highlights political callousness in Lebanon
June 22, 2018
Precarious peace. A UNIFIL vehicle drives by in south Lebanon as Israeli troops stand guard near the fence separating Lebanon from Israel, on June 8. (AFP)
Negotiations about Lebanon’s southern borders are connected to developments in southern Syria
June 16, 2018
Members of Hezbollah parliamentary bloc applaud after Nabih Berri is re-elected as Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker, on May 23.(Reuters)
Hezbollah derives its clout from outside the Lebanese state
June 02, 2018
Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Amal Movement gesture as they ride in a car in Marjayoun, on May 7. (Reuters)
Lebanon cannot live outside its Arab environment
May 19, 2018
Heated dissonance. Supporters of Amal movement hold the party’s flag near burning tires in Beirut, on January 29. (Reuters)
Lebanese Christians shocked over Shia politics but this could be just the beginning
February 10, 2018
Delicate equation. A file picture shows a protester holding up a banner during a march against Lebanon’s sectarian political system in Beirut. (Reuters)
Hezbollah’s wrong bets in Lebanese elections
January 26, 2018