Khairallah Khairallah

Khairallah Khairallah is a Lebanese writer.

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Port officials take a photo of the damaged tanker Andrea Victory at the Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 13, 2019. (Reuters)
Iran’s old ways are self-defeating
May 18, 2019
A problem of loyalties. Hezbollah fighters hold flags as they attend a rally in Tefahta village, south Lebanon. (AP)
Lebanon needs a realistic Shia voice
May 04, 2019
US President Donald Trump answers a question during an Oval Office meeting with Slovakia’s Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 3, 2019. (Reuters)
The Trump administration is getting to the root of the problem
May 04, 2019
Sudanese protesters from the city of Atbara flash the victory sign in Khartoum, April 23. (AFP)
Sudan needs a new generation of leaders
April 27, 2019
Limited options. A Palestinian man wearing a t-shirt depicting the colours of the Palestinian flag walks on crutches with another holding a national flag as they head towards a demonstration near the border with Israel, March 30. (AFP)
For Palestinians, it is going to be either stalemate or ‘Deal of the Century’
April 20, 2019
Leaders of Arab states attend the 30th Arab League Summit. (Tunisian presidency/ dpa)
Arab summit failed to face new realities
April 06, 2019
Emotional trip. Pope Francis (C-L) and King Mohammed VI of Morocco (C-R) descend stairs at the Tour Hassan square in Rabat, March 30. (AFP)
Pope Francis and the Moroccan exception
April 06, 2019
Calling the shots. Members of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc applaud during a session at the parliament building in Beirut. (AP)
Time for tough choices in Lebanon
March 30, 2019
A Palestinian man drives a motorcycle past a mural depicting late Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and a masked fighter from the Qassam Brigades in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, March 14. (AFP)
Hamas refuses to acknowledge its bankruptcy in Gaza
March 23, 2019
Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi walks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a welcome ceremony in Baghdad, on March 11. (Reuters)
Iran refuses to recognise new situation in Iraq
March 16, 2019
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) welcomes Syrian President Bashar Assad in Tehran, on February 25. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Iran is on the way out from Syria
March 09, 2019
Houthi fighters hold their weapons during a tribal gathering in Sana’a. (AP)
Yemen still a hostage of the Houthis
March 02, 2019
A member of the Lebanese security forces stands guard in front of a billboard bearing a portrait of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in downtown Beirut. (AFP) 
The Hariri assassination, 14 years later
February 25, 2019
Mood shift. An Iraqi protester holds up an upside-down portrait depicting Iran’s former and current Supreme Leaders Ayatollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Khamenei alongside a partially burned Iranian flag in Basra, last September.(AFP)
When Iran’s rulers behave like Saddam Hussein
February 23, 2019
A Houthi fighter stands in the rubble of a building in Sana’a. (AFP)
Sana’a is a victim of Iran’s export of revolution
February 16, 2019
Jordanian King Abdullah II visits the tomb of King Hussein in Amman on the 20th anniversary of his passing, February 7. (AFP)
Remembering King Hussein of Jordan
February 09, 2019
A hijacked revolution. A 1979 file picture shows Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini surrounded by his supporters in Tehran. (AFP)
The Iranian Revolution, 40 years on
February 02, 2019
No qualms. Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir speaks to his supporters during a rally in Khartoum, January 9. (AFP)
Is there a third surprise in Sudan’s future?
February 02, 2019
Smoke seen from an explosion at the Syrian side of the Israeli-Syrian border. (Reuters)
Syria’s dangerous new phase
January 26, 2019
A member of the Houthi-allied coast guard force gestures to rebel fighters before they withdraw from the Red Sea city of Hodeidah, December 29. (Reuters)
The quest for a mirage in Yemen
January 12, 2019