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war

US soldiers climb into a vehicle of the US-led coalition as they prepare to leave the city of Ras al-Ain in Syria's Hasakeh province, July 28. (AFP)

When some foreign interventions are more halal than others

Khairallah Khairallah

Lebanon

Lebanon’s Druze leader Walid Jumblatt (R) attends talks at the parliament building in downtown Beirut. (Reuters)

Walid Jumblatt, last man standing

Islamic Movement of Nigeria

In this file photo taken on January 22, 2019 members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria take part in a demonstration against the detention of their leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, in Abuja. (AFP)

Nigerian govt bans Shia group after deadly clashes

Lebanon

Protesters hold banners with messages against sexual assault during the Beirut Marathon, last year. (AFP)

Incident involving Hezbollah MP exposes faults of Lebanon’s religious system

Iran

A man pushes a trolley as he passes a poster showing Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburb of Beirut. (AP)

In siding with Iran, Hezbollah could put Lebanon’s future at serious risk

Iran

Supporters of the Houthi movement take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Sana'a, Yemen May 31, 2019. (Reuters)

Iran’s expansionism keeps Yemen at war

Khairallah Khairallah

Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) during a meeting with Lebanon’s former prime ministers Tammam Salam, Fouad Siniora and Najib Mikati (from L to R) in Jeddah. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s multipronged strategy to clip Iran’s wings in Arab countries

Iraq

Members of the Iraqi security forces set up a security perimeter outside the entrance of a Shiite mosque in the Baladiyat district of the capital Baghdad on June 21, 2019. (AFP)

Suicide blast at Shia mosque in Baghdad kills two: police sources

US

Qatari officials (C) take part in a meeting between the US (L) and Taliban (R) delegations in Doha, February 26. (AFP)

US, Iran wishful thinking over the Taliban