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Eyad Abu Shakra

Eyad Abu Shakra is managing editor of Asharq Al-Awsat.

Twitter: @eyad1949

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Syria’s future will be decided by a correct reading of developments

Regardless of what one says, words remain inadequate for doing justice to the major shift that Syria has seen over the past week.

December 17, 2024

Lebanon faces threats to its existence

The latest speech made by new Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem was extremely important for several reasons, in terms of both its timing and content.

December 03, 2024

Lebanon’s stability a hostage to negotiations

No one disagrees that stability, as the Lebanese understand it and desire, is not a priority for Israel. This has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past and it is evident today.

November 26, 2024

Lessons of the Ukraine crisis for the Middle East and the US

It would be absurd for any political commentator to ignore the US presidential election, in which a very substantial number of voters had already cast their ballots through early voting before the official election day on Tuesday.

November 05, 2024

Lebanese must think again in the face of divergent US priorities

Optimism based on wishful thinking suggests that the Israeli military campaign against Lebanon may end “in a short period,” as military and political sources in Tel Aviv are saying.

October 29, 2024

Amid worrying uncertainty, the Lebanese are searching for a homeland

The future seems worrying, or rather catastrophic, to the Lebanese who have found themselves becoming burdensome guests in their own country.

October 15, 2024

Us and our long ... very long wait

I do not doubt, not for a moment, that terror and pain are grinding the displaced who are overwhelmed by fear for the future in both Lebanon and Palestine.

October 08, 2024

The latest September turning point in Arab history

September is rich with historical and political developments in our region. Over the past few decades, several major turning points have unfolded during this month, leaving major repercussions for Arab politics and the role of Arabs both as people and leaders.

October 01, 2024

Amid an escalation of Israeli attacks, where is Hezbollah headed?

I assume that the nature of Israel’s role, especially under its current leadership, in the ongoing crime committed in Gaza is above dispute. It is now expanding its war and exacerbating the destruction in Lebanon.

September 24, 2024

America 2024: The debate, the vote and the Arab absence

The presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris has overwhelmed everything that has happened in the race to the White House over the past week.

September 17, 2024