Nawaf Salam

Game Over for Hamas

President Trump does not lend his name to a plan lightly. His 21-point program to end the Gaza War has garnered unprecedented support from Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Qatar, and Pakistan. For Hamas, the options are stark: Accept the plan or face collective ruin. But why did it take nearly two years to ...

AI Actress Sparks Debate: Creator Defends Digital 'Piece of Art'

The creator of an AI actress who exploded across the internet over the weekend has insisted she is an artwork, after a fierce backlash from the creative community. Tilly Norwood — a composite girl-next-door described on her Instagram page as an aspiring actress — has already attracted attention from multiple talent agents, Eline Van der ...

Trump’s Gaza Plan: Key Reactions

US Senator Lindsey Graham has urged Hamas to accept Donald Trump’s peace plan to end almost two years of a destructive war in Gaza, and reiterated his call to disarm Hezbollah. “I fervently hope that Hamas will say yes to president Donald Trump’s proposal to end the conflict in Gaza that includes the release of all ...

Hezbollah's Raoucheh Message: Overthrowing Salam, Overturning the State

The uprising of Hezbollah’s “parallel state” against the rule of law dominated Lebanese discussions over the weekend, with sovereigntist forces seeing it as another May 7-style move against Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: a potential coup and a shift from coexistence to confrontation. As local appeasements failed to contain the fallout from ...

Trump’s Gaza Plan Wins Netanyahu Backing, but Hinges on Hamas

US President Donald Trump secured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's backing for a wide-ranging Gaza peace plan Monday, as the two leaders warned that Israel would "finish the job" against Hamas if the Palestinian militant group rejects the deal. Hamas had yet to give its judgment on the proposal that Trump unveiled at the White ...

Trump's 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan that Hamas "Should Accept" or Face Elimination

After days of speculation, the White House on Monday released a 20-point plan for ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, releasing hostages held by Hamas, and outlining the Palestinian enclave's future. Speaking alongside President Donald Trump at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave cautious backing to the ...

Two Hezbollah Artillery Commanders Killed in Israeli Drone Strikes in Beqaa and Nabatieh

Southern Lebanon witnessed renewed Israeli drone strikes on Monday, killing two people and injuring one amid rising border tensions. An Israeli drone targeted the town of Aitaroun, wounding one civilian. In Shamsiyeh, a village in West Beqaa’s Sohmor region, another strike hit an excavator, killing its operator. In a third attack, a guided ...

Trump Renews Tariff Threat on Movies Made Abroad

US President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat of imposing steep tariffs on films made outside the United States, claiming his country's industry has been "stolen" by others. Trump's remarks come shortly after he threatened a slew of new tariffs to be imposed this week on branded pharmaceutical products, furniture, as well as heavy trucks ...

Bad Bunny to Headline 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny will headline next year's Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL said on Sunday, ending speculation that Taylor Swift was being lined up for the American football showpiece. Super Bowl halftime shows have traditionally attracted the biggest names in the music world, with past performers reading like a who's ...

Iran Says it Executed One of Israel's Top Spies

Iran said Monday it executed a man it described as one of Israel's top spies after he was convicted of working for its arch-enemy. "One of the leading spies of the Zionist regime in Iran, Bahman Choubi Asl, was hanged this morning," the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported. Iran and Israel fought a 12-day war in June after ...

Palestinian Statehood and the Unanswered Questions 

Political observers' harrowing concern is to consider how timely this political undertaking is under the current circumstances and whether it positively impacts the future of the conflict. It’s not enough to make political statements with no questions about their opportunity and feasibility. Otherwise, the proponents are adding to the problem ...