menu_open Columnists
Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

Al Monitor

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

UAE receives first French Rafale fighter jets as F-35 deal remains in limbo

UAE receives first French Rafale fighter jets as F-35 deal remains in limbo

The United Arab Emirates has received its first Rafale fighter jet under a deal with France amid ongoing US-French competition for influence in the...

yesterday 40

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate, HTS offshoot Hurras al-Din dissolves: What we know

Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate, HTS offshoot Hurras al-Din dissolves: What we know

Hurras al-Din, which split from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham after the latter distanced itself from al-Qaeda, had led attacks against Srian government forces...

previous day 2

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Russian delegation in Syria as Moscow scrambles to secure military presence

Russian delegation in Syria as Moscow scrambles to secure military presence

The visit marks the first since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, who had been Moscow's key ally in Syria.

tuesday 1

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Al-Arabiya journalist questioned in Lebanon for interviewing Israeli official

Al-Arabiya journalist questioned in Lebanon for interviewing Israeli official

The case of Layal al-Ekhtiar, who interviewed Israel's Arabic-language military spokesman last year as the Gaza war raged, has divided Lebanese...

23.01.2025 4

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Spaniard kidnapped in Mali thanks Algeria after rescue

Spaniard kidnapped in Mali thanks Algeria after rescue

A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border area thanked the Algerian authorities on Wednesday after his ...

22.01.2025 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know

Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know

The new authorities in Syria ended an agreement with the Russian company managing the key port of Tartous in the latest sign of Russia's waning...

22.01.2025 4

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

From Syria to Yemen: Middle East reacts to Donald Trump’s inauguration

From Syria to Yemen: Middle East reacts to Donald Trump’s inauguration

Donald Trump's inauguration sparked a mix of optimism and cautious reactions across the Middle East, with US allies expressing hope for continued...

21.01.2025 10

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Lebanon army, Syrian traffickers clash as anti-smuggling efforts ramp up

Lebanon army, Syrian traffickers clash as anti-smuggling efforts ramp up

Authorities in Lebanon and Syria have stepped up their fight against the Captagon trade following the fall of the Assad regime, which heavily relied...

20.01.2025 4

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Iran’s navy unveils Zagros, its first intel monitoring vessel: What we know

Iran’s navy unveils Zagros, its first intel monitoring vessel: What we know

The vessel delivered to Iran's navy on Wednesday is the latest addition to country's domestic military capabilities.

15.01.2025 2

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Heavy fighting rocks Gaza amid rising hope for truce deal

Heavy fighting rocks Gaza amid rising hope for truce deal

Heavy fighting rocked the Gaza Strip on Monday, leaving dozens of Palestinians and five Israeli soldiers dead, even as the White House said that a...

13.01.2025 8

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Lebanon lawmakers throw weight behind ICJ judge Salam for PM

Lebanon lawmakers throw weight behind ICJ judge Salam for PM

Dozens of Lebanese lawmakers endorsed international jurist Nawaf Salam on Monday to become the crisis-hit country's prime minister, local media said,...

13.01.2025 6

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Nawaf Salam secures enough votes to be Lebanon's next prime minister

Nawaf Salam secures enough votes to be Lebanon's next prime minister

The ICJ president is not a Hezbollah favorite, but has secured the backing of more than 70 parliamentarians to be Lebanon's next prime minister.

13.01.2025 10

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Joseph Aoun elected president of Lebanon, ending two-year void

Joseph Aoun elected president of Lebanon, ending two-year void

The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia in the first...

09.01.2025 10

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Iranian plane, diplomat searched at Beirut airport: What we know

BEIRUT — An Iranian plane was flagged and searched at Lebanon’s international airport late on Thursday after local authorities reportedly...

03.01.2025 2

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Iran president pays rare visit to Egypt in latest sign of thawing ties

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian traveled to Cairo to attend a summit of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation.

19.12.2024 5

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Iran’s president pays rare visit to Egypt in latest sign of thawing ties

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian traveled to Cairo to attend a summit of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation.

19.12.2024 5

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Syria's crossing with Jordan reopens as Israeli military takes position in south

Jordan and Syrian trucks are once again using the only border crossing between the two countries as Israeli troops take position in a buffer zone...

18.12.2024 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

With Syria’s Tartous port nearly evacuated, is Russia moving naval assets to Libya?

Russia is moving its troops and equipment in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, with the Kremlin saying no decision has been taken about...

17.12.2024 6

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Russia, HTS in ‘direct contact’ to keep bases in Syria: What we know

Russia confirmed on Thursday that it is communicating directly with the opposition parties now in charge in Syria to maintain its military bases in...

13.12.2024 10

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Airwars says Gaza war 'most fatal conflict for civilians' it documented

Airwars, a UK-based nonprofit that investigates civilian deaths in conflict zones, said on Thursday that the toll of destruction on civilians in...

13.12.2024 10

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Syrian opposition to form transitional government after Assad’s ouster: What we know

Syrian rebels and former government officials are working to ensure a 'smooth' transition of power by forming a transitional government to take...

10.12.2024 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

In Lebanon, many hail Assad downfall as Syrian refugees stream home

Many Lebanese are celebrating the fall of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria after Lebanon suffered for decades under the Syrian military...

09.12.2024 4

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Rebels hail end of Assad rule in Syria

Islamist-led rebels took Damascus on Sunday after a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath...

08.12.2024 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Syrians cheer fall of Assad, region reacts

The Syrian opposition announced on Sunday the fall of President Bashar al-Assad after their forces entered the capital, Damascus, ending the more...

08.12.2024 4

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Syria rebels advance, Jordan closes border as Assad loses ground: What to know

The Islamist-led rebels who launched a surprise assault on government-held Aleppo are now at the gates of Homs, after taking Hama, as clashes in...

06.12.2024 5

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing 'genocide' in Gaza

Israel has rejected the claim as “baseless.”

05.12.2024 10

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Army resistance toughens as Syria rebels near central city

Islamist-led rebels advanced Tuesday on Syria's fourth-largest city Hama, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the north in an offensive...

03.12.2024 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Egypt: Archaeologists unearth 2,100-year-old temple in ancient village

The Egyptian government said the recent findings could lead to the discovery of a massive temple as significant as the Luxor Temple.

03.12.2024 4

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Palestinian rivals Hamas, Fatah agree on committee to run post-war Gaza

The agreement came during talks between the two rival Palestinian groups in Cairo.

03.12.2024 5

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

After Aleppo, Syria's rebels approach Hama as pro-Iran militias rally to help Assad

The Syrian government is denying reports that rebel fighters are advancing in Hama after taking over most of Aleppo province.

02.12.2024 5

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Over 200 killed, more than 7,000 displaced in clashes in Syria’s Aleppo

The fighting marks a significant escalation in northwestern Syria, which had been relatively calm since a ceasefire between Russian and Turkish...

29.11.2024 4

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Lebanon to hold January presidential elections amid fragile ceasefire

The announcement of a parliament session to elect a head of state after more than two years of presidential vacuum coincides with a ceasefire...

28.11.2024 4

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Displaced Lebanese return to southern villages as cease-fire holds

The year-long war has left thousands of dead, displaced more than 1 million people and caused severe damage to Lebanon's infrastructure.

27.11.2024 2

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Survivors, bodies recovered from capsized Red Sea tourist boat

Rescuers on Tuesday recovered five survivors and four bodies from a dive boat that capsized off Egypt's eastern coast a day earlier, Red Sea...

26.11.2024 5

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Cautious optimism in Lebanon as Israel inches toward cease-fire deal

Lebanon is awaiting Israel’s decision on a US-brokered cease-fire deal even as Israeli strikes continue across the country.

26.11.2024 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Iran’s Khamenei says Netanyahu must face death penalty, ICC warrant 'not enough'

In his first comment on the ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense...

25.11.2024 4

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

US envoy advances Israel-Lebanon cease-fire talks as Hezbollah says decision with Netanyahu

Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem said the group agreed to negotiate with the United States and Israel on a cease-fire, but all depends on...

20.11.2024 9

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Israel-Hezbollah war cost Lebanon $8.5B, damaged 100,000 homes: World Bank

The World Bank estimated that about $8.5 billion worth of damages and losses have piled up from the year-long war in Lebanon, which had already...

15.11.2024 8

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

French-made military technology used in Sudan war, Amnesty reports

The report is the latest sign of growing foreign interference in Sudan, where the brutal civil war has created the world’s worst humanitarian...

14.11.2024 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Iran arrests 7, kills 4 over alleged Israel links in southeast

According to a spokesperson, an elite military unit killed four “terrorists affiliated with the Zionist regime” and arrested seven others in...

13.11.2024 2

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

In reshuffle, Qatar emir replaces 6 ministers, intel chief: What we know

The Qatari emir issued a series of orders, replacing ministers and appointing new heads of some top agencies in the country, including the State...

12.11.2024 2

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Israel steps up strikes in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza despite diplomatic push

Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip have witnessed heavy airstrikes in the past days, amid renewed efforts to appease the situation in the region.

11.11.2024 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Egypt, Saudi Arabia prep for joint military drills as ties strengthen

The drills are the latest sign of growing relations between the two countries.

08.11.2024 2

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Egypt, Saudi armies prep for joint military drills as ties strengthen

The drills are the latest sign of growing relations between the two countries.

08.11.2024 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Israel strikes Beirut as Trump's in-law seeks to lead Lebanon file

The strikes came as Massad Boulos, a Lebanese-American businessman and aide to president-elect Donald Trump, said he would take over the indirect...

07.11.2024 6

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Netanyahu is first as Middle East leaders rush to congratulate Trump

Several leaders of Arab and Muslim countries in the region have congratulated Donald Trump on his election as US president, while others have...

06.11.2024 4

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Russia launches two Iranian satellites into orbit as ties grow

The launch from Russia is the latest sign of the growing ties between Tehran and Moscow in a range of sectors.

05.11.2024 9

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

Iran’s IRGC plans ‘complex’ retaliation to Israel: What we know

Iranian leaders have decided to respond to last week's Israeli attack, but the nature and timing remain unclear amid conflicting reports.

04.11.2024 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

CIA chief, Egypt’s Sisi discuss 'urgent need' to end Lebanon, Gaza wars

The meeting comes as Egypt, Qatar and the US resume mediation talks to secure a hostage deal and a cease-fire in Gaza.

31.10.2024 5

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat

What Naim Qassem's ascension as Hezbollah leader means for Iran, Lebanon

Unlike other prominent Hezbollah figures, Naim Qassem is not particularly close to Iran and lacks Nasrallah's charisma.

29.10.2024 3

Al Monitor

Beatrice Farhat