Eyad Abu Shakra

The matter is settled: There is absolutely no connection between the ancient Arab poet Dibil Al-Khuzai, on the one hand, and Elon Musk and Sam Altman, on the other. That is what logic says, and the evidence confirms it.

Most Lebanese hope to escape their difficult circumstances, and can hardly be blamed for that. They have every right to build on any glimmer of hope and to wager on any opportunity, however risky.

Israel this week rejected Lebanon’s request for a ceasefire during the direct negotiations now underway in Washington.

Once again, Itamar Ben-Gvir staged his extremism at the Al-Aqsa compound, surrounded by a crowd of his fascist supporters, repeating his claim of Israel’s “exclusive ownership” of the site.