In Lebanon, as well as in Syria and the Occupied Territories, we find many different assumptions and even more predictions. The facts are strange, but developments on the ground are even stranger.

Those with better insights about former US President Donald Trump’s personal considerations, as well the Republican Party’s factions on the rise, can determine whether the Republicans are at an ideological crossroads … or not.

If the president of the US were not a leader who has an impact on all of our lives, the physical and mental well-being of President Joe Biden would not have drawn all the attention it has received, nor would we have heard all this noise or the many comments.

Thanks to improvements in statistics and polling, last week’s UK election outcome aligned with projections. The British Labour Party won the elections handily, ending 14 consecutive years of Conservative Party rule.

One of the finest comments I read about last week’s presidential debate between US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump was a post on social media site X that said: “Watching Trump and Biden is like following the final years of the Roman Empire.”

News from Lebanon indicates a daily shift toward a grimmer and more pessimistic outlook. Despite claiming to oppose this trend, many parties seem to be sliding further into worsening conditions, like sleepwalkers heading toward disaster.

In 1897, the great American satirical writer Mark Twain famously wrote that “the report of my death was an exaggeration” after being told of rumors of his ill health by a journalist.

Amid the persistent confusion in the Lebanese political situation, some local parties continue to suggest that deciding on a president is the desired solution. However, electing the president does not mean much and the republic is eroding and dissolving day after day.