Issue 29 | 3 January 2026 | Arabic | 16 Pages

• The Lebanese Democratic Coalition: Whoever forces the South to live as a hostage to battles in which it has no say serves Israel
• The Gathering of Lebanese Shia in a Message to the Supreme Pontiff: We support the implementation of international resolutions
• Mohammad Al-Khabbazeh: On Populist Media and the Role of WhatsApp in Shaping the Lebanese Shia Environment
• Tarek Dandash: The Supreme Islamic Shia Council between Elections and the “Duo”: A Lebanese religious authority or an extension of Wilayat al-Faqih? 
• Rana Shamas: How Hezbollah Attempted to Appropriate the Papal Visit and Turn Sanctity into a Show of Force
• Ali Al-Diqqa: Between the Hussaini Path and the Present Reality: Sacrifices on the altar of the interests of the “Wilaya” 
• Ali Mazeh: Who Opens a School, Closes a Prison…
• 2025 Summary: The Path of Major Transformations… From the “Grand Funeral” to the Preliminaries of Disarmament

Issue 29 | 3 January 2026 | Arabic | 16 Pages

• The Lebanese Democratic Coalition: Whoever forces the South to live as a hostage to battles in which it has no say serves Israel
• The Gathering of Lebanese Shia in a Message to the Supreme Pontiff: We support the implementation of international resolutions
• Mohammad Al-Khabbazeh: On Populist Media and the Role of WhatsApp in Shaping the Lebanese Shia Environment
• Tarek Dandash: The Supreme Islamic Shia Council between Elections and the “Duo”: A Lebanese religious authority or an extension of Wilayat al-Faqih? 
• Rana Shamas: How Hezbollah Attempted to Appropriate the Papal Visit and Turn Sanctity into a Show of Force
• Ali Al-Diqqa: Between the Hussaini Path and the Present Reality: Sacrifices on the altar of the interests of the “Wilaya” 
• Ali Mazeh: Who Opens a School, Closes a Prison…
• 2025 Summary: The Path of Major Transformations… From the “Grand Funeral” to the Preliminaries of Disarmament