Mohamed Chebaro

As the search for peace between the US and Iran teeters on the brink, as the world powers’ geopolitical postures seem strained like never before, and as technological shifts increase uncertainty and anxiety in state and society, two key developments have taken place.

Many in Lebanon are convinced that on March 2, Hezbollah effectively invited a renewed Israeli occupation in the south of their country, 26 years after Israel withdrew unilaterally after its previous occupation.

As the UK approaches the 10th anniversary of the June 2016 Brexit referendum, it is fair to say that the ghosts of its divisive and ruinous implications persist, despite many people and politicians’ efforts to bury their heads in the sand.

Is it the end of the road for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer after the poor performance of his party at last week’s local elections?

While the world’s attention is focused on the precarious truce in the war in the Middle East and the negotiations that it is hoped will yield a settlement, peace and the end of its many human and economic ramifications, one important event largely escaped attention.

Lebanon this week remembered the outbreak of its civil war 51 years ago.

Have you ever lost hours of time gazing absent-mindedly into your screen, starting with a meaningless link sent by a trusted friend as a joke, only to fall into an endless pit of aimless browsing, one platform after another?

As the world grapples with the ramifications of the US-Israeli war against Iran and all the uncertainties that are accompanying it, some small but telling developments have passed almost unnoticed.