Mohanad Hage Ali is a British journalist based in London and Beirut
Mohanad Hage Ali: For the first time since the 2003 Iraq invasion, Syria has political leverage in the Middle East and United States
Mohanad Hage Ali: The democratisation of the party and its engagement in public life should be an example to other militant Islamic groups
Mohanad Hage Ali: Iranian claims on the Gulf state of Bahrain are the latest example of Tehran's growing hunger for power and influence