Karim Traboulsi

Karim Traboulsi

Traboulsi

Karim is Managing Editor of The New Arab since May 2019. He holds an MA in Translation Studies, with a focus on journalism translation from Arabic. His career spans nearly two decades as an editor, writer, and translator in Middle East-focused news media.

Areas of focus: Lebanese politics, political economy in the Middle East and North Africa, media studies, and disinformation.

Follow him on Twitter: @Kareemios

Will Syria's trials of Assad era war criminals bring justice?

Is Syria finally having its accountability moment?
 

In this episode of The Brief In, we examine Syria’s fragile and deeply contested transitional justice process after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

The episode examines Syria’s transitional justice process, the Atef Najib trial and wider questions of accountability.

30 May, 2026

Lebanon, Israel agree 45-day ceasefire extension in Washington

Lebanon, Israel and the United States have agreed to extend the current ceasefire for 45 days following two days of negotiations in Washington

15 May, 2026

Why I support banning the Barbie Movie in MENA

In a region plagued by growing poverty, inequality, conflict, and environmental disasters, MENA leaders have focused their energies on a much more urgent and menacing threat: Barbie, writes The New Arab’s Managing Editor, Karim Traboulsi.

16 August, 2023

The Wagner mutiny will have seismic consequences for Russia

A mutiny led by the Wagner mercenary group against the Russian regime, fuelled by the failure of the war in Ukraine, has created uncertainty and potential for a significant shift in Russia's stability, with global implications and unknown outcomes.

24 June, 2023

Newarab.com is our new domain

A note from The New Arab’s managing editor, Karim Traboulsi.

24 November, 2022

The New Arab at 7: Hear the voice of an emerging generation

Karim Traboulsi is the Managing Editor of The New Arab. Here, he explains, The New Arab confidently pledges to its existing and new readers to continue to be an authentic, unique, and forward-looking source of information.

01 June, 2021

Beirut Explosion: Be angry, not just sad, for Lebanon

The New Arab's Managing Editor, Karim Traboulsi, writes a scathing indictment of the Lebanese government and its negligence over the devastating Beirut explosion.

05 August, 2020

Lebanese protesters declare ‘week of anger’

A preoccupation with the fallout from Lebanon's financial crisis caused protests to die down, but it now seems the ruling class are mistaken in thinking the uprising is over.

14 January, 2020

Five things you need to know about Lebanon's protests

Hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life have hit the streets to protest government corruption and austerity measures and to demand the resignation of the government.

21 October, 2019

Lebanon Rises: Second wave of Arab Spring reaches Beirut

Fed up with corruption, an out-of-touch political class, a growing economic crisis and total failure of basic services, large numbers of Lebanese men and women have taken to the streets

18 October, 2019