Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations is an independent licensed corporation established in Beirut, Lebanon in 2004.

Overview
     Al-Zaytouna Centre conducts strategic and futuristic studies on the Arab and Muslim worlds. It emphasizes on the Palestine issue, and the conflict with the Zionist Project and Israel as well as related Palestinian, Arab, Islamic and international developments.

     The Centre seeks to establish a wide range data base, and classify it along the most modern scientific and technical methods. In active cooperation with scholars, experts, and specialists, the Centre drives to publish scholarly studies, and issues its own refereed journal. The Centre is also concerned with organizing training courses, conferences, seminars, lectures and brain storming sessions.

     The Centre strives to raise the local, regional and international awareness level as to the realities and repercussions of the events in the region. It also aims at attracting, qualifying and introducing researchers in order to serve our national, Arab and Islamic causes.

The Centre's General Policies
1. Al-Zaytouna is an independent and nongovernmental scientific centre that is not affiliated to any place or group.

2. Studies and consultations are conducted solely to serve knowledge and consolidate the national, Arab and Islamic rights.

3. Academic objectivity, accuracy of information and qualitative research will be strictly observed and pursued.

4. Collaboration and integration with similar centres and institutions is a priority of the Centre.

5. The opening up to all ideas and new intellectual and political trends is a prime concern of the Centre.

6. The Centre does not accept any preconditioned funds, in cash or kind that may adversely affect its mission and objectives.

General Manager
     The General Manager of Al-Zaytouna Centre is Dr. Mohsen Moh'd Saleh, Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary Arab History with special emphasis on the Palestine issue, and former Head of the Department of History and Civilization in the International Islamic University in Malysia (IIUM).

     Dr. Saleh obtained his Ph.D. in 1993. He served as the Executive Manager of Middle East Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan between 1993-1994. He then moved to lecture at the Department of History and Civilization at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), 1994-2004. He received the Bait al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) award for Young Muslims Scholars in 1997, provided by the Islamic Research Academy in the U.K. He was also awarded Excellent Teaching Award (College level), given by IIUM in 2002. He is the author of 10 books and some of his books have been translated into several languages. He contributed chapters to 7 books. He is the editor/co-editor of 15 books. He is the editor of the prestigious annual the Palestinian Strategic Report.  Dr. Mohsen is the editor of electronic daily Palestine Today, which have so far published more than 1400 issues. He has published many articles in referred scholarly journals and magazines. He has presented papers at innumerable academic conferences and seminars. He is a frequent commentator on current issues on broadcasting media. 
    
Al-Zaytouna's Board of Consultants
     Al-Zaytouna Centre has a Board of Consultants of eminent scholars, thinkers and researchers, whose names are alphabetically listed below:
- Prof. Dr. Abd al-Wahab al-Masiri (passed away on 2/7/2008): Thinker and expert in Zionist issues.
- Prof. Dr. Ahmad Mubarak al-Khaldi: Dean, Faculty of Law, AI-Najah University, Palestine.
- Dr. Anis al-Sayegh (passed away on 25/12/2009): Former Director of PLO's Research Centre.
- Prof. Dr. Bayan Nwaihid al-Hout: Expert in modern Palestinian history.
- Prof. Dr. Hassan Ahmad Ibrahim: Expert in African and Middle Eastern history.
- Prof. Dr. Imad al-Din Khalil: Thinker and historian.
- Prof. Dr. Ishaq al-Farhan: President, AI-Zarqaa University, Jordan.
- Prof. Dr. Mohammad Amarah: Thinker and historian.
- Prof. Dr. Mohammad Issa Salhieh (passed away on 27/1/2010): Expert in Islamic and Arab history.
- Mr. Mounir Shafiq: Thinker and former Director of the PLO's Planning Bureau.
- Prof. Dr. Omar al-Ashqar: Scholar and former Dean, Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Al-Zarqaa, Jordan.
- Mr. Salah Abd al-Maqsoud: Director of Arab Media Centre and Vice Syndic of Egyptian journalists.
- Dr. Tareq al-Swaidan: Thinker and administrative expert.

The Centre's Activities and Services
1. Data and archival material.
2. Researches and studies.
3. Office and field consultancies.
4. Training and qualifying.
5. Seminars, lectures and conferences.
6. Website.
7. Quarterly refereed journal.
8. Surveys and opinion polls.
9. Bulletins and periodical reports.
10. Specialized translations.

Administrative Divisions
Al-Zaytouna Centre has several divisions:

1. Library and archives department.
2. Studies and researches department.
3. Consultations and training department.
4. Translation department.
5. Management and finance department.
6. Public relations and media department.