As Beijing quietly deepens its economic, diplomatic, and media footprint across the Middle East, its influence is increasingly felt in capitals from Riyadh to Rabat. With billions invested in ...

The path to the Palestinian Authority’s return to war-ravaged Gaza appears lined with difficult international conditions. Foremost among them is one set by President Donald J. Trump, who has made ...

The Gaza peace plan will work only if major regional players do their part. The Trump plan has brought a ceasefire to Gaza, with a prisoner and hostage swap. That is no small feat. It took an ...

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the MBN Iran Briefing. Iran matters. From the actions of its regime, to the aspirations of its 90+ million citizens, to its role as a regional geopolitical ...

From a small village near Bouaké, in northern Côte d’Ivoire, Sheikh Luqman Konaté appears on his phone screen, adjusting the weak signal and the small lamp in front of him before beginning his ...

On the winding dirt roads between Daraa and Quneitra in southern Syria, Israeli forces patrol the area from time to time, while other units set up temporary checkpoints and carry out raids and ...

After building its vast military arsenal and financial network, Hezbollah’s schools have become the latest source of heated controversy, both inside Lebanon and beyond. These institutions, which ...

Since moving from Beirut to Dubai in 2023, Lebanese expatriate Mohammad Yassin has watched property prices and rents soar and felt the growing strain on middle-class budgets. “Owning a home in ...

Hassuna Baishu is a Washington-based Libyan journalist who has worked across the Middle East and North Africa. In Main Square, in the center of Tripoli, crowds of Libyans are venting their anger.

In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called for “guaranteeing Israel’s security,” describing it as “a condition for ...

Amid conflicting newspaper headlines and a tense public mood, Tehran appears caught between two fraught choices: showing weakness and risking internal unrest, or projecting strength and risking ...