From Damascus to Idlib, and from the streets of Gaziantep to Berlin and Stockholm, Syrians marked the first anniversary of the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Despite vast ...

It didn’t take long after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi invited his Lebanese counterpart, Yousef Raji, to visit Tehran for Raji to decline the offer. Raji, who said current circumstances ...

Thursday, December 11th, 2025 Welcome back to the MBN Iran Briefing. This week, we’ll learn about a new front in the information war between Iran and Israel, catch up on the dispute over three ...

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday evening passed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), approving a record Pentagon budget of more than $901 billion for annual military ...

In a development that could redraw the map of Yemen’s conflict, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) announced that it had taken control of wide areas in the country’s south, including the city ...

Egypt and Iran have both lodged formal complaints with FIFA over their scheduled match in Seattle during the 2026 World Cup, where local authorities plan to hold a celebration for the LGBTQ ...

In his weekly episode on Alhurra’s digital platforms, writer and journalist Ibrahim Essa poses a stark question: Does a Muslim need permission to think about his religion? He revisits episodes ...

Tuesday December 9th, 2025 Welcome back to MBN Agenda — your window into how Washington shapes the Middle East, and how the Middle East shapes Washington. This is a new offering from the Middle ...

The United States has made a dramatic shift in how it handles the war in Sudan: President Donald Trump is now following the file personally. He is “not delegating it,” but overseeing it himself, ...

In a move that marks a significant shift in U.S. military doctrine, U.S. Central Command  (CENTCOM) announced Wednesday the formation of the first operational unit of suicide-attack drones in the ...

In a year marked by decreasing oil prices and mounting uncertainty in global markets, Saudi Arabia is heading into a new fiscal year with a projected deficit of 165 billion riyals, according to ...

In the early hours of Thursday, December 4, the name “Wadi Hadramout” echoed once again after fierce clashes erupted on the plateau surrounding the Petromasila oil facilities between forces from ...