Welcome back to the MBN Friday Briefing, our weekly roundup of our best reporting on the Middle East and Washington. The U.S. will commit $10 billion to the newly created Gaza Board of Peace, ...

The keeper of Turkey’s secrets – and of my own secrets.” This is how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described his foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, on more than one occasion. Fidan ...

The reduction in the number of U.S. troops in Syria constitutes a test of President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government’s ability to maintain security in the country and to handle several sensitive ...

In Lebanon, political change is measured by the language that frames it rather than by its immediate effects. Words evolve before actions do, and older terms are gradually replaced. Over roughly a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday set a timeline for deciding whether to continue diplomacy with Iran or order a military strike. Speaking at the first meeting of the Peace Council he formed ...

Welcome back to MBN’s weekly deep dive into Iran from the premier Arabic-first American news and commentary platform on the Middle East. The U.S. has assembled the largest contingent of air power ...

The U.S. State Department told Alhurra that the United States would reassess its relationship with Iraq if the country moved forward with nominating Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister. The State ...

From Abu Dhabi, which he arrived in on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham – known to be close to President Donald Trump – announced that he was “on his way to Saudi Arabia,” in a ...

Discussion has resurfaced about Yemen’s potential accession to the Gulf Cooperation Council, following official Yemeni statements that have returned the issue to the forefront of regional ...

Given its strategic position overlooking vital maritime routes and its direct connection to Red Sea security, the Horn of Africa represents one of the most influential geopolitical arenas ...

From the moment information leaked about the existence of a training camp in the Benishangul region inside Ethiopian territory—allegedly used to train fighters linked to Sudan’s Rapid Support ...

At the entrance to a fuel station in Beirut, Abu Mohammad stands in a long line. He says any increase in fuel prices will come straight out of his daily bread. A taxi driver for 20 years and a ...