Security contacts between Israel and Syria have returned to the forefront after a suspension lasting nearly two months, under direct U.S. sponsorship and amid pressure exerted by U.S. President ...

At the height of a rapidly escalating political and military confrontation, two questions have come to dominate Yemen’s political scene: Why did Southern Transitional Council President Aidarous ...

China Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent tour of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan typified his country’s approach to the region: Be boring. Wang spoke of promoting strategic ...

Israel’s public broadcaster reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has enlisted Russian President Vladimir Putin to convey calming messages to Iran, signaling that Israel does not intend, ...

The United States, Israel, and Syria announced in a joint statement issued by the U.S. State Department on Tuesday that Syrian and Israeli representatives had reached an understanding during ...

The GCC states are undergoing a rapid transformation in the management of their public finances, as oil revenues retreat from their role as the near-exclusive engine of government spending and as ...

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Happy New Year! And welcome back to MBN Agenda, our weekly look at the stories driving the news in the region and Washington. Brought to you by the Middle East ...

What keeps the Middle East awake at night in 2026? To find out, we reached out to two dozen of the leading voices in regional statecraft—ranging from a former Israeli Prime Minister to veteran ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks regarding the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces reflected an official view in Israel that what occurred constituted a ...

Informed sources inside Iran told Alhurra that Iranian security forces have used live ammunition against demonstrators protesting the country’s worsening economic conditions, particularly in Ilam ...

In a strategic reading of shifting dynamics in the Red Sea, Ilan Berman links Israel’s recognition of “Somaliland” to Tel Aviv’s effort to position itself as a guarantor of international maritime ...

With every political crisis in the GCC region, the digital space erupts in a parallel arena of confrontation alongside the political dispute. Debate on social media platforms stiffens rapidly, ...