On December 13, 2025, an Islamic State gunman carried out an attack in Palmyra, in central Syria, killing two U.S. soldiers and a translator. The attack took place at the entrance to a facility ...

As the year draws to a close, Lebanon is entering a delicate phase in which efforts to confine weapons to state authority north of the Litani River have moved to the forefront of political and ...

The biggest and most followed events of 2025 were the region’s wars: Iran-Israel, Gaza, Sudan and Yemen. Our audience certainly followed them, but a closer look at the most popular stories on our ...

Welcome back to the MBN Iran Briefing, a new offering from the premier Arabic-first American news and commentary platform about the Middle East.. This week, we look at the seven moments and themes ...

The international presence in southern Lebanon has entered a countdown phase, as United Nations peacekeeping forces (UNIFIL) begin reducing their troop levels. A quarter of the force has been ...

Averting a potential Israeli escalation was not the sole focus of Egypt’s recent diplomatic engagements with Lebanon. Cairo has also moved to open the door to economic cooperation with Beirut ...

Shortly before leaving Virginia for Beirut over the holidays, a colleague asked me a question that has quietly resurfaced in Washington policy circles: Is Lebanon better off at the end of this ...

For two decades, the Middle East has haunted American strategy. Every administration arrives promising focus elsewhere, then gets pulled back by the region’s gravity: war, energy chokepoints, ...

Sudan’s Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visited Riyadh on Monday, where he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. While full details of the visit were not officially ...

In Washington, the mood around Syria has turned unexpectedly hopeful. The fall of Bashar al-Assad has opened what many officials see as a rare political reset: a chance for a new leader, Ahmad ...

Merry Christmas! This warm greeting will echo around the world these days among the largest religious community on earth: Christians. Many will exchange gifts, enjoy festive lights and decorated ...

As senior air force commanders from the Sultanate of Oman and Saudi Arabia were meeting in Muscat, images began circulating on social media showing Saudi fighter jets carrying out what were ...