Welcome back to the MBN Iran Briefing. Iran’s neighbor Iraq goes to the polls, the dams dry up outside Tehran, bread prices spike and why you might soon find yourself within range of an Iranian ...

Joe Kawly is the host of MBN’s podcast The Diplomat, covering the global contest for power and influence.  Artificial Intelligence will steal your judgment before it takes your job. The world’s ...

When Chinese President Xi Jinping was received in Riyadh in 2022 with an honor guard and desert fireworks, many in Washington saw a symbolic shift. But for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ...

In a sign of the deepening strain between Hezbollah and Lebanon’s state institutions, the group’s deputy secretary general, Naim Qassem, on Oct. 21 accused the central-bank governor and the ...

Washington is hosting talks between the Sudanese government and the U.S. administration to explore ways to end the war and outline the contours of a new “road map” that the United States could ...

Assad’s regime, Syria remains splintered and volatile. In the country’s northwest, forces loyal to President Ahmed al-Sharaa have battled the “Ghuraba ...

As international efforts intensify to shape the day after the Gaza war, Israel is taking a firm position on one of the most sensitive issues: the deployment of foreign or international forces in ...

Erdoğan’s New Turkey, as illiberal as it is, can help build peace in the Middle East Mustafa Akyol is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, where he ...

It is an object transformed: no longer merely stored food or a shield against spirits, but a fruit carrying the warmth of tradition. This is why we come. This is why we choose. This is why we love the ...

Anyone seeking to understand the convictions of Marwan Barghouti, the imprisoned Palestinian Fatah leader serving five life sentences in Israel, need only look at the names he gave his children.

Ara America explores the unique traditions, history, and cultural roots embedded in the everyday landscapes of the United States. Through a series of focused photo essays, the pro ...