Welcome back to the Friday Briefing, our pick of MBN’s best reporting on the Middle East and Washington. There’s a different ...

Iraq’s two main Kurdish parties have reached an agreement to resolve the crisis over nominating a new president, with an official announcement expected early next week, according to Kurdish ...

Syria and Saudi Arabia on Feb. 7, 2026, formally opened a new chapter in their economic relations by signing a series of agreements described as laying the foundation for a long-term strategic ...

Amid escalating exchanges between Tehran and Washington, a fundamental question has resurfaced: Are Gulf states truly prepared for a potential confrontation if warnings turn into a direct clash?

An Iraqi security official told Alhurra that more than 4,800 Islamic State detainees had been transferred from Syria to Iraq as of Tuesday, while a U.S. defense official said the operation, which ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi made a short, unannounced trip to the United Arab Emirates, meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The visit coincided with press ...

Since last year, residents in Dubai have been able to call on a Chinese-manufactured drone to get a Starbucks latte delivered.  It is a trivial convenience, but also a telling one. The drone ...

Algeria has cancelled its air transport agreement with the United Arab Emirates, a move that appeared closer to a political message than an administrative measure. The decision, taken last ...

Talk of changes within Hezbollah is no longer limited to whispers behind the scenes or passing leaks. Information circulating—whether from figures within the leadership or from journalists close ...

Since even before Syria’s longtime former leader Bashar al-Assad fled the country in December 2024, violent clashes between Druze factions and forces tied to the new government of President Ahmad ...

Analyst Tom Gross asserts the Iranian leadership faces a profound crisis of authority. In an interview with MBN, Gross detailed how recent military setbacks exposed the regime’s inability to ...

Hezbollah was never merely a political party in Lebanon, nor an ordinary militia. It has long been an actor that transcended the logic of conventional electoral competition. Its organized military ...