In the center aisle, a man stood studying the items with striking focus. It became clear that visitors here aren’t chasing rarity—they’re looking for something familiar, something that brings back a ...

There is perhaps no term that has been manipulated, exploited, and abused as extensively as Islamophobia. The question is: is there truly Islamophobia in the West? I don’t live in the West, but as ...

When China’s Belt and Road Initiative was unveiled in 2013, it was sold as a grand connective vision: ports and pipelines, highways and industrial corridors, binding Eurasia together with Chinese ...

Silence does the talking While trimming my nails the other day, my manicurist Reem lifted her head and asked me in that quiet, matter-of-fact way that Lebanese resignation often takes: “Do you ...

My son did not commit any crime. He is simply a political activist who speaks about people’s rights and their concerns. But the court sentenced him to three years in prison,” the father of Iraqi ...

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 ...

Hassan did not hesitate to turn to one of the well-known institutions in his community to seek a small loan after the latest war between Hezbollah and Israel. His home was damaged, his income ...

The release of the new U.S. National Security Strategy, alongside this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), has revived a familiar question in Washington and across the Middle East: ...

Welcome back to MBN Agenda. This new offering from the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, the premier Arab-first news and commentary platform on the region, is a window into what’s driving the ...

Frustrated by long entanglements in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Obama administration in 2011 announced a strategic “rebalance” toward the Asia-Pacific, where China was emerging as Washington’s ...

On the outskirts of the Syrian city of Palmyra, a moment that was supposed to pass quietly last Saturday turned into a highly complex security incident after a barrage of gunfire ripped through ...

Welcome back to the MBN Iran Briefing. This week, we look into the violent rearrest of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and follow the revealing travels of ...