Under the scorching sun, Libyans wait in long lines at fuel stations, sometimes for hours or even days, just to buy a few liters for their cars or household generators. Meanwhile, heavy oil ...

Civil Mobilization” Plays Expanding Intelligence Roles, Potentially Mirroring Iran’s Basij.” The call was made last June by an Iraqi lawmaker affiliated with an armed faction close to Iran.

Dear Colleagues, The MBN program for early career professionals just hosted Boston College’s Martha Bayles on America’s free ...

Not long ago, the Gulf was neatly divided. Washington handled security; Beijing built trade bridges. That arrangement no longer holds. Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Doha are no longer balancing between ...

Most Yemenis won’t be able to read this article!  “My friend Khaled al-Faqih, a content creator in Lahj governorate, southern Yemen, told me – his voice brimming with surprise and delight ...

Between a past rooted in traditions and local values, and a present rapidly changing under the pressures of modernity and economic transformation, Saudi cinema finds itself pulled toward pivotal ...

In Washington, foreign policy is born at home. From churches. From campaign rallies. From living rooms. If you want to understand America’s choices in the Middle East, listen to what’s said in ...

Moderation” is Islam. That’s what we are told.  But what we actually see is a fierce struggle among opposing poles over multiple interpretations of Islam.  So, can we equate the thought of Ibn ...

For more than two decades, Iran’s nuclear program has been one of the most pressing threats troubling decision-makers in Israel.  In confronting these threats, the Israeli intelligence agency ...

In an interview with MBN, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed strong views about a broad range of subjects, from the ongoing war in Gaza to the 2006 Israeli “Northern War” in ...

Dear Colleagues, Our region keeps reeling. In Syria, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are clashing with ...