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The Middle East Is Filled with Political Orphans
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (217+ words) " " " " Choose your language to begin. Try a topic, a name, or a show MBN Magazine " July 2026 The old ideological fault lines are fading away. Joumana Haddad is a Lebanese author, journalist, and activist. For years, that conviction gave him certainty....
Why Israel Opposes a Potential F-35 Sale to Turkey | Alhurra
23+ hour, 20+ min ago (893+ words) " " " " Choose your language to begin. Try a topic, a name, or a show A potential U. S. -Turkey arms deal could signal a shift in Washington's approach to preserving Israel's air superiority in the Middle East. During this week's NATO summit in…...
The Mideast Comes to Ankara
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (914+ words) " " " " Choose your language to begin. Try a topic, a name, or a show Welcome to this week's issue of the MBN Agenda. This is a densely packed week for U. S. foreign policy. Three diplomatic tracks vital to the Middle East are…...
Funeral and Talks
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (658+ words) " " " " Choose your language to begin. Try a topic, a name, or a show Welcome back to the MBN Iran Briefing." Here are the five things you need to know this week." And there's more: IAEA inspectors are waiting for access…...
Hamas Just Gave a Master Class on Redefining Defeat
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (967+ words) " " " " Choose your language to begin. Try a topic, a name, or a show MBN Magazine " July 2026 The language of lost wars: Why the dissolution of Gaza's government is an undeniable defeat, no matter how the press release is written. Abdulaziz…...
Lebanese in the U. S. Get a Brief Reprieve
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (899+ words) " " " " Choose your language to begin. Try a topic, a name, or a show Temporary Protected Status for citizens of the violence-torn country has been extended to November. Donia and her children were at JFK airport on a plane bound for…...
Gulf Arabs Seek Reproachment with Iran as Regional Order Shifts
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1191+ words) " " " " Choose your language to begin. Try a topic, a name, or a show The Gulf countries are pursuing reconciliation with Iran after its war with the United States underscored Tehran's ability to threaten their security. Gulf Arab nations are moving…...
Iran War Truce Faces a Diplomatic Test
1+ week, 1+ day ago (887+ words) " " " " Choose your language to begin. Try a topic, a name, or a show As Washington and Tehran bet on diplomacy to avert another round of conflict, experts say a durable agreement remains a distant prospect, leaving the region vulnerable to…...
Syria's Foreign Fighters Are an X-Factor for the Country and the Region
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1137+ words) " " " " Choose your language to begin. Try a topic, a name, or a show Hardened Uyghur and Uzbek troops are deployed on the Lebanese border, heightening prospects for sectarian conflict and posing new issues in Congress. As Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa…...
Khamenei's Funeral Will be Held Partly in Iraq, Testing New Baghdad Government
1+ week, 2+ day ago (840+ words) " " " " Choose your language to begin. Try a topic, a name, or a show Iraq's Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala will host some of the final rites for Iran's late supreme leader, a religious event with huge political overtones....