At a highly critical sensitive regional juncture, Saudi Arabia has stepped up its diplomatic activity in Washington, seeking to push toward a negotiated track with Iran, amid a growing U.S.

As U.S. President Donald Trump considers launching military strikes against Iran, the U.S. administration is keeping the legal basis for any potential action deliberately open-ended—subject to ...

The arrival of the U.S. destroyer DELBERT D. BLACK at the port of Eilat does not appear to be merely a routine military visit, despite official assurances that it is a pre-planned activity within ...

Suddenly, the scene looked as though the lights had gone out in a hall once bustling with guests. No music, no applause, just a door quietly closing. That, in essence, was how the Al Habtoor ...

Welcome back to the Friday Briefing, our weekly round-up of MBN’s best reporting that drove the news in the Middle East and ...

The process of forming Iraq’s new government has grown more complicated after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was opposed to the return of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to power—a move ...

The writer and media figure Ibrahim Essa raises a long-controversial and emotionally charged question that has often been met with anger and sensitivity: did the Prophet Muhammad’s “illiteracy” ...

Signs are mounting that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is moving closer to the option of launching a strike against Iran, while Gulf states are engaging in diplomatic efforts to keep ...

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan has reopened debate over the future of disagreements between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi and the prospects for containing or managing tensions, saying that the ...

In today’s world, a jet fighter is never just a jet fighter. Modern warplanes lie at the core of complex technological ecosystems. A country that buys planes from another nation is buying far more ...

The Iraqi government and major political forces are dealing seriously with U.S. demands to ensure that Iran-aligned militias are not included in the next government, an Iraqi government adviser ...

The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that the United States believes Iran-backed militias should have no role in Iraq’s political life. The statement, delivered by a State Department ...