Welcome to the inaugural edition of the MBN Iran Briefing. Iran matters. From the actions of its regime, to the aspirations of its 90+ million citizens, to its role as a regional geopolitical ...

From a small village near Bouaké, in northern Côte d’Ivoire, Sheikh Luqman Konaté appears on his phone screen, adjusting the weak signal and the small lamp in front of him before beginning his ...

After building its vast military arsenal and financial network, Hezbollah’s schools have become the latest source of heated controversy, both inside Lebanon and beyond. These institutions, which ...

On the winding dirt roads between Daraa and Quneitra in southern Syria, Israeli forces patrol the area from time to time, while other units set up temporary checkpoints and carry out raids and ...

Since moving from Beirut to Dubai in 2023, Lebanese expatriate Mohammad Yassin has watched property prices and rents soar and felt the growing strain on middle-class budgets. “Owning a home in ...

In his weekly program on Alhurra’s digital platforms, writer and journalist Ibrahim Essa discusses the persecution of thinkers and reformers within the field of religion, recalling the ordeal of ...

Iran has unleashed one of its deadliest waves of executions in more than a decade, as human rights groups warn that the death penalty is being used to silence dissent and instill fear. Activists ...

In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called for “guaranteeing Israel’s security,” describing it as “a condition for ...

In his program on Alhurra’s digital platforms this week, writer and journalist Ibrahim Essa tackled the issue of “blasphemy,” describing it as “a sword hanging over the necks of free thought.” He ...

Amid conflicting newspaper headlines and a tense public mood, Tehran appears caught between two fraught choices: showing weakness and risking internal unrest, or projecting strength and risking ...