Houthi control of Yemen's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab could benefit al-Qaida affiliates AQAP and al-Shabab, experts tell MBN.

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Since the outbreak of the Iran war this year, Saudi Arabia has built new military alliances, deepened diplomatic engagement with Iran and diversified oil export routes to shield itself from the con…

A quarter-century after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington killed nearly 3,000 people, a single kingpin of the international jihadist movement is difficult to identify. More than…

Afghanistan’s Taliban government spent millions to celebrate its “victory day” on Aug. 15, marking its triumphant return to power five years ago, when the pro-Western Afghan republic collapsed amid…

IRBIL/WASHINGTON — For more than four decades, Turkey has sought to crush the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) through military campaigns, mass arrests and the imprisonment of its leaders, amid an at…

The weekend’s news on the Iran war fluctuated between reports of massive U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran’s infrastructure and President Donald Trump saying he canceled the attacks because of an im…

For decades, Pakistan quietly helped bolster Gulf security by deploying troops, training military officers and cultivating close intelligence ties with the energy-rich Arab monarchies. Now it is em…

Iran is indicating that it expects its Arab Gulf neighbors to recognize Tehran as the region’s dominant military power while reducing their reliance on the United States, which has provided securit…

Gulf Arab nations are moving swiftly to repair relations with Iran as Tehran and the United States negotiate a final peace agreement after their devastating war. Rather than relying exclusively on …

For Arab Gulf countries, the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran began with promises to topple a regime they had considered an enemy for decades. Three months later, the battered Shia clerical regime in…

Pakistan and Qatar announced Monday the successful conclusion of an initial summit at a luxury resort overlooking Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne, where leaders of the United States and Iran kicked off …

In the tense days following a terrorist attack in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir last year, Pakistan’s powerful army chief, Syed Asim Munir, found himself at the center of an international c…

In March, at the height of the war between Iran, the United States, and Israel, many feared Tehran would trigger a devastating wave of terrorist attacks in the West. More than two months later, the…

The effort potentially shielded Iranian aircraft from American airstrikes, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.

The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran has become the most dangerous conflict in the Middle East this century. Now in its second month, it has also produced an unlikely diplomatic protago...

In one of the largest military deployments to the Persian Gulf in decades, the United States is building up its forces after President Donald Trump threatened strikes on Tehran if it fails to negotiat...

Pakistan has used violence and political repression to stamp out a decades-old insurgency in Balochistan Province. The largest-ever attacks in the region have called into question that strategy.

The arrest of Mahrang Baloch, leader of a civil rights movement in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province, draws attention to why members of the beleaguered Baluch ethnic minority are drawn to h...

US envoy Steve Witkoff says the status of the Ukrainian territories currently occupied by Russia is central to ending the war between Moscow and Kyiv.

A new immigration policy in Iran is depriving undocumented Afghans of accessing healthcare, education and even housing.

A new immigration policy in Iran is depriving undocumented Afghans of accessing healthcare, education and even housing.

A new immigration policy in Iran is depriving undocumented Afghans of accessing healthcare, education and even housing.

Attacks targeting security forces are increasing in frequency and lethality in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, where a separatist militant group has adopted new tactics.

Hundreds of Pakistani troops engaged in a tense confrontation with a similar number of militants on March 12 over more than 200 hostages a day after a separatist group hijacked a train in a remote reg...

Experts say the attacks highlight the growing strength of the Baloch Liberation Army, which has expanded its recruitment efforts and gained access to modern weapons.

The tiny Armenian community had hoped that Syria’s long civil war had concluded with the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad in December. But a deadly bout of violence targeting Assad loyalists has ...

The arrest of an Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) militant who is suspected of helping plan an attack against the U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2021 marks an upturn in strained ties between Washington an...

Afghanistan is descending toward famine, aid workers operating on the ground tell us. (Warning: Distressing images) Millions of Afghans are already severely food-insecure, and there is fear a permanen...

A powerful explosion at a seminary in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least four people, including a top cleric.

Saudi Arabia is hosting talks between Russia and the United States to end the war in Ukraine. Experts see the event as part of Riyadh’s effort to assume a central role in international diplomacy.

Saudi Arabia is hosting talks between Russia and the United States to end the war in Ukraine. Experts see the event as part of Riyadh’s effort to assume a central role in international diplomacy.

Journalists in Pakistan are up in arms after a new law was passed that empowers the government to punish anyone for spreading what the authorities deem online disinformation.

Journalists in Pakistan are up in arms after a new law was passed that empowers the government to punish anyone for spreading what the authorities deem online disinformation.

Journalists in Pakistan are up in arms after a new law was passed that empowers the government to punish anyone for spreading what the authorities deem online disinformation.

Hamas has survived Israel’s 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. Now, the militant group is replenishing its ranks, although restocking its weapons supplies will be more difficult.

Hamas has survived Israel’s 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. Now, the militant group is replenishing its ranks, although restocking its weapons supplies will be more difficult.

Journalists in Pakistan are up in arms after a new law was passed that empowers the government to punish anyone for spreading what the authorities deem online disinformation.

Doha was long-time supporter of armed uprising that toppled former president

The new authorities in Syria ended an agreement with the Russian company managing the key port of Tartous in the latest sign of Russia's waning influence in the country after the fall of the regime.

The 15-month Israel-Hamas war has profoundly altered the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape. Iran and Russia, once dominant forces, have suffered severe setbacks, while Israel, Turkey, Egypt, and Qa...

The 15-month Israel-Hamas war has profoundly altered the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape. Iran and Russia, once dominant forces, have suffered severe setbacks, while Israel, Turkey, Egypt, and Qa...

Hundreds of Afghans are killed and injured every year by land mines left behind during four decades of wars in their country. Now, reduced international funding is forcing demining agencies to cut the...

In 2024, Pakistani security forces suffered the deadliest year in almost a decade. The trend has worried residents, who say the state has failed them.

The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 has fueled a mass exodus of professionals, including doctors. The shortage of medical professionals has affected many Afghans.

In 2024, Pakistani security forces suffered the deadliest year in almost a decade. The trend has worried residents, who say the state has failed them.