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Syria Wobbles
Welcome back to MBN Agenda. This new offering from the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, the premier Arab-first news and commentary platform on the region, is a window into what’s driving the conversation in key Arab capitals and Washington. This morning, what the killing of three Americans in Syria means for the country’s future. American diplomats…
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What Trump Wants for the Middle East
Tuesday December 9th, 2025 Welcome back to MBN Agenda — your window into how Washington shapes the Middle East, and how the Middle East shapes Washington. This is a new offering from the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, the Arabic-first media platform for and about the region. If you prefer to read in Arabic, click here.…
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O Brothers
Welcome back to the MBN Agenda, our in-depth weekly look at how Washington drives the news in the Middle East, and vice versa. This is a new offering from the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, the Arabic-first media platform for and about the region. Read the Arabic version of the newsletter. Tell us what you think…
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Trillion Ways Saudis Make Friends
Our weekly briefing on what’s driving events in the Middle East and Washington By Joe Kawly, Aya Elbaz, Ezat Wagdi, and Cheyn Shah Welcome back to the MBN Agenda, our in-depth weekly look at how Washington drives the news in the Middle East, and vice-versa. This is a new offering from the Middle East Broadcasting Networks,…
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The Prince and the President
Our weekly briefing on what’s driving events in the Middle East and Washington By Joe Kawly, Aya Elbaz, Ezat Wagdi, and Cheyn Shah Welcome back to the MBN Agenda. Every Tuesday – before dawn in Washington, in the early afternoon in the Middle East – we give our audiences in the Arab world and beyond the…
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MBN Agenda – Look Who’s Coming to Washington
Welcome to the debut edition of MBN Agenda. Every Tuesday – before dawn in Washington, in the early afternoon in the Middle East – the four of us will provide our readers in the Arab world with an indispensable intelligence brief on the events driving the week in the region. We’re based in Washington. More…