In the early days of 2026, the Potemkin Party and segments of Ethiopia's senior military leadership escalated a reckless campaign of saber-rattling. This is not the cautious signaling of a prudent ...

Ethiopia relies almost entirely on Djibouti’s port for its imports, paying transit fees that have risen fivefold since the ...

Few geopolitical questions in the Horn of Africa carry as much symbolic and strategic weight as Ethiopia’s demand for access to the sea. Landlocked since ...

New powers allowing mobile phones to be seized from illegal migrants without arresting them have come into force. The ...

While much of the world packs away decorations by the end of December, millions of people only just got started . Across ...

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Happy New Year! And welcome back to MBN Agenda, our weekly look at the stories driving the news in the region and Washington. Brought to you by the Middle East ...

Aidarous al-Zubaidi is wanted on treason charges in Yemen after he led a lightning military offensive that escalated a bitter ...

Around 600 foreigners have been stranded on Socotra as clashes on mainland Yemen halted flights, turning the nature sanctuary ...

As global competition for rare earths intensifies, Greenland’s reserves are likely to remain central to strategic discussions ...

Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory ...