Members of the Commission are interested in MBN’s work tracking Chinese influence in the Middle East and North Africa. We’ve seen a pattern around the world: Chinese financing eroding national sovereignty; Chinese-funded infrastructure projects with commercial cover that serve Communist Party security objectives. The Middle East is key to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Ditto another MBN newsletter, MBN Agenda, our weekly briefing — in Arabic and English — on what’s driving events in the Middle East and Washington. Our audiences across the Middle East and North Africa have an insatiable appetite for accurate and reliable news and information.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 18, 2026 19:00 UTC