:root {
    --page: #f4f7fb;
    --surface: #ffffff;
    --ink: #0f172a;
    --muted: #5b6677;
    --line: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.18);
    --teal: #14b8a6;
    --teal-dark: #0f766e;
    --teal-soft: #ecfbf7;
    --shadow: 0 26px 68px rgba(100, 116, 139, 0.14);
    --nav-bg: rgba(244, 247, 251, 0.81);
    --media-bg: radial-gradient(circle at 25% 20%, #d9f8f1, transparent 36%), linear-gradient(130deg, #f7fbfb, #eaf5f4);
}

[data-theme="dark"] {
    --page: #010101;
    --surface: #0b0c0d;
    --ink: #eef2f6;
    --muted: #9ca6b5;
    --line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    --teal: #14b8a6;
    --teal-dark: #2dd4bf;
    --teal-soft: rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.15);
    --shadow: 0 26px 68px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    --nav-bg: rgba(1, 1, 1, 0.81);
    --media-bg: radial-gradient(circle at 25% 20%, rgba(20,184,166,.18), transparent 36%), linear-gradient(130deg, #0b0c0d, #111827);
}

.control-btn {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: var(--surface);
    border-radius: 999px;
    width: 2.5rem;
    height: 2.5rem;
    color: var(--ink);
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    transition: border-color 200ms ease, box-shadow 200ms ease;
}
.control-btn:hover {
    border-color: rgba(20,184,166,.34);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(20,184,166,.12);
}
.control-btn svg {
    transition: opacity 220ms ease;
}


* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
    margin: 0;
    min-height: 100dvh;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    background: var(--page);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: Manrope, Arial, sans-serif;
}
html[dir="rtl"] body,
html[dir="rtl"] .display { font-family: "IBM Plex Sans Arabic", Arial, sans-serif; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button, input, select { font: inherit; }
.display { font-family: Sora, Manrope, Arial, sans-serif; }
.backdrop {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -2;
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.038) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.042) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 42px 42px;
}
.aurora {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 3% 0%, rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.17), transparent 29%), radial-gradient(circle at 93% 4%, rgba(45, 212, 191, 0.1), transparent 27%);
}
.site-nav {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0 0 auto;
    z-index: 30;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: var(--nav-bg);
    backdrop-filter: blur(22px);
}
.nav-inner {
    max-width: 1536px;
    height: 5rem;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 2rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 1.5rem;
}
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .75rem; }
.brand-mark {
    width: 2rem;
    height: 2rem;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: .56rem;
    background: var(--teal);
    color: white;
    font-size: 1.28rem;
    font-weight: 800;
}
.brand-name {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    letter-spacing: .17em;
    font-weight: 800;
}
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: clamp(1rem, 1.7vw, 1.75rem); align-items: center; }
.nav-links a {
    position: relative;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 220ms ease;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .nav-links a { font-family: "IBM Plex Sans Arabic", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0; }
.nav-links a:hover, .nav-links a.active { color: var(--teal-dark); }
.nav-links a.active::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: -.7rem;
    height: 2px;
    border-radius: 3px;
    background: var(--teal);
}
.lang-toggle {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: var(--surface);
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: .65rem 1.08rem;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 700;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: border-color 200ms ease, box-shadow 200ms ease;
}
.lang-toggle:hover, .lang-toggle:focus-visible {
    outline: none;
    border-color: rgba(20,184,166,.34);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(20,184,166,.12);
}
.container { width: min(1420px, calc(100% - 3rem)); margin: 0 auto; }
.page { padding: 7.25rem 0 4.5rem; }
.hero {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 2.65rem;
    padding: clamp(2.15rem, 4.2vw, 4.2rem);
    background: var(--surface);
    backdrop-filter: blur(22px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.hero::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: -7%;
    top: -64%;
    width: clamp(19rem, 42vw, 38rem);
    height: clamp(19rem, 42vw, 38rem);
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(20,184,166,.14), rgba(20,184,166,0) 64%);
}
html[dir="rtl"] .hero::after { right: auto; left: -7%; }
.hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 62rem; }
.eyebrow {
    color: var(--teal-dark);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .27em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero h1 {
    margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
    font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 4.5vw, 4.75rem);
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -.065em;
    text-wrap: balance;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .hero h1 {
    letter-spacing: 0;
    line-height: 1.25;
    font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 3.65vw, 3.85rem);
}
.hero-subtitle {
    max-width: 58rem;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.55vw, 1.32rem);
    line-height: 1.85;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .hero-subtitle { letter-spacing: 0; }
.toolbar {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    gap: .75rem;
    align-items: center;
    margin: 2rem 0;
    padding: .72rem .85rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 1.45rem;
    background: var(--surface);
    backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(100,116,139,.09);
}
.search-box {
    flex: 1 1 0%;
}
/* ===== CATEGORY STRIP ===== */
.cat-strip {
    display: none !important;
    flex: 1 1 0;
    min-width: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .35rem;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scrollbar-width: none;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    padding: .18rem .05rem;
    /* Fade-out edges to indicate scrollability */
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, black 2.5%, black 97.5%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, black 2.5%, black 97.5%, transparent 100%);
}
html[dir="rtl"] .cat-strip {
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to left, transparent 0%, black 2.5%, black 97.5%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to left, transparent 0%, black 2.5%, black 97.5%, transparent 100%);
}
.cat-strip::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.cat-chip {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .36rem;
    padding: .5rem .82rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    cursor: pointer;
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    transition: color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease, background 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
    line-height: 1;
}
.cat-chip:hover {
    color: var(--teal-dark);
    border-color: rgba(20,184,166,.32);
    background: rgba(20,184,166,.04);
}
.cat-chip.active {
    color: var(--teal-dark);
    border-color: var(--teal);
    background: var(--teal-soft);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(20,184,166,.1), 0 4px 12px rgba(20,184,166,.13);
}
.cat-chip svg { flex-shrink: 0; opacity: .75; }
.cat-chip.active svg { opacity: 1; }
.search-box { position: relative; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.search-box svg {
    position: absolute;
    left: 1rem;
    top: 50%;
    width: 1rem;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    color: #94a3b8;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .search-box svg { left: auto; right: 1rem; }
.search-box input {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 3.3rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(148,163,184,.17);
    border-radius: 1rem;
    background: var(--page);
    padding: 0 1rem 0 2.8rem;
    color: var(--ink);
    transition: border-color 200ms ease, box-shadow 200ms ease;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .search-box input { padding: 0 2.8rem 0 1rem; }
.search-box input:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: rgba(20,184,166,.34);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(20,184,166,.08);
}
.periods {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .35rem;
    padding: .3rem;
    border-radius: .95rem;
    background: var(--page);
}
.periods button {
    min-width: 4.2rem;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: .7rem;
    padding: .78rem .9rem;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 200ms ease, color 200ms ease, box-shadow 200ms ease;
}
.periods button.active {
    background: var(--surface);
    color: var(--teal-dark);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(100,116,139,.12);
}
.feature {
    margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.12fr .88fr;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 2rem;
    background: var(--surface);
    box-shadow: 0 26px 62px rgba(100,116,139,.12);
}
.feature-media { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; overflow: hidden; background: #ffffff; }
.feature-media img, .story-media img, .article-image img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
    transition: transform 600ms cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1);
}
.feature:hover img, .story-card:hover img { transform: scale(1.045); }
.feature-copy {
    padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}
.symbol {
    display: inline-flex;
    width: fit-content;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .38rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--teal-soft);
    color: var(--teal-dark);
    padding: .42rem .76rem;
    font-size: .69rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.feature h2 {
    margin: 1rem 0 .75rem;
    font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2vw, 2.2rem);
    line-height: 1.22;
    letter-spacing: -.045em;
    text-wrap: balance;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .feature h2, html[dir="rtl"] .story-card h2 { letter-spacing: 0; }
.meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: .8rem;
    align-items: center;
    margin-top: 1.2rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .79rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.read-more {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .5rem;
    margin-top: 1.45rem;
    color: var(--teal-dark);
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}
.read-more span { transition: transform 200ms ease; }
.feature:hover .read-more span, .story-card:hover .read-more span { transform: translateX(4px); }
html[dir="rtl"] .feature:hover .read-more span, html[dir="rtl"] .story-card:hover .read-more span { transform: translateX(-4px); }
.news-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr));
    gap: 1.35rem;
}
.story-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: 100%;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 1.65rem;
    background: var(--surface);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 48px rgba(100,116,139,.08);
    transition: transform 240ms ease, box-shadow 240ms ease, border-color 240ms ease;
}
.story-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    border-color: rgba(20,184,166,.22);
    box-shadow: 0 28px 58px rgba(20,184,166,.11);
}
.story-media {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #ffffff;
}
.media-fallback {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    height: 100%;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    background: var(--media-bg);
    color: var(--teal-dark);
}
.media-fallback span {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    height: 3.4rem;
    width: 3.4rem;
    border-radius: 1rem;
    background: var(--surface);
    font-weight: 800;
    box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(20,184,166,.13);
}
.story-content {
    display: flex;
    flex: 1;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 1.3rem 1.35rem 1.4rem;
}
.story-card h2 {
    margin: .9rem 0 .62rem;
    font-size: 1.16rem;
    line-height: 1.42;
    letter-spacing: -.035em;
}
.story-foot {
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 1.15rem;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: .7rem;
    align-items: center;
}
.story-foot .meta { margin-top: 0; font-size: .74rem; }
.skeleton {
    border-radius: 1.65rem;
    min-height: 27rem;
    background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--surface), var(--page), var(--surface));
    background-size: 220% 100%;
    animation: shimmer 1.35s infinite linear;
}
@keyframes shimmer { from { background-position: 100% 0; } to { background-position: -100% 0; } }
.message {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    border: 1px dashed rgba(148,163,184,.28);
    border-radius: 1.6rem;
    padding: 4.2rem 1.4rem;
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--muted);
    background: var(--surface);
}
.message h2 { margin: 0 0 .55rem; color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.25rem; }
.article-hero {
    max-width: 82rem;
    margin-inline: auto;
    padding: clamp(.55rem, 1vw, .72rem);
    border-radius: 2.25rem;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 12% 8%, rgba(20,184,166,.08), transparent 33%),
        var(--surface);
    box-shadow: 0 22px 58px rgba(45, 64, 87, .08);
}
.article-hero-grid {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(19rem, .82fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(1.3rem, 3.1vw, 3.05rem);
}
.article-hero .hero-content {
    max-width: none;
    padding: clamp(1.45rem, 3.9vw, 3.1rem) clamp(1.05rem, 2.35vw, 2.15rem);
}
.article-title {
    margin: 0 0 1.05rem;
    max-width: 43rem;
    font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 2.65vw, 2.75rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.14 !important;
    letter-spacing: -.058em;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .article-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 2.48vw, 2.62rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.3 !important;
}
.article-hero .meta {
    margin-top: 0;
    gap: .72rem;
}
.article-hero .symbol {
    padding: .37rem .72rem;
}
.article-layout {
    max-width: 82rem;
    margin: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.7rem) auto 0;
    margin-inline: auto;
}
.article-column { min-width: 0; }
.article-image {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: clamp(15.5rem, 25.5vw, 21.2rem);
    padding: .34rem;
    aspect-ratio: 1.38 / 1;
    border-radius: 1.72rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(148,163,184,.18);
    background: #ffffff;
    box-shadow:
        0 18px 42px rgba(45,64,87,.09),
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.85);
}
.article-image img,
.article-image .media-fallback {
    inset: .34rem;
    width: calc(100% - .68rem);
    height: calc(100% - .68rem);
    border-radius: 1.38rem;
}
.article-body {
    margin-top: 0;
    border: 1px solid rgba(148,163,184,.15);
    border-radius: 2rem;
    padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3.35rem) clamp(1.5rem, 4.6vw, 4rem);
    background: var(--surface);
    box-shadow:
        0 20px 56px rgba(45,64,87,.075),
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.9);
}
.article-body p {
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0 0 1.55rem;
    font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.15vw, 1.1rem);
    line-height: 2.05;
    color: var(--ink);
    opacity: 0.85;
    text-wrap: pretty;
}
.article-body p:first-child {
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.27vw, 1.16rem);
    font-weight: 500;
}
.article-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
@media (min-width: 864px) {
    .article-body {
        column-count: 2;
        column-gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.75rem);
        column-rule: 1px solid rgba(148,163,184,.16);
    }
    .article-body p {
        break-inside: avoid;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 990px) {
    .nav-links { gap: 1.35rem; }
    .news-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 882px) {
    .article-hero-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: .5rem;
    }
    .article-image {
        min-height: 0;
        aspect-ratio: 16 / 7.2;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 738px) {
    .nav-links { display: none; }
    .nav-inner { padding: 0 1.2rem; }
    .container { width: min(100% - 2rem, 1420px); }
    .page { padding-top: 6.4rem; }
    .hero { border-radius: 1.8rem; }
    .article-hero { padding: .35rem; }
    .article-hero-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: .3rem;
    }
    .article-hero .hero-content {
        padding: 1.45rem 1.1rem 1.25rem;
    }
    .article-title { font-size: clamp(1.68rem, 8vw, 2.2rem) !important; }
    .article-image {
        aspect-ratio: 16 / 9.2;
        min-height: 0;
        padding: .3rem;
        border-radius: 1.35rem;
    }
    .article-image img,
    .article-image .media-fallback {
        inset: .3rem;
        width: calc(100% - .6rem);
        height: calc(100% - .6rem);
        border-radius: 1.08rem;
    }
    .article-body {
        border-radius: 1.45rem;
        padding: 1.55rem 1.25rem;
    }
    .feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .feature-media { order: 0; }
    .news-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .toolbar { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem; padding: .65rem; }
    .search-box { flex: 1 0 100%; width: 100%; }
    .cat-strip { flex: 1 0 0; min-width: 0; }
    .periods { flex: 0 0 auto; justify-content: stretch; }
    .periods button { flex: 1; }
}