.visually-hidden {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border: 0;
}

.news-hero {
    position: relative;
    padding: 9rem 0 5rem;
    overflow: hidden;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 12% 18%, rgba(65, 105, 225, 0.2), transparent 34%),
        radial-gradient(circle at 88% 82%, rgba(134, 168, 231, 0.22), transparent 30%),
        var(--bg-surface);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
}

.news-hero::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(65, 105, 225, 0.06) 1px, transparent 1px),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(65, 105, 225, 0.06) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 42px 42px;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000, transparent);
}

.news-hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 820px;
}

.news-back {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.6rem;
    min-height: 44px;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-weight: 600;
}

html[lang="ar"] .news-back i { transform: rotate(180deg); }

.news-back:hover { color: var(--primary); }

.news-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
    color: var(--primary);
    font-size: 0.84rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.news-hero h1 {
    max-width: 720px;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 7vw, 5.2rem);
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

html[lang="ar"] .news-hero h1 { letter-spacing: 0; }

.news-intro {
    max-width: 620px;
    margin-top: 1.25rem;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.25rem);
}

.news-list {
    display: grid;
    gap: 2rem;
}

.news-story {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
    min-height: 540px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-lg);
    background: var(--bg-surface);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

.news-story:nth-child(even) .news-media { order: 2; }
.news-story:nth-child(even) .news-copy { order: 1; }

.news-media {
    min-height: 520px;
    margin: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--bg-elevated);
}

.news-media img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.news-media.landscape img { object-position: center; }

.news-copy {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
}

.news-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.55rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    color: var(--primary);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.news-copy h2 {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
    font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
}

.news-caption {
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.9;
}

.news-caption p + p { margin-top: 0.9rem; }

.news-caption ul {
    display: grid;
    gap: 0.45rem;
    margin: 0.9rem 1.2rem;
}

html[lang="ar"] .news-caption ul {
    margin-right: 1.2rem;
    margin-left: 0;
}

.nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--primary); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .news-story,
    .news-story:nth-child(even) {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .news-story:nth-child(even) .news-media,
    .news-story:nth-child(even) .news-copy { order: initial; }

    .news-media { min-height: auto; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
    .news-media img { object-fit: contain; }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .news-hero { padding: 7rem 0 3.5rem; }
    .news-hero h1 { font-size: 2.5rem; }
    .news-story { border-radius: var(--border-radius-md); }
    .news-media { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
    .news-copy { padding: 1.4rem; }
    .news-caption { font-size: 0.96rem; line-height: 1.8; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .news-story { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}