.malik-timeline {
    background: var(--malik-bg);
    border: 1px solid var(--malik-border);
    border-radius: var(--malik-radius-lg);
    padding: 2rem;
    color: var(--malik-text-main);
    font-family: inherit;
    max-width: 600px;
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 2rem auto;
    box-shadow: var(--malik-shadow-md);
    direction: rtl;
    transition: var(--malik-transition);
}

.malik-timeline__header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.malik-timeline__header h2 {
    font-size: 1.75rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    margin: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--malik-primary) 0%, var(--malik-accent) 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}

.malik-timeline__list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    position: relative;
}

.malik-timeline__list::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    right: 15px; /* Adjust for RTL */
    width: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.5), transparent);
}

.malik-timeline__item {
    position: relative;
    padding-right: 2.5rem; /* Space for the marker line */
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.malik-timeline__item:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.malik-timeline__marker {
    position: absolute;
    right: 9px;
    top: 5px;
    width: 14px;
    height: 14px;
    border-radius: var(--malik-radius-full);
    background: #3b82f6;
    border: 3px solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.2);
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.5);
    z-index: 1;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    .malik-timeline__marker {
        box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.8);
        border-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.3);
    }
}

.malik-timeline__content {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    border-radius: var(--malik-radius-md);
    padding: 1.25rem;
    transition: var(--malik-transition);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.malik-timeline__content:hover {
    transform: translateX(-5px); /* Move left slightly in RTL on hover */
    border-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.3);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}

/* RTL override just in case it's placed in LTR context */
[dir="ltr"] .malik-timeline__content:hover {
    transform: translateX(5px);
}
[dir="ltr"] .malik-timeline__list::before {
    left: 15px;
    right: auto;
}
[dir="ltr"] .malik-timeline__item {
    padding-left: 2.5rem;
    padding-right: 0;
}
[dir="ltr"] .malik-timeline__marker {
    left: 9px;
    right: auto;
}

.malik-timeline__title {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
    color: var(--malik-text-main);
}

.malik-timeline__meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--malik-text-muted);
    align-items: center;
}

.malik-timeline__points {
    color: var(--malik-primary);
    font-weight: 700;
    background: rgba(55, 52, 58, 0.1);
    padding: 0.3rem 0.8rem;
    border-radius: var(--malik-radius-full);
    margin-right: auto; /* Push to the left in RTL */
    border: 1px solid rgba(55, 52, 58, 0.2);
}

[dir="ltr"] .malik-timeline__points {
    margin-right: 0;
    margin-left: auto;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    .malik-timeline__points {
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        color: var(--malik-text-main);
        border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    }
}

.malik-timeline--empty, .malik-timeline--guest {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 4rem 2rem;
    color: var(--malik-text-muted);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    background: var(--malik-surface);
    border-radius: var(--malik-radius-lg);
    border: 1px dashed var(--malik-border);
}