Saudi Arabia and the US: renewing a long partnership
Israel's war on Gaza and regional fallout
Trump's trade war
An axis comprising Israel, Ethiopia, and Somaliland appears to be emerging, which has the potential to polarise the Horn of Africa and rapidly accelerate its militarisation
Israel exaggerates Hezbollah's strength
Those with the most advanced chips and algorithms can integrate them into their military infrastructure to create a potent fighting machine. As a key White House document shows, the race is on.
Billionaires today make their money from data, algorithms, and digital innovation, with the AI revolution offering the chance of vast fortunes, but it is not just money that they hold in their hands.
Riyadh wants the powerful NVIDIA processors to help it develop an Arabic large language model. With the US reassured over technology transfer risks, an export licence is forthcoming.
A new update lets users see where an account is based, when it was created, and how often it has changed. Suddenly, highly political 'locals' are being exposed as frauds.
Since the start of the new millennium, the world's wealth has been radically reshaped, and that looks set to continue
Economic and technological dynamism characterised 2025, with ambitious initiatives aimed at accelerating non-oil growth, diversifying national economies, and ushering in regional integration
There are common themes between those states experiencing growth and those facing crisis and instability. It pays to look at the success stories and to think bigger, including on a regional level.
Oil markets in 2025 traded headlines for fundamentals, as OPEC+ supply management, a cautious pivot by the US Federal Reserve, and resilient global demand kept prices in a narrow range
A man dressed as Santa reacts next to Palestinian teens playing next to the Israeli apartheid wall separating the Aida refugee camp from Jerusalem, in the Israeli-occupied city of Bethlehem, on 22 December 2025.
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