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Turkey needs an independent central bank — not Erdoğanomics

Turkey is caught in a severe economic and financial crisis, most clearly expressed by high inflation rates.In 2022, inflation peaked at 86%, dropping…

Toufic Chanbour 31 January , 2024
There is growing unemployment after Israel revoked work permits and withheld tax revenue from the PA. Meanwhile, it continues its brutal war on Gaza, heightening emotions at a tense time. Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Tensions mount as economic crisis grips West Bank

In the Occupied West Bank, the magnitude of the economic and social crisis sweeping Palestinian streets is glaring.Although store shelves are piled…

Sherine Younes 31 January , 2024
US President Joe Biden is briefed on the deadly drone attack at a US outpost in Jordan by members of the national security team in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, US,  29 January 2024. Reuters
Politics

Biden weighs options after US troops killed in Jordan

Some will say it was bound to happen.Since mid-October last year, Iranian proxies have carried out 165 attacks against US bases in Iraq and Syria…

Michael Horowitz 30 January , 2024
Cargo ships drown in extra costs due to Red Sea crisis Diana Estefanía Rubio
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Cargo ships drown in extra costs due to Red Sea crisis

Ocean freight shipping rates are set to increase further in early February amid the ongoing Red Sea crisis. According to the Xeneta ocean freight…

Al Majalla - London 30 January , 2024
Pro-Israel lobby groups have an established track record of going after politicians critical of Israel. But their tactics don't seem to work on Democrat politicians as effectively as before. Nash Weerasekera
Politics

AIPAC contends with an increasingly critical American left

We will see two tests of the influence of the pro-Israel lobby in the United States in the next few months. The first test will be in the coming…

Robert Ford 30 January , 2024
As the world moves away from oil, the region must move its national economies into a new era. But for most states, their starting position is far from ideal. Where and how should they change? Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Multiple crises in Arab world make economic recovery difficult

The Arab world entered 2024 in crisis.There are ongoing military conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, and the Red Sea. There is civil strife in Syria, Yemen,…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 30 January , 2024
The iconic Indian nationalist leader famously said: 'Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense as England belongs to the English and France to the French.' Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

Gandhi: A supporter of Palestine and fierce critic of Zionism

At 5:17 pm on 30 January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was shot three times on his way to a prayer meeting. He died instantly, aged 78.The assassin, Nathuram…

Sami Moubayed 30 January , 2024
Opinion

The Houthis' war on trade is working

For the economy, fighter jets and fleets are deployed. For the economy, wars are fought. Bottom lines are very often red lines. Look at the United…

Khaled Kassar 30 January , 2024
Opinion

In a volatile Middle East, the US election seems a lifetime away

Every four years, the world shifts its attention to the US presidential elections. But perhaps this is most deeply felt in the Middle East, where…

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 January , 2024
ICJ ruling on Israel's 'genocidal' war in Gaza draws mixed response
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ICJ ruling on Israel's 'genocidal' war in Gaza draws mixed response

Fares Garabet 29 January , 2024
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A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS
Politics

US troops leave Iraq and Syria, but double down in the region

30, Sep 2026

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters
Politics

US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

29, Sep 2026

Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

Charbel Barakat
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Business & Economy

How the oil crises of 1973 and today differ

30, Sep 2026

While the world is much better prepared this time around, vulnerabilities remain

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita & Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar agreed to advance their
relationship on security, trade, and regional integration on 16 September 2026. @USAmbUN/X
Politics

Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

28, Sep 2026

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

Mohamed Sharki
Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force chant slogans after completing their training at an officers' training ground 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 14 September 2021. AFP
Politics

Turmoil in Tigray: the view from Ethiopia's neighbours

30, Sep 2026

While many would like to see Addis Ababa distracted, they also worry about a refugee spillover should a civil war break out. It might be a case of 'be careful what you wish for'

Sergey Eledinov

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