The rare earths powering industries and fuelling conflicts

From Africa to the Arctic, certain metals and minerals are so highly sought after for today's strategic industries that countries will go to war over them. What are they? Al Majalla digs deeper.

Abdulfattah Khattab

How the Euro Lost Its Luster

[caption id="attachment_55255286" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] The Euro sculpture, built in 2001, undergoes restoration, as it gets LED lights and new panels in blue and yellow on July 10, 2015…

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How the Eurozone Might Split

[caption id="attachment_55255288" align="aligncenter" width="5200"] European Union flag with fracturing Euro coin[/caption] by Mark Blyth and Simon Tilford In February 2016, the Organization for…

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Trump and the Bond Market

[caption id="attachment_55255109" align="aligncenter" width="594"] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (Getty)[/caption] by…

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Even Smarter Sanctions

[caption id="attachment_55254957" align="aligncenter" width="4340"] U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is seen voting in favor of new sanctions during the Security Council meeting. (Getty)[…

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China's Booming Sharing Economy

[caption id="attachment_55254899" align="aligncenter" width="5000"] A parking lot for Car2Share, which is a station-based car sharing system offered by Mercedes. (Getty)[/caption] by James Yan …

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The East is Green?

[caption id="attachment_55254888" align="aligncenter" width="5612"] Chinese tourists wear masks as protection from the pollution outside the Forbidden City during a day of high pollution on December…

Yasmine Ahmed

Hunger Games

[caption id="attachment_55254224" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A malnourished boy sits in the sand outside a hut on April 14, 2000 in a camp for people looking for food and water in Danan in…

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