The UN says the group draws upon substantial domestic sources of finance, while the US believes that part of its funding moves through oil-smuggling and money-laundering networks linked to Iran's IRGC
The Federal Reserve worked with the Bank of Japan last week to help lift the yen, after it hit nearly 40-year lows against the dollar. Has it succeeded?
Agriculture is a vital industry in Lebanon and some of the country's most fertile land is in the south, but Israeli munitions have caused immense and lasting damage, the scale of which is now emerging
Last year, 17,500 Egyptians took boats to Europe, while three million work in the Gulf. With no rural prospects, they leave for jobs. Can hope be brought back to the countryside?
Tourist numbers are rising again, hotels and land are cheap, and new flight routes are opening new markets. Egypt's premier Red Sea resort could be in for a makeover
Baghdad is opening its energy sector to US investment while racing to diversify oil exports, strengthen its economy, and reduce its vulnerability to regional conflict
The Iran war exposed the risks of being too closely tied to US military posture, which is why some Gulf states are repositioning themselves not merely as consumers of security but as architects of it
Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box
Sliman Mansour, the renowned Palestinian painter who used clay from his land to make his works after deciding to boycott art materials produced by Israel, has died at the age of 79