Without a coordinated international effort to lift sanctions, Syria will struggle to secure foreign investment

China is fighting back, but other countries will struggle to respond

Mounting challenges in Egypt contrast sharply with the stability of Saudi Arabia, where the real estate sector will soon be among the world's biggest. No wonder Egyptian developers are looking east

When a start-up using 2,000 old Nvidia chips produced a ChatGPT rival for $6mn, investors took around $1tn out of the big US tech firms. Donald Trump called it 'a wake-up call'. Never a truer word.

The US can either undertake major sanctions relief that allows for significant cash flow and economic normalisation for the new Syria or utilise it as leverage against the new HTS-led government

How much of the US president's rhetoric on trade translates into actual action will soon become clear, but there are risks to his tactics at home as well as worldwide

Investment in education and training is bringing more Omanis into the workforce as reform and development plans energise small and medium-sized enterprises to create jobs

With protectionists back in the White House, globalists attending the World Economic Forum were left 'playing second fiddle'. Al Majalla reviews some of the key highlights from the summit.

Estimates of reconstruction costs range up to $500bn, and most Syrians only get a few hours of electricity per day. The country's priorities are numerous and urgent, but amid the gloom, there is hope.

Maintaining the status quo of economic isolation will only punish ordinary Syrians