This form of welfare eats up more than a fifth of the state budget and reform has been demanded by the IMF. Cairo says the changes will help the poorest. Others are less sure
As Middle Eastern maritime waterways come under increased threat, a strait linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean shines through for its reliability
In most key performance areas, targets are being met, but there is still work to do over the next few years to move the Saudi economy away from oil toward a more sustainable future.
The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.
Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?
A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?
As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?
Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent