Around 11,000 factories nationwide are now classified as "distressed". Their survival hinges on swift and targeted intervention, which the government is attempting to do.
What the Windfall Means for the Country—and the Region
[caption id="attachment_55252804" align="aligncenter" width="1634"] Guyana's President David Arthur Granger waves as he arrives at Punta Cana…
Miguel Otero-Iglesias*
The euro, which arrived on the streets of Europe on January 1, 2002, recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. The currency’s longevity is probably a surprise to the many…
[caption id="attachment_55252498" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] A Russian ruble coin is pictured in front of St. Basil cathedral in central Moscow, on November 20, 2014. After having recently…
[caption id="attachment_55252444" align="aligncenter" width="4000"] Statues stand outside a Deutsche Bank AG bank branch in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Photographer: Krisztian…
[caption id="attachment_55252338" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Greek farmers take part in a protest against a controversial pension reform that is part of the country's tough economic bailout in…
[caption id="attachment_55250751" align="aligncenter" width="967"] Saudi boys visit the Rolls-Royce stand at the 2013 International Luxury Motor Show in the capital Riyadh on October 29, 2013. (Fayez…
by Andrew Bowen
In an exclusive interview with Majalla, Daniel Yergin provides an insightful analysis of the changing geopolitics of energy and its implications for the world today. He also…
by Maia Otarashvili
Background: the Ukraine Crisis Unfolds
The Russia-West relationship saw significant worsening as the Ukraine crisis unfolded in late 2013. After Ukraine’s…
[caption id="attachment_55250597" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Syrian refugee takes Syrian currency from the customers at his shop at the Za’atari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq,…
[caption id="attachment_55250552" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iraqis harvest potatoes in a field on June 24, 2014.(KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption]
Food security has become a hot topic in…
In what could be a historic turning point in US-Syria relations, the new government in Damascus will likely join the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS)
The 34-year-old socialist's win is a seismic development, proving that tax rises for the rich to fund social programmes, and unwavering advocacy for Palestinian rights, are politically viable stances
Those who are able to bury their dead are among the lucky. For others, not knowing the fate of their missing loved ones or receiving mutilated corpses impossible to identify adds insult to injury.
Digital art is rewriting the rules of the field, revising the meaning of authenticity, and recalibrating the boundary between virtual and physical. Have we lost something here?