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Lebanon's finance minister: fiscal reforms are underway

Speaking to Al Majalla, Yassine Jaber explained how the government had already increased tax revenue and what it plans to do to raise more money for the treasury

Souraya Chahine 17 October 2025
If Lebanon is greylisted by the FATF, its reputation will be further damaged and it's economy further weakened. Axel Rangel Garcia

Will Riad Salameh's arrest keep Lebanon off the FATF greylist?

The dragging of the country's former central bank governor through the courts on embezzlement charges may be linked to the monitoring by a key finance body charged with combating money laundering.

Salwa Baalbaki 12 September 2024
Changes to Tunisia's Central Bank and banking laws are expected to boost accountability and end the influence of corrupt business families. But fears of politicisation still linger. Alex William

A political 'earthquake' has shaken the foundation of Tunisia’s banking dictatorship

Changes to Tunisia's Central Bank and banking laws are expected to boost accountability and end the influence of corrupt business families. But fears of politicisation still linger.

Kawthar Zantour 03 October 2023
​A man walks past a money exchange company, Beirut, Lebanon - Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images

Syro-Lebanese Economic Interpenetration

“I worked in Byblos (West Lebanon) for over 20 years. I used to make USD 50 a day. After the 2019 Lebanese banking sector collapse, my employers did not have access to their money in the banks, and…

Motasem Al Felou - Jeddah 06 January 2023
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Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran’s third Supreme Leader

12 March 2026

The appointment represents one of the most consequential political shifts in the Islamic Republic in more than three decades

Al Majalla - London
IRGC soldiers march during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in the capital Tehran on 22 September, 2018. AFP
Politics

The US-Iran war could empower the IRGC

09 March 2026

When states are attacked, authority gravitates towards institutions capable of mobilising resources, enforcing discipline, and coordinating a military response

Alex Vatanka
Demonstrators wave Iranian national flags as they gather for a rally in support of the new Supreme Leader at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on 9 March 2026. AFP
Politics

Why regime change in Iran is unlikely

10 March 2026

There are few examples of successful US regime-change operations in history. And without permanent ground troop presence, these wins can easily be reversed.

Christopher Phillips
Tugboats help an oil tanker dock at Qingdao port in Shandong province, eastern China, on 4 August 2019. AFP
Business & Economy

The US-Iran war could consolidate China’s energy dominance

10 March 2026

Crises often reorder energy geopolitics in unexpected ways. This one may ultimately strengthen, rather than weaken, China's strategic position.

Jason Bordoff and Erica Downs
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian is greeted by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the D-8 summit in Cairo, Egypt, on 19 December 2024. AFP
Politics

Egypt fears an unrestrained Israel if Iran collapses

06 March 2026

Cairo and Tehran have been at loggerheads since 1979, but the Iranian threat has always acted as a check on Israeli ambitions. If Iran is completely defeated, Israel will reign supreme.

Amr Emam

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