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Barbara Gibson

Heading towards a ‘war economy,’ Egypt prepares for the worst

The Israel-Iran war threatens the country's energy security, foreign currency reserves, tourism, and investment. There are Plan Bs but none are attractive, and the situation could yet get worse.

Marcelle Nasr 18 June 2025
Al Majalla

The priorities for Syria’s central bank after sanctions lifted

After 14 years of conflict, building transparent institutions and systems that meet international standards is a prerequisite for reigniting the economy, says the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria

Abdulkader Husrieh 23 May 2025
BlackRock: a financial giant that controls the world Diana Estefanía Rubio

BlackRock: a financial giant that controls the world

Four financial giants, BlackRock, Vanguard, Charles Schwab, and State Street, have emerged as the silent powers behind many of the world's largest companies. These firms control around $32tn in…

Al Majalla - London 01 April 2025
A currency exchange shop in Moscow displays the Russian ruble to dollar exchange rate on November 27, 2024. AFP

Even if sanctions are eased, Russia's economy will be strained

While some indicators are positive, others are troubling. The arrival of Donald Trump in the White House has given the Kremlin a political boost, and lifting sanctions will help, but it is no panacea.

Nazareth Seferian 16 March 2025
Students from Oman Tourism College. Shutterstock

Oman's youth investment drive set to pay dividends

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

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 29 January 2025
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev  at the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Moscow on May 8, 2024. Evgenia Novozhenina / AFP

Will Eurasian Economic Union growth continue into 2025?

The Russia-dominated union has demonstrated impressive growth functioning as an economic bloc but politically not all members see eye to eye

Nazareth Seferian 30 December 2024
Adrián Astorgano

Israel’s economic pains deepen as its regional wars widen

With a growing budget deficit, soaring military expenditure, slowing growth, big projects pulled, and inflation on the rise, Israel's economic challenges are numerous

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 14 December 2024
US President-elect Donald Trump, while attending the “America First” Institute of Politics gala in Florida, November 14, 2024. Reuters

The biggest losers from Trumponomics

America's president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows

The Economist 01 December 2024
Al Majalla

Germany’s economic crossroads: From miracle to malaise

Once Europe's economic powerhouse, Germany faces a perfect storm of stalled growth, industrial decline, and structural hurdles. What should it do?

Toufic Chanbour 28 November 2024
Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari receives Saudi investment minister Khalid Al-Falih SPA

Saudi Arabia's $2.2bn investment deepens economic ties with Pakistan

Top-level political backing for the Kingdom's latest support for its ally adds to hope that more is to come after a top-level signing ceremony this month

Kaswar Klasra 16 October 2024
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Trump’s 2026 Iran deal differs from Obama’s 2015 JCPOA

18 June 2026

Although an MOU will be officially signed on 19 June, there are already significant differences a decade later, despite the US aim being largely similar. Could Trump open Iran like Nixon opened China?

Robert Ford
Sara Gironi Carnevale
Science & Technology

A smarter ball, or a safer one? The header dilemma facing world football

11 June 2026

The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance

Marco Mossad
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a memorandum of understanding he and US President Donald Trump signed to end the US-Iran war on 17 June, 2026. IRINN Iranian state television/AFP
Politics

How a US-Iran deal will impact Gulf relations with Tehran

17 June 2026

As a costly war draws to a close, Tehran has the chance to chart a new course in relation to its neighbours, but that requires a change of mindset

Zaid bin Ali al-Fadhil
Stefano Summo
Culture & Social Affairs

World Cup songs: from local themes to global industry

11 June 2026

Football's biggest tournament has come to adopt a single soundtrack every four years to give each offering a distinct identity. Is this genuine culture, or a mass marketing technique?

Najeeb Mubarak
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Politics

How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

16 June 2026

Islamabad kept both sides talking even as missiles were being launched. That tenacity looks to have paid dividends in a way that could yet reshape the Middle East's power dynamics.

Kaswar Klasra

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