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Ewan White

Why some Germans want to repatriate their gold from the US

Where one's gold sits is not just a matter of security, prestige, or practicality; it is a matter of trust and confidence, both of which seem to be in short supply as a result of Donald Trump's polici

Toufic Chanbour 04 July 2025
Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner at the Bundesrat in Berlin on March 21, 2025. If, after the Bundestag, the Bundesrat also approves it, the way will be clear for the unprecedented borrowing for defence and infrastructure. John MACDOUGALL / AFP

Germany approves the biggest fiscal expansion in its post-war history

The country decides defence and infrastructure are worth borrowing for

The Economist 21 March 2025
Friedrich Merz (R), leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), addresses supporters after exit polls in the German general elections were announced on February 23, 2025. INA FASSBENDER / AFP

Friedrich Merz: Germany's new centre-right chancellor

Germany takes a sizeable leap to the right as Merz's election is set to radically transform the country's political landscape

Con Coughlin 23 February 2025
A person votes at a polling station in a pub during the 2025 general election in Berlin, Germany, February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Germans vote in polls that could shake up Europe

The far-right AfD has grown in strength to the extent that many polls predict it will win enough votes to form a coalition with Merz's CDU in an election that could have a domino effect across Europe

Con Coughlin 23 February 2025
Olaf Scholz AFP

Olaf Scholz: The German chancellor on life support

The man who succeeded Angela Merkel has forced early voting, and few expect the social democrat to stay in power with the centre-right Christian Democrats ahead in the polls

Con Coughlin 23 December 2024
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel Laura Hegarty_Al Majalla

Angela Merkel defends her legacy in her latest memoir

Germany's second longest-serving chancellor reflects on her 16 years in office—a widely praised tenure that has also been criticised for being soft on Russia and migrants

Con Coughlin 08 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

The rise of the far right in Germany

Fares Garabet 05 September 2024
Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla hold a press conference after state elections in Saxony and Thuringia, in Berlin, Germany September 2, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Far-right gains in East Germany send shockwaves across Europe

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose approval ratings are at a historic low, is now facing calls to dissolve the national government and call a fresh general election

Con Coughlin 04 September 2024
Tourists enter the Swakopmund Museum on June 23, 2017, Namibia. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP

One of the smallest museums in Africa might be its most important

A curator's battle to commemorate Germany's forgotten genocide in Namibia

The Economist 08 May 2024
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Forces that seized control of the Second Military Region Command on the outskirts of Al Mukalla, the capital of Hadramout, on 3 January 2026. AFP
Politics

Saudi Arabia's red line in Yemen explained

08 January 2026

Overcoming Yemen's fragmentation requires more support for the Riyadh-led path—one that rejects secession, all militias and institutionalises the state

Abdullah F. Alrebh
A Venezuelan oil tanker in the middle of the sea near Singapore, after being pursued by US authorities, on 18 March 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

The problem with Venezuela's oil is technical, not political

04 January 2026

Tighter US control over Venezuelan exports won't necessarily redirect barrels, reshape trade flows, or alter global supply balances

Faisal Faeq
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Politics

5 unanswered questions about Trump’s Venezuela plan

06 January 2026

Maduro's exit doesn't mean the end of his government

Ravi Agrawal
Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

Putin foreshadowed the Ukraine war in 2008 meeting with Bush

06 January 2026

Recently declassified meeting minutes between the two leaders show how Washington was well aware of Moscow's grievances over NATO expansion, but went ahead anyway

Samer Elias
People ride in an old electric tram in Alexandria, Egypt, on 3 August 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Culture & Social Affairs

Alexandria bids farewell to its historic tram

07 January 2026

More than 160 years after the first tram was inaugurated in the Egyptian city, the pace of life has forced change, replacing the much-loved old carriages holding memories of a bygone age

Yasmin Abdallah

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