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From sanctions to investment: what could Iran gain from a deal?

US Vice-President JD Vance has been leading talks with Iran but criticised pro-Israel lawmakers for claiming that the US would have to pay $300bn to rebuild the country. So, what's the deal?

Al Majalla - London 24 July 2026
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UK chancellor aims to strike a balance with her 2025 budget

Policymakers' main worry ahead of Rachel Reeves' announcements this week centred on the reaction of the bond markets. So far, they have received a cautious welcome.

Bassam Mahfouz 27 November 2025
AFP-Reuters-Al Majalla

Egypt's struggling factories fight for survival

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.

Marcelle Nasr 09 November 2025
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FII draws up roadmap for responsible investment and AI

A major global conference in Saudi Arabia shifts the focus of investment and expenditure to programmes and policies with a human-centred impact, not least in healthcare and education

Omar Harkous 05 November 2025
Adrián Astorgano

BlackRock: the asset management giant making waves globally

Just weeks after Donald Trump's televised table-thumping over one of the world's most famous canals, the world's biggest asset manager emerged as a buyer for its strategic ports

Abdulfattah Khattab 27 April 2025
The Saudi capital, Riyadh, on November 15, 2024. Reuters

Saudi Arabia’s 2025 budget balances spending with stability

Another deficit is likely, but it will be in line with EU standards, say Saudi ministers keen to keep investing in the Kingdom's economic diversification away from oil and towards Vision 2030

Maher Chmaytelli 11 December 2024
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan (L) gives a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty (R) at Tahrir Palace in the centre of Cairo on September 10, 2024. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

An initial $5bn from Riyadh bolsters Saudi-Egyptian relations

New investments from the sovereign wealth fund and bilateral trade of $33bn means these two pivotal Arab states can continue enjoying mutually beneficial ties

Marcelle Nasr 02 October 2024
Chadian soldiers march during Flintlock 2014, a US-led training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, on March 3, 2014. Joe Penney / Reuters

African dawn: powers are scrambling for influence and resources

Once a colonialist's playground, the world's second largest continent has a newfound confidence in its worth. This could well be Africa's century. Who it chooses to partner will be important.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 22 July 2024
Michael Mainelli, Lord Mayor of London Getty

Lord Mayor of London: Trade can help reduce geopolitical tensions

In a wide-ranging interview with Al Majalla, Michael Mainelli discusses Saudi-UK ties, investments in AI and renewable energy and describes Saudi Vision 2030 as 'amazing and ambitious'

Khaled Kassar 27 April 2024
The Ras El-Hikma development project could bring in up to $150bn of investment over its lifetime, according to Egypt's prime minister. Courtesy of Egypt's government

Egypt’s new Ras El-Hikma resort attracts $35bn from UAE

Cairo and Abu Dhabi shook hands on a huge development project on Egypt's north coast, giving it a much-needed cash injection. But is Egypt selling the family silver in desperation?

Marcelle Nasr 27 February 2024
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Saudi Arabia's nuclear ambitions

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Washington - or a turn elsewhere?

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Why Israel may want to start ‘fighting smart’ in Lebanon

02 August 2026

An Israeli diplomat recently told Lebanese Shiites that Israel did not see them as the enemy, but it is a difficult argument to make given the death and destruction. Is there a better way?

Frederic C. Hof
Workers are seen through a pipe at a construction site on the extension of Russia's TurkStream gas pipeline. Reuters
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Getting the oil out: exploring Hormuz alternatives

03 August 2026

Al Majalla looks at potential new export routes that big oil producers can use to offset Iran's control over key regional waterways

Sharif Mohammad
Mustafa Ali Abu Bakr, 76, stands in front of his family’s graves after they were broken by Israeli soldiers near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on 31 July 2026. Reuters
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Settler attacks increase ahead of Israel election

03 August 2026

Settlement expansion in the West Bank is popular with Israeli voters, which explains the uptick in violence in recent weeks

Sherine Younes
A member of the Popular Mobilisation Forces monitors the Iraq-Syria border in Al-Qaim, January 23, 2026. AFP
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Iraq’s armed factions are still three steps ahead of Baghdad

03 August 2026

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has vowed to dissolve armed groups by the end of September, but this is highly unlikely. Al Majalla explains why.

Salam Zaidan

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