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A worker on a production line at a car factory in Poissy, west of Paris, on 15 April 2026.
 AFP

Call to arms: carmakers pivot to weapons manufacturing

After the US-Iran war drastically depleted American munitions, there is a scramble to restock, prompting several companies in both the US and Europe to change tack to meet the growing demand

Nazareth Seferian 13 May 2026
Eduardo Ramon

Syria’s manufacturing industry faces uphill battle

Thirteen years of war have decimated the sector. Only with sustained government support can the industry get back on its feet and contribute to the country's economic recovery. 

Joseph Daher 27 November 2025
A truck assembly line at a General Motors  plant in Egypt.
 Wikipedia

Egypt's car assembly ambitions await investment

Despite ambitious plans and government support, the sector still lacks the necessary infrastructure and capital to become an export hub that supplies high-quality vehicles abroad

Marcelle Nasr 26 September 2025
Diana Estefanía Rubio

US industrial growth outpaced by China

Industrial production witnessed a significant decline in all countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recovery paths, however, varied remarkably. Production has soared in China, but it…

Al Majalla - London 06 May 2025
A worker wearing a protective mask cleans an automated check-in kiosk at an Alaska Airlines Inc. check-in area at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (Getty)

In Wake of Covid, Employers Step up Automation and Use of Robots

As the U.S. economy rebounds from the Covid-19 pandemic, employers are turning to greater use of automation, including robots, rather than calling back workers or hiring new ones in many cases. …

Don Lee 07 May 2021
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Lebanon-Israel talks: diplomacy under bombs

20 May 2026

Beyond Israel's immediate security aims lies a much larger struggle over Lebanon's future—one that will unfold over years, in multiple stages, and cannot be reduced to a simple question of force.

Michael Horowitz
Lamine Yamal raises the Palestinian flag during Barcelona's celebrations of their Spanish League title in Barcelona, ​​2026. AP
Culture & Social Affairs

How Gaza pushed Israel out of Europe’s moral order

18 May 2026

Football star Lamine Yamal's hoisting of Palestine's flag, and the Eurovision audience's booing of Israel's contestant, show how Israel has lost its PR edge

Shadi Alaa Aldin
Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Why the US clings to a failed siege strategy in Cuba

15 May 2026

Crippling US sanctions on Havana were designed to force regime change, but six decades of crippling embargo have only cemented it

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
A gas facility off the Suez Desert Road outside Cairo, Egypt, on 1 September 2020.
 Reuters
Business & Economy

Egypt repays energy firms with an eye on self sufficiency

19 May 2026

Cairo hopes to gain the trust of partners through its regular payments to energy firms, so that they will be more inclined to invest in gas exploration activities

Sharif Mohammad
Mark Smith
Politics

The philosopher king of Palantir: Alex Karp says the quiet part out loud on X

18 May 2026

The tech CEO's manifesto, where he champions US military dominance and the use of AI weapons, has been described by some as the 'ramblings of a supervillain'

Bryn Haworth

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