Estimates of reconstruction costs range up to $500bn, and most Syrians only get a few hours of electricity per day. The country's priorities are numerous and urgent, but amid the gloom, there is hope.
Global energy demand in this year’s WOO is set to expand by 24% in the period to 2050, driven by significant expansion in the non-OECD region. The outlook sees the need for an expansion in all energy…
Oil refineries play a key role in transforming crude oil into essential power sources that people need for their daily lives. As of 2024, there were 825 operational crude oil refineries in the world…
Erbil voted to go it alone in 2017, but that was when it controlled its own oil to sell through Turkey. Today, it does neither. With no partners on the horizon, it is left seeking central handouts.
War sent oil firms running while the loss of territorial control in the oil- and gas-rich north-east left the Kurds with the hydrocarbons and Damascus reliant on Iran. Will the good times roll again?
The world faces a renewed geopolitical fault line in South America. Borders drawn by colonial powers cross disputed territory now rich in resources. Fears of war are real, but open conflict unlikely.
Al Majalla outlines the main factors behind Saudi Arabia and Russia's decision to cut oil production and how this could impact the upcoming US elections
Oil reserves in Sudan and South Sudan remain underutilised, largely due to war. Meanwhile, lack of stability has curbed potential foreign investment in East Africa's oil fields.
Saudi Arabia's first-quarter budget figures reflect a steadily diversifying the economy, reducing reliance on oil as the country's main source of income, and boosting opportunities the private sector
Facing a legitimacy crisis both at home and abroad, the new Syrian administration may find that the road to full acceptance and sanctions relief will be a long one
Fans increasingly expect their idols to speak up on issues that matter to them and are not afraid to boycott to get their point across, meaning celebrities can no longer hide behind neutrality
From close military cooperation to coup attempts and now literal gunboat diplomacy under Trump, Al Majalla tracks the evolution of the relationship between Caracas and Washington over the decades