Debt is colossal but there are promising indicators, not least in inflation, legal reforms, the sale of government assets, and monetary stability. Will these green shoots be allowed to grow and bloom?
The country faces both security and financial challenges but the more urgent question is whether it can repay its debt while still paying government employees, funding subsidies, and buying missiles
While financial obligations outlive regimes, Damascus may be able to show that some of the $7.6bn in loans from Tehran was spent repressing the Syrian people—and that Iran knew about it
The World Bank has recently warned that economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are suffering a sudden accumulation of public debt owing to challenges caused by the coronavirus …
Is the Red Sea moving toward an ordered space governed by capable states or toward a grey zone edging toward disorder? Read our February cover story to find out.
Israel wants Palestinians to leave the Strip as part of its 'depopulation and resettlement' strategy, but Egypt is fighting to give Palestinians the option to return to their homeland
Annemarie Jacir crafts a human drama that strikes unerringly at its political themes, showing how today's events are directly linked to the events of 90 years ago