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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune riding a military vehicle during the parade on the 70th anniversary of the Algerian Revolution on November 1 in Algeria. AP

Algeria’s ‘optimistic’ budget is the largest since independence

With subsidies still being paid, the budget deficit has ballooned from $45bn in 2024 to an expected $62bn next year. This largesse worries some, but apparently not the government

Rabia Abdul Salam 16 November 2024
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Syria’s 2025 budget is bigger but light on subsidies and detail

Damascus has artificially lowered prices for years, but Syrians today cannot afford basics like fuel without them, meaning its budget has become a delicate balancing act

Joseph Daher 14 November 2024
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President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) greeting Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (R), in Tehran on 18 May 2025. Iranian Presidency / AFP
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The Palestinian flag in France: from student activism to social unrest 

23, Oct 2026

Once a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, it is now being used by different groups to advance their own grievances and agendas

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