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The countries of the Arab Maghreb Union have ambitious plans for 2024 as they try to return to the kind of robust expansion seen before inflation and global geopolitical turbulence hit. Jamie Wignall

North Africa in a race against time for growth and development

The countries of the Arab Maghreb Union have ambitious plans for 2024 as they try to return to the kind of robust expansion seen before inflation and global geopolitical turbulence hit.

Mohamed Sharki 25 January 2024
Banque Franco-Tunisienne (BFT) Reuters

How the international dispute over Tunisia’s first bank failure ended in drama

A high-profile businessman seeking billions of dollars after a botched deal over the famous BFT bank was awarded a tiny fraction by an international panel, in a case with consequences for the country

Kawthar Zantour 31 December 2023
With one of its best-known and most well-connected businessmen Marouane Mabrouk in prison after President Saied toughed up his crackdown on corruption, a nation is waiting to see what happens next. Majalla

Arrest of business tycoon Marouane Mabrouk sends shockwaves across Tunisia

With one of its best-known and most well-connected businessmen in prison after President Saied toughed up his crackdown on corruption, Tunisia is waiting to see what happens next

Kawthar Zantour 15 December 2023
Habib Bourguiba Street near the 5th of October monumental clock in Tunis. Shutterstock

Tunisia breaks with four decades of privatisation policy

Tunisia breaks with Bretton Woods policies which have been adopted by successive governments for four decades

Kawthar Zantour 27 November 2023
Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar Tunisian Foreign Ministry

Tunisia’s foreign minister backs Palestinian rights and sets out red lines on migrants to Europe and the IMF

Nabil Ammar tells Al Majalla that his country remains 'open' to talking to the IMF, and points to where political Islam has failed his nation. He also says it refuses to become a 'guard' for Europe.

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 October 2023
Balancing the dual challenges of poverty and unemployment in Tunisia is President Kais Saied's top priority. Nathalie Lees

Tunisia and IMF deal: Which way will the pendulum swing?

Looming elections and populist politics seem to be behind the impasse over talks to agree reforms to unlock much-needed funds. Tunisia's credibility is being hurt by divisions within the government.

Kawthar Zantour 13 October 2023
Zouari lived in the shadows. Relocating repeatedly, his clandestine association with Hamas stayed hidden until the day he was assassinated. Albane Simon

Mohamed Zouari: The Tunisian engineer behind Hamas drones

Zouari lived in the shadows. Relocating repeatedly, his clandestine association with Hamas stayed hidden until the day he was assassinated.

Kawthar Zantour 11 October 2023
Changes to Tunisia's Central Bank and banking laws are expected to boost accountability and end the influence of corrupt business families. But fears of politicisation still linger. Alex William

A political 'earthquake' has shaken the foundation of Tunisia’s banking dictatorship

Changes to Tunisia's Central Bank and banking laws are expected to boost accountability and end the influence of corrupt business families. But fears of politicisation still linger.

Kawthar Zantour 03 October 2023
Are restrictive AI laws and modern technology frameworks hindering innovation in Tunisia? Jay Torres

Restrictive AI laws and 'false hope' hinder technological innovation in Tunisia

Many computer engineers and startup founders are leaving Tunisia in search of infrastructure that supports them, as a delayed response to AI and modern technology plagues their home country

Kawthar Zantour 20 September 2023
Debt is often described as a burden and linked with times of crisis. And it can be damaging. But if spent wisely, it can help transform economic fortunes and boost wealth. Shutterstock

How external debt can transform fortunes and boost wealth

Debt is often described as a burden and linked with times of crisis. And it can be damaging. But if spent wisely, it can help transform economic fortunes and boost wealth.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 08 August 2023
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Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C) reviews a military honour guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on January 31, 2019. GREG BAKER / AFP
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Pivot to China? Gulf states mull options after Doha strike

12 September 2025

Israel's attack in Qatar erodes Gulf states' trust in the US and serves as a stark reminder that they cannot depend on American security guarantees

Xiaotong Yang
A Hezbollah flag is placed in front of the shrine of Shamoun al-Safa, built within a castle in the village of Shamaa in southern Lebanon's Tyre governorate, on January 31, 2025, that was heavily damaged by Israeli bombing. Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP
Business & Economy

Trump Economic Zone plan raises eyebrows in Lebanon

11 September 2025

Many Lebanese see the project as a demographic one with economic dressings aimed at expelling the country's southern population from their lands

Souraya Chahine
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa Al Majalla
Politics

From Idlib to New York: Sharaa’s winding road the UN

12 September 2025

From the plains of Idlib to the presidential palace in Damascus and now the UN headquarters in Manhattan, Al Majalla traces the Syrian president's journey to get to this historic moment

Ibrahim Hamidi
Opinion

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' shows cries for justice are only getting louder

07 September 2025

A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza

Samer Abou Hawwach
Egyptian writer May Telmissany poses during a portrait session held on April 15, 2014, in Paris, France. Ulf Andersen/Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

May Telmissany: writing is an act of resistance against the ugliness of the world

14 September 2025

The acclaimed Egyptian writer talks love, betrayal, autobiography, and the lack of Arab literary identity

El-Sayed Hussein

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