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Exploring the links between crime and economic downturns

Several studies shine a light on the relationship between hardship and certain kinds of criminal activity, offering lessons for policy planners and law enforcement

Alaa Emara 19 August 2026

Morocco unemployment: A dark spot in an otherwise promising economy

Around 16 million young Moroccans are unemployed, costing the economy $12bn a year amid an uneven rebound that is fuelling outward migration. The upcoming budget will focus on this issue.

Mohamed Sharki 23 October 2024
A stuttering post-pandemic economy in Morocco has led to high unemployment, especially among graduates leaving an education system which needs to better equip them for an evolving labour market Aliaa Abou Khaddour

The West is benefiting from Morocco's brain drain

A stuttering post-pandemic economy in Morocco has led to high unemployment, especially among graduates leaving an education system which needs to better equip them for an evolving labour market

Mohamed Sharki 29 September 2023
Yellow jackets have become an inescapable nightmare for Moroccans. Jamie Wignall

Who are the 'yellow jackets' plaguing Moroccan drivers?

Back in the day, valets were harmless. But a new generation of yellow jackets – who are mostly young men with criminal records – push unwelcome services onto unsuspecting drivers across Morocco.

Abdelaziz Rachidi 26 August 2023
Iranian women shop in Tehran on July 18, 2023, as the police relaunched patrols to catch the increasing number of women leaving their hair uncovered in public in defiance of a strict dress code. AFP

Iran faces credibility problem over employment numbers

The high level of unemployment has become a national talking point in Iran, while claimed statistics offered by the government are no longer trusted by citizens.

Hanan Azizi 04 August 2023
Food distribution in Syrian refugee from Uk charity Proactive Support in informal settlements in Makni refugee camp on August 21 2020 , Lebanon (Photo by Vassilis Poularikas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Syrian Refugees’ Woes Under Lebanese Crisis

In various places in the Lebanese capital Beirut, you can come across Syrian refugees who work in many sectors such as tourism, construction, and other professions. Some of them also resume their…

Jiwan Soz 30 July 2021
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Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

30, Sep 2026

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi
A supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag after a closing campaign rally, one day before the general election, in Sao Paulo, on 3 October, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Politics

Who will be Brazil’s next president?

04, Oct 2026

Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro won an outright majority, so the two men will face off on 25 October in an election that could serve as a bellwether of Donald Trump's influence in Latin America

The Economist
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Russia boosts its defence budget with an eye on Europe

02, Oct 2026

Putin seems to have concluded that to secure a decisive victory in Ukraine, he needs to go after the countries in Europe that are supporting Kyiv

Con Coughlin
A digital billboard displays fuel prices at a petrol station in Berlin on 2 October 2026. John MACDOUGALL / AFP
Business & Economy

G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of reserve diesel

03, Oct 2026

Analysts believe that Trump is hoping to lower domestic fuel prices before the November midterm elections, which could see Democrats win a majority of seats in Congress

Alexandra Sharp
A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS
Politics

US troops leave Iraq, but double down in the region

30, Sep 2026

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose

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