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US-Iran war shakes Gulf markets

Certain sectors have been hit hard by the impact of Iran's missiles and drones, but regional economies have also shown a degree of resilience.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 13 March 2026
Central Bank of Kuwait
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Kuwait's budget deficit shrinks without public spending cuts

Cost-cutting measures, along with improved non-oil revenues, reduced the deficit by 32.4%. Al Majalla gives a detailed breakdown.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 22 September 2025
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the 45th meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Kuwait City on December 1, 2024.
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Kuwait reforms bear fruit after decades of political deadlock

Al Majalla outlines the country's most significant institutional and political transformations and their implications for the future

Khalaf Al-Duwai 17 August 2025
The Kuwait City skyline
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Kuwait’s administrative reboot: quiet reforms, real results

By focusing on the nuts and bolts of administration, such as licensing, regulation and digital access, it is laying the foundations for a more dynamic and inclusive economy

Neil Quilliam 12 August 2025
Kuwaiti military helicopters perform during an airshow to mark the country's 63rd Independence Day celebrations in Kuwait City on February 26, 2024. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP

At 64, Kuwait still faces many of the same challenges

As Kuwait marks its National Day, it continues to grapple with the lingering effects of past crises while confronting new economic, political, and security challenges

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 25 February 2025
Outrage over interest charges and astronomical land prices have reverberated around Kuwait Shutterstock

Taming Kuwait’s personal real estate debt

Politically motivated cries of outrage over interest charges have reverberated around the country, but official data reveal a sober picture in a country that needs lending to diversify its economy.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 29 July 2024
Lina Jaradat

Depleting funds highlight Kuwait's oil dependency dilemma

Streamlining the public sector, enhancing the role of the private sector, and reviewing financial policies away from sovereign funds are just some of the reforms needed. Time is running out.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 08 July 2024
A handout picture provided by Energy giant Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil and gas company, shows its rigs in HSBH field north of Dhahran in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia on March 20, 2018. AFP

National oil companies: Why some thrive and others struggle

Al Majalla looks at the different experiences of oil companies in the Arab world and explains why some succeeded and others struggled

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 11 February 2024
The late Emir during his attendance at the twentieth session of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference in Kuwait City in 2014 AFP

Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, 86, dies: The 'Prince of Humility and Amnesty'

A 40-day official mourning period was declared and the Crown Prince, Sheikh Meshal, ascended to the position of the Emir of Kuwait

Al Majalla - London 16 December 2023
Kuwait Towers, Kuwait. Shutterstock

Why privatisation is vital for the Arab world

Economic reform is key to the future of a region which needs to diversify away from dependency on oil, or a reliance on international funding. There has been both resistance and progress so far.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 30 October 2023
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir pose with US President Donald Trump (C) at the White House in Washington, DC on 26 September 2025. AFP
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Why Pakistan is well-placed to host US-Iran talks

24 March 2026

Islamabad is uniquely positioned to mediate between the warring parties. It also has more than enough reasons to want this war to end.

Kamal Alam
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Foreign workers in the Gulf pay the price of war

24 March 2026

Millions working in the Gulf are worried about their livelihoods and the impact on their families, while their employers are worried that they will leave

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi
President of the European Council Charles Michel at the EU headquarters in Brussels on 28 June 2024. JOHN THYS / AFP
Politics

Former European Council president gets candid on US-Iran war

27 March 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, Charles Michel explains how Trump didn't consult with allies before attacking Iran in a war that benefits Russia at Europe's expense

Ahmed Maher
Spanish writer Javier Cercas poses for a photo session during the 27th "Les Correspondances" literature festival in Manosque, southeastern France, on 27 September 2025. JOEL SAGET / AFP
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Javier Cercas on why novels thrive on ambiguity

26 March 2026

The Spanish novelist and professor shares his musings on memory, moral courage, deception and faith

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy
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Sipan Hamo on integrating Kurdish units into the army

26 March 2026

In Part 2 of a two-part interview, the newly appointed deputy defence minister outlines the mistakes made by the SDF and gives his outlook on Syria's future.

Ibrahim Hamidi

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