Fighting between Iran and Israel impacted North Africa, where surging prices may disrupt budgets and plans. But for North Africa's energy exporters, higher oil prices are a reason to cheer.
Old fields could produce 400,000 barrels of oil per day within a year and there are some large natural gas reserves to exploit, but investment is needed to make the most of the opportunity.
In the race to supply natural gas to Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Russia, Nigeria, Türkiye, Qatar, and Niger are all involved. With an existing pipeline network to Europe, does Algeria have an advantage?
Could the installation of small modular reactors on floating barges or platforms to provide clean electricity and heat for remote regions be an answer to Africa's electricity problems?
Trump's decision was crucial to restoring Syria's international connections and improving its economic prospects. However, much more needs to be done to ensure peace and prosperity for its citizens.
A US federal court has blocked Trump's tariffs and ruled that the president doesn't have unilateral authority to impose them, dealing a major blow to his economic policy
As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.
Big agricultural projects have been launched in Algeria's arid south, home to huge quantities of groundwater held in rock. Exploiting that to feed the region would be an economic boon.
Reconstruction projects will not be able to rely solely on direct grants and loans. Recovering economies will have to create conditions to attract regional and international investment as well.
After 14 years of conflict, building transparent institutions and systems that meet international standards is a prerequisite for reigniting the economy, says the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria
The new trade deal with the EU is the third agreement the UK has clinched following deals with India and the US. Talks are also said to be underway for a new trade deal with the GCC.
Netanyahu did not realise his goal of ending Iran's nuclear programme and regime change, and Iran stood alone in its war with Israel, as global and regional allies left it to fend for itself
For decades, Iran's supreme leader—first Khomeini, then Khamenei—pursued a strategy of backing regional militias to fight Israel, but with the 'resistance axis' in tatters, Iran is left to fight alone