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Economic blockades have long served as instruments of coercion, deliberately positioned in the grey zone between diplomacy and war. They have been…

A recently released Saudi Vision 2030 report offered an optimistic yet cautious outlook for economic growth, highlighting areas where major…

The meeting between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors in Washington on 23 April, held under US sponsorship, was the first such encounter in…

The Strait of Hormuz is a vital artery for China’s energy security, with roughly 45–50% of its crude oil imports and nearly 30% of its liquefied…

After years of missed economic opportunity, Syria’s oil reserves in the north-east are once again a strategic option for Damascus following a…

As regional tensions intensify and maritime traffic remains disrupted, the Strait of Hormuz challenge is compelling Gulf states to rethink the…

More than just a sensitive waterway, the Strait of Hormuz has become a test in recent weeks of the Gulf’s economic model. For decades, Gulf oil and…

If the Strait of Hormuz closure has exposed one reality, it is that Gulf states can no longer afford to depend on a single maritime passage. In that…

Al Majalla’s cover story explores how the composition and structure of the government have changed since the US assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader…

Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed Iran’s Supreme Leader after his father was killed in a US-Israeli strike on 28 February, but has yet to appear in…