Analysis What Maersk's $250M logistics park means for Saudi Arabia Danish logistics company remains invested in the Red Sea despite continued threats to shipping from Yemen's Houthi militants. By Jennifer Gnana In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics
Analysis Libya: Behind abduction and failed central bank coup in Tripoli The bank's head of information technology was abducted on Sunday morning but returned hours later. By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Analysis With new investment law, Saudi Arabia looks to reassure foreign investors Riyadh looks to incentivize investors to participate in the diversification of its economy, as its Vision 2030 deadline looms nearer. By Jennifer Gnana In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics
Analysis Oman’s sleepy tech sector showing signs of promise Global investors are putting millions into an Omani carbon removal startup, signaling a breakthrough for a market that has lagged behind Gulf neighbors targeting tech growth. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
UAE port operator DP World's profits fall 60% amid Yemen's Houthi Red Sea attacks United Arab Emirates
Analysis How Morocco-UAE economic agreement could usher in new era of bilateral trade By Sabena Siddiqui In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran
Mainstream Turkish media turn blind eye to country’s worst currency crisis Although Turkey is suffering one of the worst currency crises in its history, no single mainstream Turkish media outlet has covered the development. Turkey
Turkey steps up efforts to shun dollar As the Turkish lira plunges to a record low, some voices in Ankara are warning that the United States is furious over Turkey’s efforts to reduce its dependency on the dollar. Turkey
Turkey’s economy struggles with new political reality Turkey’s economic downturn has only grown worse since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assumed sweeping new powers after the June polls, as some observers fear that the economy might not be Ankara’s primary concern. Turkey
China set to fill vacuum left by French carmakers exiting Iran The exit of French automakers from Iran is leaving a vacuum that appears set to be filled by Chinese auto manufacturers. Iran
Egyptian forum dreams up ways to attract expat money A recent forum for Egyptian expatriates produced various ideas on how to get emigrants to invest in their home country. Egypt
US reimposes sanctions as Iran deal crumbles With the Donald Trump administration set to reimpose Iran sanctions after exiting the nuclear deal, it’s looking less and less likely the rest of the world can salvage the accord. U.S.
IMF option looms larger for Turkey amid row with US Turkey’s economic woes keep growing, exacerbated by central bank inaction and simmering tensions with the United States, in what many see as an inevitable march to the IMF. Turkey
Will Riyadh-Tehran rivalry kill Iraqi Kurdistan's investment drive? A visit to Erbil by a Saudi trade delegation in late July has the potential to bear fruit in advancing economic cooperation and investment in the region, helping ease its current financial crisis, but the Saudis' move has raised eyebrows in Tehran. Saudi Arabia
Is ‘national reconciliation’ Iran's key weapon to win economic war? A top pro-reform official in Iran said national unity and reconciliation are in the making to defuse the US-led economic pressure and media war against the country. Iran
Egypt goes against IMF advice, boosting public investments The International Monetary Fund is keen to reduce Egypt's investments in the country in favor of private investment, but the new government has decided to increase the amount it will spend. Egypt
Iran arrests top state managers as anti-corruption drive forges ahead Iran's judiciary is intensifying its crackdown on state managers accused of massive fraud amid a currency crisis the country is struggling to overcome. Iran
Will Iranian Kurds be on front lines of US conflict with Iran? The US administration appears to increasingly be looking at armed Iranian Kurdish opposition groups as part of its campaign to economically and militarily pressure Iran. Iraqi-Kurdistan