ME/NAF

  • Aug 6
  • 2 min read

Shoigu talks will boost Moscow’s influence

Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu visited Iran and Azerbaijan for security talks

Russia
  • Aug 6
  • 2 min read

Gulf states’ non-oil sector will grow more slowly

The non-oil sector PMIs across the Gulf states all show slowing business activity

Gulf states
  • Aug 6
  • 2 min read

Palestinian Hamas’s strength may be hard to assess

Israel has taken issue with a new report suggesting Hamas retains military capacities

Palestinians
  • Aug 6
  • 2 min read

Consumer prices will fall through 2024 in Turkey

Annual consumer inflation fell faster than expected in July 2024

Turkey
  • Aug 5
  • 7 min read

Iran's new president will face policy challenges

President Masoud Pezeshkian is unlikely to change economic, social or foreign policy in the medium term

Iran
  • Aug 5
  • 2 min read

Oil field closures will be recurrent threats in Libya

There are reports that Saddam Haftar is involved in the recent shutdown at Sharara oil field

Libya
  • Aug 2
  • 2 min read

Saudi Arabia will support Egypt’s investment programme

Riyadh is looking to follow in Abu Dhabi’s footsteps, with a view to boosting investments in the country

Egypt
  • Aug 2
  • 2 min read

Abu Dhabi visa amnesty will regularise job market

A two-month amnesty allows migrant workers whose visas have expired to regularise their status

United Arab Emirates