Middle East / Africa
Iran’s message to the West will likely go unanswered
Much of President Pezeshkian’s first press conference was targeted at rebuilding relations with the West
IranSouth Sudan oil will remain contingent on Sudan war
South Sudan and Sudan say they have established an arrangement to resume exports of South Sudanese oil
South SudanCredit upgrade will not help relieve Tunis’s troubles
The government is in a better position to meet external debt obligations, reducing previous concerns of default risks
TunisiaBahrain will have to green its aluminium sector
Bahrain’s Alba and Saudi Arabia’s Maaden are planning a partnership to boost their share of the aluminium market
BahrainJordan’s policies will be affected by Gaza war
A new prime minister was appointed yesterday and charged with improving democracy and the economy
JordanPositive Saudi ratings will ease spending concerns
Saudi Arabia can leverage recently issued ratings to message persistent confidence in its long-term economic outlook
Saudi ArabiaRabat's employment conditions will sustain migration
The authorities successfully obstructed an attempt by hundreds of Moroccans to cross en masse into Spanish territory
MoroccoPoll delay underscores South Sudan’s political inertia
South Sudan plans to delay elections due a decade ago by another two years
South Sudan
