How to visit the UNESCO-listed Casbah of Algiers and the Roman ruins of Tipasa: guides and access, the e-visa, the train west along the coast, and the October-to-May calendar that fits them.
Citizens build state pensions funded by employer and employee contributions; expatriates fall outside the schemes and receive end-of-service gratuity instead. How the six GCC systems differ, and where the reforms are heading.
Tracking data show a handful of transits a day against roughly 85 in peacetime, despite the open-by-declaration status, keeping the world's most important chokepoint effectively closed to routine commerce.
The Ukrainian president's call for immediate measures, highlighted in mid-September briefings, lands on a US capital absorbed by its own energy-inflated midterm campaign and managing the Iran war's sanctions architecture.
The Gulf has run a shared 400-kilovolt supergrid since 2009, the Egypt-Saudi HVDC link is being commissioned around three gigawatts, and the Morocco-Spain cables carry power across the Mediterranean. How the region's wires connect.
Eighteen clubs, an August-to-May season, a Riyadh derby with a global following and a broadcasting setup that changed regional football viewing: a practical guide to watching the Saudi Pro League from inside the kingdom or abroad.
The US Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts Brent averaging around $90 a barrel in the second half of 2026, easing only as production rises and inventories rebuild into 2027.
The UN's annual session begins September 8 with a diplomatic season shaped by the strike pause, the strait's unresolved status and the region's reconstruction claims, six months after the Council could not fully condemn the war's opening.
Net international reserves rose 2.2 percent to $56.29 billion at the end of July, the Central Bank reported, as the pound steadied and remittances and Gulf inflows outweighed Suez weakness.
Riyadh announced the multinational maritime defense alliance on July 30, as US naval presence in the region draws down and Houthi attacks pressure the kingdom's western ports.
Washington paused its air campaign over the last weekend of July, Tehran held fire, and Brent dropped over five percent as markets bet the pause gives space for diplomacy over the Strait of Hormuz.
Citizens build state pensions funded by employer and employee contributions; expatriates fall outside the schemes and receive end-of-service gratuity instead. How the six GCC systems differ, and where the reforms are heading.
The Gulf has run a shared 400-kilovolt supergrid since 2009, the Egypt-Saudi HVDC link is being commissioned around three gigawatts, and the Morocco-Spain cables carry power across the Mediterranean. How the region's wires connect.
How to visit the UNESCO-listed Casbah of Algiers and the Roman ruins of Tipasa: guides and access, the e-visa, the train west along the coast, and the October-to-May calendar that fits them.
Central Bank data show core inflation falling from 11.8 percent in December to 11.2 percent in January 2026, a continued disinflation that frames the monetary-policy question as the IMF program's next reviews arrive.
QatarEnergy assessments reported March 19 find strikes on Ras Laffan knocking out about a sixth of the world's largest LNG export base for three to five years, with the UAE shutting gas facilities amid the escalation.
A practical guide to the 3.5-kilometer Pearling Path across Muharraq island: the forts, merchants' houses and oyster-heritage sites it links, what else to pair with it in Manama, and when to go.
S&P Global's January purchasing managers' indexes, published February 4, show Dubai at 55.9 and the UAE at 56.6, with new business growth accelerating on demand strength across the non-oil economy.
Eni's 2015 discovery was the largest ever in the Mediterranean and made Egypt a gas exporter by 2018; decline and unpaid bills have since turned Cairo into a summer LNG importer. The arc, explained.
The eVisa costs around SAR 535 all-in, runs one year with multiple entries of up to 90 days, and covers most Western passports. What the process involves, what it does not permit, and what to plan around.
Eighteen clubs, an August-to-May season, a Riyadh derby with a global following and a broadcasting setup that changed regional football viewing: a practical guide to watching the Saudi Pro League from inside the kingdom or abroad.
Five daily prayers set to the sun's position, shifting a minute or two each day and by latitude: the adhan marks the hours, Friday's midday sermon reshapes the week, and prayer rooms are built into every mall and airport.
The Grand Egyptian Museum fully opened in November 2025 with Tutankhamun's complete collection on display; Louvre Abu Dhabi and Doha's Museum of Islamic Art anchor the Gulf's museum decade. A visitor's guide to the region's major museums.
Cairo in November, Carthage in the same season, Marrakech after it and Jeddah's Red Sea in December: the region's festival circuit is now a fixed structure with real market power. A month-by-month guide.
Tracking data show a handful of transits a day against roughly 85 in peacetime, despite the open-by-declaration status, keeping the world's most important chokepoint effectively closed to routine commerce.
The Ukrainian president's call for immediate measures, highlighted in mid-September briefings, lands on a US capital absorbed by its own energy-inflated midterm campaign and managing the Iran war's sanctions architecture.
The US Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts Brent averaging around $90 a barrel in the second half of 2026, easing only as production rises and inventories rebuild into 2027.
The UN's annual session begins September 8 with a diplomatic season shaped by the strike pause, the strait's unresolved status and the region's reconstruction claims, six months after the Council could not fully condemn the war's opening.