Economy
Egypt — Mounting Debate Over Constitutional Amendment:
The Issue Debate is intensifying in Egypt over the possibility of amending the constitution again, having moved from the media sphere into spaces closer to parliamentary and party circles. The central question is not…
Sudan: A Country with Two Currencies
The News New Sudanese banknotes have begun circulating in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces, bearing the signature of Hussein Yahya Jangoul, “governor” of the parallel central bank in Nyala. On May 11, the…
Is Egypt’s Black Market Currency Making a Comeback?
The News Egyptian authorities continue their crackdown on informal currency traders, with the Interior Ministry announcing the seizure of foreign currency exchange cases worth over 20 million Egyptian pounds…
Strait Vulnerability — A Global Economic Trigger
News: What the Iran-US war has exposed is not merely the vulnerability of Hormuz — but the vulnerability of the entire global economic system. Seven major energy-producing states, representing a substantial share of the…
A New Trade Dispute Between Washington and Brussels
The News The Trump administration raised tariffs on European cars and trucks from 15% to 25%, in a move announced on May 1, 2026. The decision comes in response to what Washington describes as the European Union’s…
The Iran War and Egypt’s IMF Dilemma
The Story Egypt’s independent outlet Al Manassa reported that Cairo is exploring an emergency IMF loan of $1.5–$3 billion in the wake of the Iran war’s economic fallout. The report surfaced days after President Abdel…
United States & Iran — Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
The Islamabad Talks and Their CollapseWhat Happened? Weekend talks in Islamabad between Washington and Tehran ended without a deal. A source close to the negotiations said the two sides came “very close” to an agreement…
Africa Faces Imminent Inflation Shock
Estimates by the International Energy Agency indicate that the conflict linked to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused the largest disruption to global energy supplies in modern market history. Oil flows that…
North Africa in Motion: Three Pressure Points Reshaping the Maghreb
The Strategic Frame The Maghreb rarely makes global headlines as a unified story. It tends to appear in fragments — a tourism statistic here, a parliamentary vote there. But read together, this week’s developments across…
OIL MARKETS & THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: WHEN THE WORLD’S ECONOMIC ARTERY BECOMES A HOSTAGE
What happened? Serious threats now hover over the Strait of Hormuz amid a partial freeze in tanker movement, while OPEC+ has approved only a limited production increase to absorb the shock. Oil prices are trending upward…
Tunisia-Saudi Arabia Sign Five Economic Agreements as Tunis Seeks Gulf Investment
The News: Tunisia and Saudi Arabia signed five agreements and memorandums of understanding Sunday during the 12th session of their Joint Committee in Riyadh, covering economic and media sectors. The accords emerged from…