https://salanews.com/travel-heritage/algiers-casbah-tipasa-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/c1afdb22b6b884aea79cd714/1200w.webp Algiers Casbah and Tipasa: Algeria's coastal heritage, in practice https://salanews.com/business-economy/gcc-pension-systems-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/924601e86cf3ee1c08bd7635/1200w.webp How Gulf pension systems work, and what expats get instead https://salanews.com/world-news/hormuz-still-closed-six-months/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/b7ca51617ba121172dfb0edf/1200w.webp Six months on, Hormuz traffic still a fraction of normal https://salanews.com/world-news/zelensky-russia-sanctions-push-september-2026/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/073e55e8b4d93b41a7eca928/1200w.webp Zelensky presses Washington for new Russia sanctions as war enters autumn https://salanews.com/energy/mena-grid-interconnection-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/ec6483252ec76360fd06b18a/1200w.webp MENA's power grids are linking up: from the GCC supergrid to Egypt-Saudi https://salanews.com/society-culture/saudi-pro-league-following-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/4a88b80ad3aa2b424ebf35f6/1200w.webp How to follow the Saudi Pro League: clubs, derbies, tickets https://salanews.com/world-news/eia-brent-outlook-2h-2026/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/e878eae3a08fc3ae1ec695d1/1200w.webp EIA sees Brent near $90 through the second half as supply slowly rebuilds https://salanews.com/world-news/un-general-assembly-2026-iran-agenda/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/f04f9af5bc1e25445bcbde5a/1200w.webp General Assembly opens with the Iran war atop the agenda https://salanews.com/world-news/us-midterms-energy-campaign/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/b246b50fa9b2cf773ab45b80/1200w.webp US midterm campaign opens its final stretch with energy prices front and center https://salanews.com/world-news/opec-october-2026-hold/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/46e2f817ad23f0a3694364bc/1200w.webp OPEC+ holds output steady for October as quota talks loom https://salanews.com/world-news/europe-gas-storage-winter-2026/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/f74a6fe77940aaf088246838/1200w.webp European gas storage at 13-year low as winter approaches https://salanews.com/world-news/trump-hormuz-blockade-statement/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/00e0993dfa8ac588faafdf44/1200w.webp Trump declares Hormuz 'completely open' while keeping the blockade https://salanews.com/world-news/suez-container-return-august-2026/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/408d5a81133eed3e38793d7b/1200w.webp Container lines bring Asia-Europe services back to the Suez route https://salanews.com/world-news/opec-rollback-complete-august-2026/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/63986b692989ae381f856cb2/1200w.webp OPEC+ completes rollback of voluntary cuts with September hike https://salanews.com/mena-news/egypt-record-reserves-july-2026/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/bb6c91be97cdefb85d5ef569/1200w.webp Egypt's foreign reserves hit a record $56.3 billion despite the war https://salanews.com/mena-news/saudi-red-sea-coalition/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/0dde0481947f3597768ca214/1200w.webp Saudi Arabia unveils 14-nation coalition to protect Red Sea shipping https://salanews.com/mena-news/us-iran-strike-pause-oil/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/b68070a92fe6a334a0c472a1/1200w.webp US suspends strikes on Iran; oil falls more than 5 percent https://salanews.com/mena-news/tunisia-protests-power-crisis/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/2c4223b0a4bd635171351794/1200w.webp Tunisia's summer of discontent: heatwave deaths meet fifth-year protests https://salanews.com/mena-news/houthi-saudi-naval-blockade/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/d5c78521d2b06bb4641270e7/1200w.webp Houthis declare naval blockade of Saudi Arabia as Red Sea war widens https://salanews.com/mena-news/syria-transition-midyear-2026/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/21690c78f19ebd7ae5443d18/1200w.webp Syria's transitional government reaches midyear with reform tests ahead https://salanews.com/mena-news/iraq-customs-protests/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/cb9876e25937878b5dd9e67f/1200w.webp Iraq's new customs duties set off merchant protests across the country https://salanews.com/mena-news/imf-mena-growth-cut-july-2026/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/7a220d5fc0d9592d2272003a/1200w.webp IMF cuts MENA growth to 1.1 percent on the Iran war https://salanews.com/mena-news/sudan-el-obeid-siege-warning/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/d167ab3283ea1a9443e0c888/1200w.webp UN warns El Obeid could be Sudan's next El Fasher as siege tightens https://salanews.com/mena-news/mena-world-cup-2026-openers/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/d72c6a9b6af1c41b488f4306/1200w.webp MENA teams open the 2026 World Cup: Morocco and Qatar flying, others wounded https://salanews.com/society-culture/prayer-times-daily-rhythm-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/074e0716a4e584f0ca720431/1200w.webp How prayer times structure the day across MENA https://salanews.com/society-culture/mena-grand-museums-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/aef309c9e99911129b15c8e2/1200w.webp MENA's grand museums: what to see, from the Grand Egyptian to Louvre Abu Dhabi https://salanews.com/society-culture/mena-film-festivals-calendar-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/7c23f203692ea0f4d248972c/1200w.webp MENA's film festival calendar: what runs when, and why it matters https://salanews.com/society-culture/mena-weekend-days-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/4c3894e5f835d4f48d9d1dfa/1200w.webp Why MENA's weekends don't match, and who moved them https://salanews.com/society-culture/gulf-sponsorship-system-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/1fae6b77a9aee43388c5fab7/1200w.webp Is the kafala system still in force in the Gulf? Here is what changed https://salanews.com/society-culture/arabic-names-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/6949919467a522f35aa08446/1200w.webp Ibn, bint, Abu: how Arabic names work https://salanews.com/society-culture/arabic-dialects-differences-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/528a40d64adef709769d973e/1200w.webp Can a Moroccan and an Omani understand each other? Arabic dialects, explained https://salanews.com/society-culture/ramadan-work-hours-mena-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/8c581c9e09818510977a3cd4/1200w.webp How Ramadan changes working hours across MENA https://salanews.com/society-culture/yennayer-amazigh-new-year-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/7428bab51356f7b62c1f3c69/1200w.webp What is Yennayer? The Amazigh New Year, explained https://salanews.com/travel-heritage/bahrain-pearling-path-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/c5bf4b077847acff4bc4e5b2/1200w.webp Bahrain's Pearling Path: how to walk Muharraq's UNESCO trail https://salanews.com/travel-heritage/saudi-tourist-visa-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/82691de0ba8a354a6ec67283/1200w.webp Can you visit Saudi Arabia on a tourist visa? Yes, and here is how https://salanews.com/travel-heritage/carthage-sidi-bou-said-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/f66ea01941360d18f40f4910/1200w.webp Carthage and Sidi Bou Said: the Tunis day trip that works https://salanews.com/travel-heritage/oman-wadis-forts-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/dec9dcfca23dbe252c33abaf/1200w.webp Oman beyond Muscat: wadis, forts and the Salalah monsoon season https://salanews.com/travel-heritage/luxor-karnak-valley-of-kings-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/494c3085bfce82809807831e/1200w.webp Luxor guide: Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and how to split the two banks https://salanews.com/travel-heritage/marrakech-trip-cost-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/eb671ec10e05eddfd95598fc/1200w.webp How much does a week in Marrakech cost? A working budget https://salanews.com/travel-heritage/marrakech-medina-first-visit-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/f5568704d50eba0ee0de6dc4/1200w.webp Marrakech medina guide: what to see, what things cost and how not to get lost https://salanews.com/travel-heritage/jordan-best-time-to-visit-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/4310fdbc6555a884acf34cdc/1200w.webp When is the best time to visit Jordan? A season-by-season answer https://salanews.com/travel-heritage/petra-visitor-guide-tickets-trails/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/76a46e87b03fb0f65cb1de78/1200w.webp Petra visitor guide: tickets, trails and how many days you need https://salanews.com/energy/qatar-ras-laffan-lng-attack/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/2066810a3e81d4840815817c/1200w.webp Qatar says attacks wiped out 17 percent of its LNG capacity https://salanews.com/energy/egypt-zohr-gas-field-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/fdb60f27a798c5befe5de60a/1200w.webp What happened to Egypt's Zohr gas boom? https://salanews.com/energy/green-hydrogen-mena-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/9855c7107f3c1b3e137bffc1/1200w.webp Green hydrogen in MENA: the projects that reached final investment https://salanews.com/energy/opec-plus-april-2026-hike/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/e14448d989254cd9e049f908/1200w.webp OPEC+ adds 206,000 barrels per day for April as war disrupts supply https://salanews.com/energy/hormuz-closure-oil-price-surge/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/681c45117c375c661116c0b1/1200w.webp Iran declares indefinite Hormuz closure as war opens, oil surges https://salanews.com/energy/saudi-nuclear-power-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/7a38cedd523550bf6c334075/1200w.webp Saudi Arabia's nuclear program: what exists, and what is still pending https://salanews.com/energy/gulf-solar-megaprojects-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/6890e512a5a68338b9c269a3/1200w.webp The Gulf's solar mega-projects: who is building what, and at which prices https://salanews.com/energy/oil-benchmarks-brent-murban-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/e39229dee8b06efcc4067c10/1200w.webp Brent, Murban, OSPs: how Middle East oil is actually priced https://salanews.com/energy/opec-plus-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/d780b0dccc042619015e412f/1200w.webp What is OPEC+ and how does it set oil prices? Explained https://salanews.com/business-economy/egypt-core-inflation-january-2026/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/11c45b24c8732f7139463114/1200w.webp Egypt's core inflation eases to 11.2 percent in January https://salanews.com/business-economy/uae-pmi-january-2026-record/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/3b9e616f6a7aab1a01a635c5/1200w.webp UAE non-oil growth accelerates as Dubai PMI hits 55.9 in January https://salanews.com/business-economy/morocco-casablanca-business-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/89ef309ee5df6788383a81f1/1200w.webp Doing business in Morocco: Casablanca Finance City and the industrial map https://salanews.com/business-economy/mena-startup-funding-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/7c5d856e9be51f3941c517e0/1200w.webp How startup funding works in MENA: from pre-seed to the unicorns https://salanews.com/business-economy/imf-weo-update-january-2026-mena-growth/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/a68e6cdc580c6f5d4b49f23e/1200w.webp IMF raises Middle East growth outlook for 2026 in January update https://salanews.com/business-economy/egypt-stock-exchange-beginners-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/96a8b187d6cd289870c3bda0/1200w.webp How to invest on the Egyptian Exchange: a beginner's guide https://salanews.com/business-economy/gulf-vat-rates-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/181d12416377ba9e772fef67/1200w.webp Which Gulf countries have VAT? The rates, explained https://salanews.com/business-economy/uae-free-zone-vs-mainland-explainer/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/196e12a33e8569986788f86d/1200w.webp UAE free zone or mainland license? The decision, explained https://salanews.com/business-economy/saudi-company-registration-guide/ https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/vuga/articles/images/4995a9f2cdedaf82c3883833/1200w.webp How to register a company in Saudi Arabia: licenses, steps, costs