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  • A smiling Muslim woman wearing a hijab sits and looks at her laptop
    Saudi Arabia

    Women drive the Kingdom's thriving startup scene

    A flourishing entrepreneurial scene is transforming the Saudi business world. Startups contribute to the nation's branding efforts and aim to tackle unemployment, as the Gulf state aims to move away from its dependence on oil

  • Hundreds of thousands of people from abroad travel to Turkey to receive medical treatment
    Medical tourism trend

    Turkey's plastic surgery boom

    Ever more people are visiting Turkey from abroad for nose jobs, hair transplants and similar procedures. Prices are low, but what are the risks?

  • Kashmir: Back to life

    After years of rioting and turmoil, Kashmir is once again open for business. Yet foreign tourists remain hesitant, their uncertainty driven by security concerns. By Eric Lafforgue

  • Boasting about 13,000 restaurants and cafes, some of the Dubai's eateries are already making global waves.
    Fusion food in UAE

    Glitzy Dubai hungry for culinary fame

    French chef Renaud Dutel never thought his career would take him to the United Arab Emirates' glam hub of Dubai, but has found there a culinary capital in the making

  • Morocco's system for allocating Schengen visa application appointments has recently been hijacked by unauthorised brokers. Moroccans are finding travelling to Europe increasingly difficult, despite the lifting of pandemic-related travel restrictions in 2022
    Morocco-Europe relations

    Unauthorised brokers obstructing Schengen visas

    Morocco's system for allocating Schengen visa application appointments has been hijacked by unauthorised brokers. Moroccans are finding travelling to Europe increasingly difficult, despite the lifting of pandemic-related travel restrictions in 2022. Ismail Azzam reports

  • Saudi Arabia used to be more isolated than North Korea. Now the country is presenting its friendly face to the world and wooing Western tourists.
    Tourism in Saudi Arabia

    Journey to al-Ula

    Saudi Arabia used to be more isolated than North Korea. Now the country is presenting its friendly face to the world and wooing Western tourists. Text by Karin A. Wenger, photos by Philipp Breu

  • For leading economist Yazid Sayegh, the cause of Egypt's current economic and financial lies primarily in the government's policy of excessive borrowing. He also criticises the way German and European politicians handle the Sisi regime.
    Economic crisis in Egypt

    Debt on the Nile

    For leading economist Yazid Sayegh, the cause of Egypt's current economic and financial crisis lies primarily in the government's policy of excessive borrowing. He also criticises the way German and European politicians handle the Sisi regime. Interview by Mahmoud Hussein

  • Forced to flee by the Taliban, Fatima Haidari now offers virtual tours of Afghanistan from her new home in Italy – with the proceeds funding secret English classes for women there.
    Afghan diaspora

    Refugee from Taliban offers virtual tours of homeland

    Forced to flee by the Taliban, Fatima Haidari now offers virtual tours of Afghanistan from her new home in Italy – with the proceeds funding secret English classes for women there

  • Food prices doubled, salaries halved, banks restricting withdrawals: Egyptians now have the same problems as the Lebanese. But if things get worse here, the fallout will be far more damaging.
    Economic crisis on the Nile

    Is Egypt the 'new Lebanon'?

    Food prices doubled, salaries halved, banks restricting withdrawals: Egyptians now have the same problems as the Lebanese. But if things get worse here, the fallout will be far more damaging. By Cathrin Schaer

  • Lamya Kaddor, an MP for Germany’s Green Party, advocates taking a differentiated stance towards Qatar and urges that progress in human rights also be recognised
    Lamya Kaddor on the Qatar World Cup

    "Address problems, but acknowledge progress"

    Lamya Kaddor, MP for Germany’s Green Party, visited Qatar with a group of parliamentarians. In interview with Claudia Mende, she advocates a differentiated picture and urges that progress in human rights also be recognised

  • After two years of pandemic-induced closures, popular holiday destinations in North Africa have slowly been coming back to life. Tourism makes up a vital part of national income in countries like Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and Jordan and as such, also helps maintain political stability.
    Tourism in North Africa

    Tentative recovery, or too little, too late?

    Tourists have been returning to Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco. But, given the global uncertainty caused by the Ukraine war, will the comeback be enough to save a struggling sector, revive lost jobs and avoid unrest? Cathrin Schaer and Mohammed Magdy report

  • The Pikala Bikes initiative in Morocco

    More mobility, more confidence, more freedom

    In Morocco, the bicycle is considered a poor man's means of transport. What's more, cycling tends to be a male-only affair. The Pikala bike initiative in Marrakesh seeks to change all this. By Marian Brehmer

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