The country's 'safe-haven' reserves were looted in 2011 when tonnes went missing just before Gaddafi was ousted. Now, after a big purchase last year, there are worries for its security.
Japan, the third-strongest global economic power for over a decade, has been surpassed by Germany. It grapples with inflation, sluggish consumerism and demographic decline.
The production and export of food are economically important for both Morocco and its customers, both in Europe and Africa. Yet not everyone is pleased, as France's president found out this week.
A new form of green fuel could quickly provide some of Europe's big energy solutions. From across the Mediterranean, producer states like Morocco are getting ready.
Both China and the Gulf have much to offer one another, especially with the Gulf's thirst for big infrastructure projects and China's thirst for carbon.
Cairo and Abu Dhabi shook hands on a huge development project on Egypt's north coast, giving it a much-needed cash injection. But is Egypt selling the family silver in desperation?
Twin fears of an inward-looking Donald Trump and a westward-looking Vladimir Putin have left officials in Europe's treasuries urgently revising their budgets to make room for more defence spending.
Despite sanctions, a brain drain, investor withdrawal, inflation, high interest rates, falling oil prices and reducing reserves, Vladimir Putin thinks Russia's economy is A-grade. Is it?
A deal in Brussels to update the bloc's 25-year-old Stability and Growth Pact on spending and borrowing rules could lead to new EU bonds and regulations. Yet it could also help the populist far-right.
The revival of a long-shelved plan highlights Egypt's ambition for a secure, low-carbon source of power also capable of driving development and growth.
When Israel considers its next move after Iran's retaliatory attack, it is not simply calculating the cost and benefits of a response but will also be creating a new equation for future exchanges.
From the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus to Iran's retaliation on Israel, the Syrian leader has been acting strangely normal. Al Majalla gives a breakdown of the past two weeks.
The unprecedented Iranian retaliation was an attempt to reestablish its deterrence and remind the region of its capabilities, which were seemingly eroded over the years.
The world remains distracted by other conflicts and crisis, but with this large African country on the brink of famine and no end in sight to the fighting, there are warnings that Sudan could splinter
Its direct military action on Israel showed how the strategic calculus in a turbulent region has changed. Will the US try to use Iran's strike on Israel to hit back at Tehran and weaken it regionally?