Bahrain enters 2026 with soaring debt, enacting taxes, spending cuts, and energy price hikes to stabilize finances and boost non-oil revenue, but analysts warn that without multi-year reforms, fiscal crises could recur.

Ayandeh Bank collapsed from corruption, mismanagement, and debt, worsened by U.S. sanctions, and was absorbed by Bank Melli.

In the dead of night, former head of the Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad fled the country, leaving behind “submission agreements” with Iran and Russia—pacts he had made to secure his rule after a 13-year popular revolution that eventually triumphed.

Within just five days, Germany and then Saudi Arabia requested Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime to sign an agreement to protect and guarantee their investments in Egypt, raising questions about the reasons behind this move.

A debt crisis is looming in many European countries after the recent parliamentary elections that brought with them promises to strengthen the economy.