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 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump (illustrative)

Political, economic pressures mount as US-Israel war with Iran continues

"The markets in 2026 will be influenced by a combination of macroeconomic forces, changes in monetary policies, and the continuation of geopolitical events."

2026 market trends every MENA trader should watch

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By Isaac Kaplan
US President Donald Trump takes a question as he speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, March 9, 2026.

Trump advisers pushing to find Iran off-ramp as oil prices, political backlash risk rise

 AMIT Makif Sderot outdoor campus and play areas

From loneliness to leadership community drives economic resilience

By ELAD KALIMI
Russian service members attend a ceremony organized by the People's Front political movement to hand over new motocross bikes, quad bikes and unmanned aerial vehicles to Russia's army for use in the ongoing military conflict against Ukraine, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, October 3, 2025.

German intelligence: Russia spending half its federal budget on military, war against Ukraine

Jerusalem is in the midst of an unprecedented development boom.

Why Jerusalem’s last-place quality of life ranking doesn’t tell the full story

By ADIR SCHWARZ
Dr. Esther Luzzatto,  public activist, social impact leader, and businesswoman.

Ending US military aid as a national opportunity

By Dr. Esther Luzzatto
A supporter of the Iranian people bears the colors of their flag on her face at a rally for the nationwide protests against the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Madrid, Spain, last week.

Iran is now an Indo-Pacific test case and Israel should pay attention- opinion

 US economy

CEOs cautious on revenue growth despite steady confidence in global economy

Beginning of his Knesset service: Illouz and MK Ze’ev Elkin attend a Jerusalem lobby meeting at the Knesset, May 2023.

Likud's Dan Illouz talks defying Netanyahu, haredi draft, and post-war Israel

U.S. Stock Market.

Markets react to DOJ Probe Into Fed Chair Powell

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By David Rabinowicz
The US healthcare paradox.

The US healthcare paradox: Why cheaper can lose, and how Israeli firms can win

 Incoming IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Amir Baram gives remarks at his inauguration ceremony, October 31, 2022.

Defense Ministry director-general says Israel returned too quickly to pre-Oct. 7 budget approach

A placard reading "Free Palestine, Boycott Israel" is held up among protesters carrying Palestinian flags at Amsterdam Central Station in the Netherlands on August 21, 2025.

Israel ranks last again in global Nation Brands Index amid sharp perception decline

 Representatives of the UAE, US, Israel, Bahrain Morocco and Egypt at the Steering Committee of the Negev Forum, June 27, 2022.

Gulf turns to Israel for security as Washington pivots inwards