Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower has reached 107 floors and 430 metres, reviving a one-kilometre development wager as war disrupts regional trade and tests confidence across the Red Sea and Gulf.

Africa’s largest emigrant populations reveal a continent shaped by conflict, opportunity and mobility, with millions moving both beyond Africa and within the region in search of security and better prospects.

Dubai’s wealth-management and investment-migration ecosystem is showing fresh resilience as Symmetry Investments secures regulatory approval, even while the Iran war, missile threats and regional volatility test the Gulf’s appeal to internationally mobile capital.

Footballer Michael Olise’s decision to represent France highlights the wider dividend of multiple nationalities: greater global mobility, broader opportunity and a richer sense of belonging. The benefits extend beyond sport, empowering entrepreneurs, scientists and investors, while enriching the countries that attract their capital, skills and talent.

In this exclusive interview with IMGW.news, Panama's Minister of Commerce and Industries, Julio Moltó, explains why the country is positioning itself as a leading hub for investment, trade and global mobility as investors increasingly look beyond traditional destinations in an uncertain world.

Fifty migrants are feared lost off Libya as Europe’s forgotten Mediterranean crisis continues to claim thousands of lives.

Unconfirmed reports of a Saudi visa-on-arrival suspension for 14 nationalities have put Umrah travellers on notice, with caution advised until Riyadh issues formal clarification. Pictured: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

From Malta’s waters to Libya’s shoreline, recent shipwrecks show that lower migration arrivals have not made the Central Mediterranean any less deadly.

Lebanon’s proposed Golden Residency programme signals a bid to attract fresh capital and reconnect with global investors, as the country navigates economic fragility, political uncertainty and renewed instability in the south.

Malta has built an economy that welcomes mobile wealth. But the deaths of migrants off its coast reveal the darker, deadlier side of Europe’s migration frontier.