:root{
--paper:#FBFAF7;--paper-2:#F4F1E9;--ink:#16181C;--ink-soft:#3A3D44;--muted:#73757D;
--line:#E6E2D8;--line-soft:#EFEDE5;--accent:#A8231F;--accent-d:#7E1714;--band:#15171B;--on-dark:#EDE7DA;--on-dark-mute:#9D9A90;
--maxw:1240px;--serif:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;--read:'Newsreader',Georgia,serif;--sans:'Archivo',system-ui,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--read);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;line-height:1.5}
img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
.wrap.narrow{max-width:720px}
.kick{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent)}
.serif{font-family:var(--serif)}
.imgwrap{overflow:hidden;background:var(--paper-2);position:relative}
.imgwrap img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)}
a:hover .imgwrap img{transform:scale(1.045)}

.ticker{background:var(--band);color:var(--on-dark);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;display:flex;align-items:center;overflow:hidden;height:38px}
.ticker .tag{background:var(--accent);color:#fff;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.68rem;padding:0 16px;height:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;flex:none}
.ticker .track{display:flex;gap:48px;white-space:nowrap;padding-left:48px;animation:scroll 40s linear infinite}
.ticker:hover .track{animation-play-state:paused}
.ticker a{opacity:.92}
@keyframes scroll{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}

.topbar{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft)}
.topbar .r{display:flex;gap:18px}
.topbar a{color:var(--ink);font-weight:500}

.mast{text-align:center;padding:26px 0 22px}
.mast .logo{height:104px;width:auto;display:inline-block}
.mast .strap{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.32em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px}

nav.main{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(251,250,247,.93);backdrop-filter:saturate(1.2) blur(8px);border-top:1px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
nav.main .row{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:30px;height:50px;flex-wrap:wrap}
nav.main a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.03em;color:var(--ink-soft);position:relative;padding:4px 0}
nav.main a::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:-2px;height:2px;background:var(--accent);transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;transition:transform .28s}
nav.main a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
nav.main a:hover::after{transform:scaleX(1)}
nav.main a.exp{color:var(--accent);font-weight:700}

section{padding:50px 0}
.site-main>div>section:first-child{padding-top:46px}
.sechead{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:16px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:26px}
.sechead h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.sechead .more{margin-left:auto;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--accent)}

.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.9fr 1fr;gap:46px;padding-top:46px}
.lead .kick{margin:20px 0 12px}
.lead h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,3.4rem);line-height:1.03;letter-spacing:-.018em}
.lead .stand{font-family:var(--read);font-size:1.18rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:16px;max-width:42ch}
.lead .by{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:16px}
.brief{border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:30px}
.brief .h{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);border-bottom:2px solid var(--accent);padding-bottom:8px;margin-bottom:6px;display:inline-block}
.brief ol{list-style:none}
.brief li{padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft)}
.brief li:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.brief li a{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center}
.brief .bthumb{width:84px;height:60px;flex:none;border-radius:3px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--paper-2)}
.brief .bthumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.brief .btitle{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink)}
.brief li a:hover .btitle{color:var(--accent)}

.grid3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:26px}
.card .kick{margin:14px 0 8px}
.card h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.card:hover h3{color:var(--accent)}
.card p{font-family:var(--read);color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.9rem;margin-top:6px}

.explainer{background:var(--band);color:var(--on-dark)}
.explainer .sechead{border-color:var(--on-dark-mute)}
.explainer .sechead h2{color:var(--on-dark)}
.explainer .lead-line{font-family:var(--read);font-style:italic;color:var(--on-dark-mute);font-size:1.05rem;margin:-12px 0 26px;max-width:60ch}
.exgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.1);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
.excard{background:var(--band);padding:30px 26px;transition:background .3s}
.excard:hover{background:#1d2026}
.excard .no{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--accent)}
.excard h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.32rem;line-height:1.16;margin:10px 0 12px;color:var(--on-dark)}
.excard p{font-family:var(--read);color:var(--on-dark-mute);font-size:1rem}
.excard .read{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--on-dark-mute);margin-top:16px;display:inline-block}

.africa{background:var(--paper-2)}
.africa .band-h{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;gap:20px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:12px}
.africa .band-h h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:1.7rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.africa .band-h .ar{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.92rem;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600}
.africa .mission{font-family:var(--read);font-style:italic;font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:18px 0 30px;max-width:64ch}
.afrow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:26px}

.maghreb .list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0 34px}
.maghreb .li{display:flex;gap:16px;padding:18px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.maghreb .li .city{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600;flex:none;width:70px;padding-top:3px}
.maghreb .li a{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.12rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:500}
.maghreb .li a:hover{color:var(--accent)}

.culture{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr;gap:34px}
.culture .feat h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.9rem;line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-top:16px}
.culture .feat:hover h3{color:var(--accent)}
.culture .feat p{font-family:var(--read);color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:1.05rem;margin-top:10px}
.culture .side{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:18px}
.culture .side a{display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start;padding-bottom:18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft)}
.culture .side a:last-child{border:none}
.culture .side .th{width:96px;height:72px;flex:none;border-radius:3px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--paper-2)}
.culture .side h4{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.16}
.culture .side a:hover h4{color:var(--accent)}

.lower{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.2fr;gap:54px}
.biz .li{padding:15px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.biz .li a{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.12rem;font-weight:500}
.biz .li .m{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:4px}
.biz .li a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.op .opli{display:block;padding:18px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.op h4{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.22rem;line-height:1.16}
.op .opli:hover h4{color:var(--accent)}
.op .au{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:5px}

.news{background:var(--band);color:var(--on-dark);text-align:center;padding:64px 0}
.news h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:2.1rem;margin:12px 0 8px}
.news p{font-family:var(--read);color:var(--on-dark-mute);font-size:1.08rem;max-width:48ch;margin:0 auto}
.news form{display:flex;gap:10px;max-width:440px;margin:26px auto 0}
.news input{flex:1;height:50px;padding:0 18px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);background:transparent;color:#fff;font-family:var(--read);font-size:1rem;border-radius:3px}
.news input::placeholder{color:var(--on-dark-mute)}
.news button{height:50px;padding:0 26px;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;border:none;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.78rem;border-radius:3px;cursor:pointer}
.news button:hover{background:var(--accent-d)}

.site-foot{background:#0F1114;color:var(--on-dark-mute);padding:50px 0 36px}
.site-foot .top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:40px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);padding-bottom:28px}
.site-foot .mission{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--on-dark);font-size:1.25rem;max-width:30ch;line-height:1.25}
.site-foot .cols{display:flex;gap:54px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.site-foot .col h5{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;color:#fff;margin-bottom:12px}
.site-foot .col a{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.86rem;padding:5px 0;color:var(--on-dark-mute)}
.site-foot .col a:hover{color:#fff}
.site-foot .base{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;padding-top:22px}

.single{padding:46px 0 10px}
.single .kick{margin-bottom:14px}
.single .kick a:hover{color:var(--accent-d)}
.single-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.2rem);line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.single .stand{font-family:var(--read);font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.4;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:18px;font-weight:400}
.single .by{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:18px}
.single .feat{margin:34px 0}
.single .feat figcaption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px}
.gh-content{font-family:var(--read);font-size:1.22rem;line-height:1.7;color:#23262B;margin-top:10px}
.gh-content p{margin:0 0 1.3em}
.gh-content h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.7rem;font-weight:600;margin:1.6em 0 .5em;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.gh-content h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:600;margin:1.4em 0 .4em}
.gh-content a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
.gh-content blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--accent);padding-left:20px;margin:1.4em 0;font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.gh-content img{border-radius:3px;height:auto;margin:1.4em 0}
.gh-content figcaption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);text-align:center;margin-top:8px}
.post-foot{margin:40px 0 10px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.tagrow{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:18px}
.tagchip{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--accent);background:#FBEDEC;padding:5px 12px;border-radius:5px}
.back{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--muted)}
.back:hover{color:var(--accent)}

.archive-head{padding:40px 0 26px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);margin-bottom:30px}
.archive-head h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:2.6rem;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin-top:8px}
.archive-head .stand{font-family:var(--read);font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:10px;max-width:60ch}
.pagination{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:20px;align-items:center;padding:40px 0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.84rem}
.pagination a{font-weight:600;color:var(--accent)}

@media(max-width:1100px){
.grid3,.afrow{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
}
@media(max-width:900px){
.hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}
.brief{border-left:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:0;padding-top:24px}
.grid3,.exgrid,.afrow,.maghreb .list{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
.culture{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.lower{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
.wrap{padding:0 18px}
.grid3,.exgrid,.afrow,.maghreb .list{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.mast .logo{height:66px}
.topbar .l{display:none}
.news form{flex-direction:column}
}

/* Ghost editor content: required card width classes and basic card styles */
.gh-content .kg-card{margin:1.4em 0}
.kg-width-wide{position:relative;width:75vw;min-width:100%;max-width:1100px;margin-left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%)}
.kg-width-full{position:relative;width:100vw;max-width:100vw;margin-left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);border-radius:0}
.kg-width-full img{border-radius:0}
.kg-image{margin:0 auto}
.kg-image-card img,.kg-gallery-card img{display:block;margin:0 auto}
.kg-image-card figcaption,.kg-embed-card figcaption,.kg-gallery-card figcaption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);text-align:center;margin-top:8px}
.kg-gallery-container{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto}
.kg-gallery-row{display:flex;gap:10px}
.kg-embed-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;width:100%}
.kg-bookmark-card a.kg-bookmark-container{display:flex;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
.kg-bookmark-content{padding:18px}
.kg-bookmark-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600}
.kg-button-card a{display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:6px;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;text-decoration:none}
.kg-callout-card{padding:16px 20px;border-radius:6px;background:var(--paper-2)}

/* Lead story image: show the full photo without cropping or zoom */
.lead .imgwrap{aspect-ratio:auto;background:none}
.lead .imgwrap img{height:auto;object-fit:contain;transition:none}
.lead:hover .imgwrap img{transform:none}

/* Ticker: keep the red Latest label above the scrolling text so nothing overlaps */
.ticker{position:relative}
.ticker .tag{position:relative;z-index:2}
.ticker .track{position:relative;z-index:1}

/* Markets ticker items */
.ticker .mi{opacity:.95;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}