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It faces the daunting challenge of addressing the grievances of ordinary Libyans, hit by a dire economic crisis, soaring unemployment, wretched public services and crippling inflation.
The Syrian pound has sunk to 3,450 to the dollar on the black market.
Sudan floats currency, part of measures to overhaul economy
The move was a key demand by the International Monetary Fund.
As peace deal drifts, South Sudan risks fresh crisis
South Sudan's unity government and its fragile peace process in doubt, and war may be looming on the horizon.
UN greenlights funding to Lebanon tribunal for 2021
The UN gave the green light to continue funding the tribunal investigating the assassination of former Lebanon prime minister Rafik Hariri for ...
Violent protests erupt across Sudan as food prices rise
States of emergency have been declared in several Sudanese regions as protesters looted and set fire to shops amid rising food prices and a deteriorating economic situation.
Pakistan to allow private sales of Covid vaccines
A Pakistani lab will soon receive Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for commercial sale, making the country one of the first to allow this ...
Egyptian arrested for advertising son for sale on Facebook
Egyptian police arrested a man who advertised his infant son for sale on Facebook, according to local media.
Record 12.4mn people food insecure in war-torn Syria: WFP
The World Food Programme on Saturday warned a record 12.4 million people are food insecure in Syria, where fresh efforts to revive a peace ...
Sudan announces new cabinet with ex-rebels as ministers
The shake-up added two ministers from the military, with the remaining coming from Sudan's Forces Freedom and Change, the movement that led the ...
Sudan dissolves cabinet to bring ex-rebels into lineup
Abdalla Hamdok dissolved the cabinet late on Sunday to make way for a more inclusive lineup, with the new government expected to bring in seven ...
Protests in Sudan border state over worsening economy
Protests erupted in eastern Sudan over the rising cost of living.
IMF says vaccines to fuel Mideast recovery
The International Monetary Fund has warned that a delay to the rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine with further hurt the region's economies.
Crisis-hit Lebanon hikes subsidised bread price by a fifth
Caretaker economy minister Raoul Nehme said the price was due to an increase of wheat prices worldwide coupled with the high exchange rate to ...
What's fuelling Lebanon's lockdown protests?
More than half the population lives below the poverty line, while the Lebanese pound has lost more than 80 percent of its value against the ...
Comment: For the BRICs, the last decade brought mixed fortunes. Much now depends on whether we can muster the political leadership for genuinely representative global economic governance, writes Jim O'Neill.
Lebanon central bank boss faces charges over forex scam
A Lebanon judge referred to judicial investigation Riad Salameh and Mayya Dabbagh on charges of professional negligence and breach of public ...
Syrian regime introduces 5,000 lira note, exacerbating spiralling inflation
The Syrian regime’s Central Bank has introduced a new 5,000 lira banknote amid an economic crisis and spiralling inflation.
Lebanese in impoverished north protest virus lockdown
Protesters were angry that Tripoli, the most impoverished city in Lebanon, is unable to cope with the nearly month-long lockdown with little to ...
Anti-government protests erupt in Sudan following surging fuel prices
Sudan has faced a severe economic crisis, worsened by the coronavirus pandemic.
Top Lebanese hospitals fight exhausting battle against coronavirus
Hospitals in Lebanon are struggling under the weight of covid-19 cases.
Sudan approves first budget since US terror delisting
Sudan approved its first budget since being removed from a crippling US blacklist.
Thousands of Syrian refugees affected as storms hit camps
A child has been killed and tens of thousands of refugees in Lebanon and northern Syria are at risk as winter storms and floods hit makeshift ...
Riots rock Tunisia for fourth consecutive night
Riots continued into the early hours of Tuesday, with hundreds of protesters clashing with security forces in cities across Tunisia.
A $246-million aid package to help 786,000 vulnerable Lebanese has been approved by the World Bank.
The Turkish lira gained value after the central bank announced an interest rate hike.
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