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"Tunisia faces two immediate challenges: saving lives and livelihoods until the pandemic wanes, and starting to bring economic imbalances back to a sustainable trajectory."
Sudan has faced a severe economic crisis, worsened by the coronavirus pandemic.
UN announces talks on new Syria constitution
Geir Pedersen has announced that the Constitutional Committee will resume talks in an effort to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria.
Biden's Treasury pick takes stand against China trade abuses
President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the US Treasury said the US will work to combat China's "abusive" trade practices.
Syria temporarily cuts supplies of fuel to meet shortages
Long lines have formed outside of gas stations and bakeries as the government rationed what it has, further deepening the crunch felt by Syrians.
2021 could be even worse for the Middle East
Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria are the countries most at risk according to the IRC Emergency Watchlist for 2021.
UAE pledges to reduce carbon emissions by 25 percent
The ruler of Dubai has submitted an ambitious plan to cut the UAE’s emission by a quarter by 2030 and implement a host of cleaner energy ...
Lebanon government says it can only afford six-months subsidies
Many Lebanese rely on government subsidies to afford basic goods.
The case for an Arabian Universal Basic Income
Comment: While a generous UBI remains unaffordable in western countries, in MENA oil states it could offer a way to reform welfare and an ...
Libyan oil flows resume, along with a revenues feud
Comment: A resolution to Libya's enduring conflict will require resolving how oil revenues are distributed, writes Guma El-Gamaty.
Lebanese government to keep bread subsidy, pledges alternative plan
Ministers agreed in a meeting on Tuesday draft a plan to help cut spending while maintaining support for some basic goods.
UK minister urges action over Lebanon food insecurity
The Foreign Office minister for the Middle East has called on Lebanese officials to implement reforms in order to avoid a disaster.
Iran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surge
The new lockdown measures, which include shuttering most businesses, shops, malls, and restaurants, include Iran’s largest cities of Mashhad, ...
Bankrupt Syria builds museum for Bashar Al-Assad's deceased brother
A huge museum to Basel Al-Assad, the Syrian ruler's brother who died in 1994.
Frantic search after medicines vanish from Lebanon shelves
Medicine in Lebanon is going missing, as the country struggles under the weight of covid-19.
Assad blames Lebanese banking controls for Syria’s economic crisis
Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad has blamed Syria’s deepening economic crisis on capital controls imposed by Lebanese banks, saying that billions of dollars in deposits have been lost.
Cash-strapped Oman expected to impose unprecedented income tax
Oman is set to introduce an income tax on high earners starting in 2021, potentially becoming the first-ever GCC state to do so.
Lebanon marks first anniversary of protest movement
It has been one year since the protests erupted in Lebanon, and the coronavirus pandemic has paused the movement.
Lebanon sets grim record of daily coronavirus cases: 1,550
Lebanon's covid-19 cases have shot up, prompting concern from authorities as the country still reels from the Beirut explosion which destroyed ...
Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah dies age 91
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah died on Tuesday, aged 91.
Sudan foreign aid deal to give cash to poor
Sudanese families will benefit from almost $190 million in direct financial aid, authorities said on Monday.
IMF to monitor Sudan economic reform programme
Sudan reached out to the IMF staff to monitor its reform to establish a "strong track record" of policy and reform implementation – a key ...
Greece to buy new planes, frigates amid Turkey tensions
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the time had come to reinforce Greece's armed forces "as a legacy to the security of the country".
Cooperate on climate or 'we will be doomed': UN
World powers must come together for the sake of the global climate, or else humanity is 'doomed', warned UN chief Antonio Guterres.
Mohamed bin Salman's cousins are said to regret the crown prince's rise to power.
Analysis: Iran has edged closer to China and Russia as the US exerts a strategy of maximum pressure.
A 26-year-old in Lebanon became the fifth person to commit suicide in the economy-stricken country.
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