Category: News

The European Central Bank on Wednesday formally launched a pilot project to create a “digital euro”, in response to the growing popularity of electronic payments and the rise of cryptocurrencies.

BEIRUT: The International Monetary fund will give $860 million to Lebanon over the coming months, a statement from the president’s office said Wednesday, in a boost for the cash-strapped government … Read More

Yemeni security guard Riyad Qassem is struggling to feed his family in the southern port city of Aden, where the price of the staple ‘rooti’ loaf of bread has soared … Read More

Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr has warned he will hold the Iraqi government responsible if it fails to take action over a devastating fire that killed at least 60 people … Read More

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed full support on Wednesday for Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri in his efforts to stabilise his crisis-struck country as he visited Cairo.

Pope Francis has left the Rome hospital where he underwent intestinal surgery 11 days ago, Sky Italia television reported on Wednesday.

Three quarters of females in Lebanon are struggling to afford period supplies amid a deep economic crisis, forcing many to resort to impractical or unsafe alternatives, non-government groups said Wednesday.

The Taliban said Wednesday they had captured the strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan, continuing sweeping gains made since foreign forces stepped up their withdrawal … Read More

Iran could enrich uranium up to 90% purity if the country needed it, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, amid efforts by Tehran and six world powers to revive … Read More

U.S. prosecutors have charged four Iranians, alleged to be intelligence operatives for Tehran, with plotting to kidnap a New York journalist and human rights activist who was critical of Iran, … Read More