EU agrees on 150-million financial aid for Tunisia
A joint statement said the funds amounting to around $164.3 million "aims to support the efforts undertaken by the Tunisian...Economy
US pushes naval coalition as Yemen rebels vow to attack more ships
The United States pushed to build up a multinational naval task force to protect a key global shipping lane from...Business Economy
Trade balance of key Arab countries in 2020
This week's TRENDS Explainer Video focuses on top Arab economies in terms of trade balance in the year 2020.One of the best ways to judge the strength of a country's economy is to look at its trade balance, or the difference between exports and imports
If exports surpass imports, the trade balance is surplus. If imports surpass exports, the trade balance is deficit
Tunisian town up in arms against trash
As tear gas and protest cries filled the air in the Tunisian city of Agareb, Mabrouka Ben Ibrahim vowed to...Yousra, 21, died in 2019 after being bitten by a mosquito that came from the toxic trash site, Ben Ibrahim said
Residents say rubbish dumped at the site, including dangerous industrial and medical refuse, has caused a string of diseases from cancer to vision problems and infertility
Drought forces Iraqi farmers to leave their land
Iraqi wheat farmer Khamis Ahmad Abbas lost it all when his battle with drought forced him to abandon his land,...Experts have warned that record low rainfall, compounded by climate change, are threatening social and economic disaster in war-scarred Iraq
This year, Nineveh province has been Iraq's "most affected" by drought and exceptionally high temperatures
Egypt questions new desert capital and its costs
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is building a new capital, whose construction costs are already under a microscope.The city, on the outskirts of Cairo, is forecast to cost around $45 billion, and is roughly the size of Singapore
The construction costs have raised questions about spending priorities in a country where one in three people live in poverty
Deal but no deal: COP26 adds to climate confusion
Rich countries stand accused of failing at the COP26 summit in Glasgow to deliver much-needed finance to vulnerable states at...Rich countries accused of failing to deliver much-needed finance to vulnerable states at risk of drought, rising seas, fire and storms
The European Commission said the deal has "kept the Paris targets alive".
Libya polls ‘essential next step’ to peace: UN chief
Libya has seen several political and security crises since Muammar Gadaffi was overthrown a decade ago.UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged national unity in Libya
He has also called for people to overcome differences ahead of landmark presidential and parliamentary elections next month
Covid-19, conflict and costs pushing Syria beyond limits: WFP
World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley has warned that more people in Syria are in the grips of hunger...Some 12.4 million people — almost 60 percent of the population — apparently do not know where their next meal will come from
This is said to be a 57 percent increase since 2019 and the highest number ever recorded in the history of Syria
Oil-exporter UAE accepts future is not oil: US delegation
UAE officials "recognise reality", delegation member and House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said after talks with Dubai ruler...Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia, the number one oil exporter, have announced net zero carbon goals
Hoyer said the UAE's hosting of COP28 in 2023 shows it is committed to clean energy
Lebanon is failing its people, says UN envoy
Lebanon's government, formed in September, has yet to take serious action to stop its downward spiral.The price of essential foodstuffs has almost quadrupled in just one year, according to latest data from the Lebanese government
Inflation rate averaged 131.9 percent over the first six months of 2021, the World Bank has said
Climate and Covid recovery loom large over Dubai air show
Airlines are still deep in the red, with losses expected to extend by another $51.8 billion this year.Air traffic has bounced back since the easing of restrictions, though it was still 53 percent lower in September than its pre-pandemic levels.
Airbus will show off its A321neo -- the latest model in Airbus's A320 narrow-body series -- and its twin-aisle A350.
