Nadia Calvino is now European Investment Bank head
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Margrethe Vestager is preparing to return to her day job as the European Union's competition chief after a...Banking & Finance Economy Geostrategy
European Union fails to agree on budget reforms
Brussels, Belgium - EU finance ministers failed to seal a deal on an overhaul of the bloc's spending rules on Friday,...Economy
Saudi Arabia has invested $650 million in Bahrain road sector
Saudi Arabia has invested around $650 million in the road sector of Bahrain through the Saudi Fund for Development
Tunisia pays $506m in foreign debt, as economy falters
The country has seen its economy contract by more than 8 percent last year, and its pile of debt has...
Turkey seeks change in UN climate change agreement
Turkey has sought a change in a UN climate framework so it won’t have to supply technology to developing countries
Saudi to extend permits, visas for expats until August 31
Saudi Arabia will automatically extend the validity of residence permits for expatriates outside the country until August 31
Cyberattack ruled out in third Internet outage in two months
Another massive outage hits internet services on Thursday, July 22, affecting the websites of major companies across the globe.
Saudi Arabia wants to pump ‘every last molecule’ of oil
Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman has said Saudi Arabia will pump out “every last molecule” of oil it has
Lebanon water supply could collapse in 4-6 weeks, says Unicef
Unicef has estimated that water supply in Lebanon may collapse altogether over the next month and a half
Lebanon hospitals say they are running out of fuel for life-saving equipment
Hospitals in Lebanon have warned they are running out of fuel to operate life-saving equipment as power cuts continue
WFP needs $1.9 billion in 2021 to prevent famine in Yemen
The World Food Program has it needs at least $1.9 billion this year alone to prevent famine in Yemen
Human Rights Watch condemns Iran for ‘deadly’ response to water protests
HRW has condemned the Iran’s response to ongoing internal water protests; at least four people have been killed by security...
