The Laodicea, which was docked in the northern port of Tripoli, was cleared to leave after investigations failed to prove it carried stolen goods, officials said. It set sail at 8:00 am (0500 GMT), according to Lebanese state media, and was later reported by authorities in Damascus to have arrived...
Egypt banks on small farms to overcome wheat shortage
Egyptian smallholders grow nearly half of the country's crops, a lifeline role increasingly important after grain imports were stalled by war in Ukraine but they are struggling to survive.
European sanctions will wipe out Russia’s 15 years of economic gains
Sanctions imposed on Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine are rolling back more than a decade of economic progress and three decades of integration with the West, according to an analysis Wednesday. But economists at the Institute for International Finance caution that the impact is a "moving target" since more...
Ukrainian envoy to Turkey accuses Russia of stealing grain
Ankara has also offered to help secure maritime corridors for the export of Ukrainian grain therefore Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is coming to Turkey on Wednesday to discuss the issue.
