Tong Daochi, a former senior official of China’s southern Hainan province and an ex-securities regulator, was sentenced to death for bribery and insider trading, with a...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that a “ceasefire in Ukraine doesn’t seem possible,” indicating that the United Nations was still waiting for answers from Russia...
A set of reforms the IMF wants Lebanon to enact before approving a funding deal for the country will largely be left for a new parliament...
An escalating confrontation between Lebanon’s judiciary and the battered banking sector appears to have overshadowed ongoing preparations to hold parliamentary elections on time, raising fears that...
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Thursday he had agreed with President Michel Aoun on a “roadmap” to solve a diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia,...
An international conference to discuss the ongoing crisis in Lebanon and the needs of the Lebanese people will be held on August 4, France’s foreign ministry...
The World Bank on Wednesday allocated $150 million for war-torn Yemen to bolster access to basic healthcare, nutrition, and water and sanitation services. Yemen’s conflict flared...
The Lebanese army will start offering tourists helicopter joyrides this week in a bid to boost the coffers of one of the crisis-hit country’s key institutions....
World Bank Group President David Malpass said on Tuesday that the development lender has launched emergency coronavirus aid programs in 100 developing countries, with commitments for...
U.S. President Donald Trump has reaffirmed Washington’s support for a business summit that aims to boost connectivity in Eastern Europe and improve ties between the region...
The World Bank will provide $1bn in direct budget support to Ethiopia in the next few months, the prime minister has said, more than 13 years...