Protests erupted in Suweida over deteriorating living standards, as Assad struggles to keep the economy afloat.
Business newspaper El Economista said the Mexican government asked the World Bank for the loan on May 19 to deal with the impact of the pandemic.
World Bank President David Malpass said on Tuesday the global economy is facing "staggeringly large" losses and the recovery effort is hampered by a shortage of resources to make up for the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Iraq’s leadership has to deal with Covid-19, the Islamic Republic, the Daesh, and the United States.
Iranian lawmaker Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh says Syria should pay Iran for what it has spent on the country’s war.
Millions of migrants who rely on Europe's informal economy have hit rock bottom, creating a domino effect in North Africa and the Middle East.
No one is looking to the US for leadership during the coronavirus crisis. Is this the new normal?
Prime Minister Imran Khan is right to be afraid of economic devastation, but sweeping the healthcare emergency under the rug won't fix it.
Africa's most advanced economy is talking to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, New Development Bank of the BRICS and African Development Bank to source funding to contribute to a $26.5 billion rescue package against Covid-19.
With businesses shut and travel restrictions in place, countries and households most dependent on money from overseas are at risk of facing poverty.
Trade is the key to China’s and Indonesia’s economic recovery. But this will be hampered by their new World Trade Organization designation.
Prominent experts believe that the world’s richest country’s response to the deadly pandemic amounts to that expected of a 'third-world' country.
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