Manama, Bahrain dailies issued today focused in their principal headlines on the main local, Arab and international events which happened over the past 24 hours. The following is a round-up of the main topics: – Bahrain national football team makes hi…
BEIRUT, Lebanese care-take Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, appealed for international financial support, to help secure Lebanon’s import of food and raw materials.Hariri’s office said, the appeal was made in his letters sent to the King of Saudi Arabia, p…
Member countries of the International Development Association (IDA), a part of the World Bank Group, are meeting shortly to discuss the 19th replenishment of IDA, which will set the agenda for assistance to the poorest developing countries for the thre…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes the Iranian empire as “tottering” and says Israeli is “actively engaged” in countering Iranian aggression.Netanyahu spoke Wednesday alongside U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo while both were in Lis…
The owners of gas stations across Lebanon went on an open strike on Thursday; consequently, all the gas stations have been closed today up and down the country. Thus, Lebanon has entered an open gas trade crisis pending the fulfillment of the gas secto…
SYDNEY – Australia’s second-biggest bank, Westpac, has been accused of 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing laws.Westpac is likely to be hit with huge fines. The Australian banking giant is facing legal action fro…
Lebanon’s bank staff union announced Monday it’s ending a week-long strike after increased security and new regulations that officially limited withdrawal and dollar transfers.The union said banks will reopen Tuesday.Banks have been at the center of an…
The Union of Arab Banks is expected to hold its annual conference on December 8 & 9, 2019, which will tackle the “impact of political and economic fluctuations on the flow of banking operations in the Arab region.””The conference will discuss the econo…
Lebanese authorities have been increasing their reliance on insult and defamation laws to silence journalists, activists, and others critical of government policies and corruption, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 122-page report…
