The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent.

Area: 22,000 sq km. Population: 9.5m. Prime minister: Binyamin Netanyahu.

Following US actions against Iran, Hezbollah poses heightened terrorism risk with documented presence in America, history of ...

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With the World Bank awarding $150 million to Syria and $250 million to Lebanon in order to help the two Middle Eastern countries infrastructures redevelop after turbulent periods, we discuss what ...

Now, the World Bank is putting a small amount toward the overall goal. The report at Arab News says that the new funding has ...

BEIRUT - The World Bank has approved $250 million in financing for Lebanon to aid in the reconstruction of critical public ...

Lebanon has secured $250 million in World Bank funding for post-war recovery, to help repair and rebuild critical public infrastructure and essential services. Is the oil giant Shell taking over its ...

The biggest amount went to Iraq, where the World Bank approved $930 million to help improve the country’s railway ...

OP-ED. Israel's recent military offensives in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and, together with the US, in Iran, will fuel hatred of the West and a desire for revenge across the Middle East, writes ...

American citizens have been warned not to travel to Lebanon due to unrest in the Middle East. The U.S State Department issued its highest "Level 4 travel" advisory on Tuesday citing "the volatile and ...

The executive board of the Washington-based multilateral lender has approved two separate programmes, with $146 million in funding going to Syria and $250 million allocated to Lebanon to repair and re ...