Human capital critical to Saudi Arabia’s reforms, IMF official says
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that the workforce remains a key part of success for structural…
Iran and IAEA to resume nuclear inspection talks in Vienna with uranium stockpile in question
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency will resume talks in Vienna in the coming days on restarting…
Unifil uncovers 318 weapons caches in south Lebanon after Hezbollah-Israel truce
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has uncovered 318 weapons caches in south Lebanon since a ceasefire between…
Wall Street cools off and hopes for Fed interest rate cut grow
Wall Street lost steam to close lower on Friday, cooled down by a drop in technology shares and…
Oil set for weekly gain as investors weigh demand concerns and uncertain Russian supply
Oil prices slumped on Friday but were on track for a second weekly gain as investors weighed stagnating…
Asylum seeker hotel policy trumps local objections, UK government tells court
The need to house asylum seekers in hotels is more important than local objections to their presence, a…
Lebanon needs IMF for fiscal ‘discipline’ rather than $3bn loan, Carlos Ghosn says
Fugitive car tycoon Carlos Ghosn has said Lebanon needs the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ensure fiscal discipline…
UAE exchange house has licence revoked for breaching anti-money laundering law
The UAE Central Bank has revoked the licence of Malik Exchange, an Abu Dhabi-based remittance company, for failing…
Normality on the streets, anxiety in the air: Tehran’s people fear peace is illusory, renewed war inevitable
As the smoke of war clears over Iran, the scent of saffron once again fills the aisles of…
US must clarify Israel’s obligations after disarmament vote, sources close to Hezbollah say
The US must clarify what steps Israel should take in return for the Lebanese government’s vote on disarming…
EU warned by staff that starvation in Gaza will exponentially increase
Leaders of European Union institutions have received a stark warning from their own staff that starvation in Gaza…
UK plans to use AI to determine ages of child asylum seekers
The use of AI facial recognition technology to determine the ages of child asylum seekers in the UK…