Dubai: “From the time you give birth to a baby girl, the fear starts." National Award-winning actress Rani Mukerji and mother of a ten-year-old girl doesn’t sugarcoat it. As a fellow mother, I tell her I live in Dubai largely because it feels safe for women and children. That sense of security, I s»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠urged Iran on Wednesday to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear weapons or the next U.S. attack would be far worse. Tehran responded with a threat to strike back against the United States, Israel and those who support them. Yet, it is unclear what Trump actually»»»

Loud explosions and heavy gunfire were heard early Thursday near Niamey International Airport. The cause of the gunfire and whether there were any casualties in unclear. Like its neighbours, Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger is grappling with an armed insurgency by jihadist groups.  A burst of heav»»»

Mozambique and TotalEnergies on Thursday relaunched a $20 billion gas project that was halted nearly five years ago after a deadly jihadist attack killed an estimated 800 people.  French energy giant TotalEnergies officially relaunched on Thursday a massive Mozambique gas project aft»»»

Cabinet will convene Friday with the reconstruction of war-hit regions on its agenda, Speaker Nabih Berri said in a parliament session. The World Bank estimates the costs of reconstruction and recovery at $11 billion. In August 2025, Lebanon signed a $250 million loan agreement with the World Bank »»»

The Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition (DIHAD 2026), an event on humanitarian aid and development, will take place on May 5-7 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. This year it’s celebrating the bond between the UAE and Kuwait during seven days dubbed the UAE »»»

To mark the 5th anniversary of Sadyr Japarov’s presidency, the ElTR television channel presented a documentary in which former heads of state agencies and the government assessed the country’s development. According to former Secretary of State Miroslav Niyazov, Kyrgyzstan was in an extremely criti»»»

Dubai: VFS Global has issued a fresh alert for travellers applying for UK visas, stating that many applicants will now receive digital immigration documents rather than physical visas as the UK moves closer to fully digitised border controls. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bal»»»

The Sicilian town of Niscemi has been declared a "red zone" after a four-kilometre (2.5-mile) long stretch of the hillside collapsed on January 25, forcing the evacuation of some 1,500 people. The town, built on unstable terrain, was battered by a powerful storm which hit southern Italy a few days »»»

Russia's oil giant Lukoil said on Thursday that it will sell its foreign assets to The Carlyle Group, a US investment firm. This comes as Russian drone strikes killed three people and wounded another person overnight in southern Ukraine, the governor of Zaporizhzhia said. Follow our liveb»»»

Dubai: Pakistan is positioning its agriculture and food sector as a long-term supplier to Gulf markets, with a focus on value-added exports, supply reliability and food security at a time when trade tensions and fragmented supply chains are reshaping global food flows. Sign up for our daily busines»»»

Over the past five years, the financial ecosystem across Central and Eastern Europe has undergone a quiet but profound transformation. What began as an urgent push for digitisation has evolved into a deeper reconfiguration of how finance is built, distributed, and experienced, from the unbundling o»»»

“This is the highest annual business volume recorded in Romania since the EBRD began investing here in 1992 – a truly amazing demonstration of our clients’ confidence, our team’s commitment and the strength of the Romanian economy,” says Victoria Zinchuk, EBRD Director for Romania. Green financing »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»