This Is Beirut, 2024-07-03 11:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tunisia will hold a presidential election on October 6, the office of President Kais Saied announced Tuesday, though he has not indicated if he will seek a new five-year term after his 2019 election. Saied, a constitutional specialist, took full control of the country in 2021, ruling by decree after dismissing his prime minister and parliament, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-12 22:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The IMF and World Bank expressed their fears over the repercussions of instability in the Middle East. The war in Gaza and the Houthi's attacks in the Red Sea are jeopardizing the global economy. The IMF and World Bank warned on Monday that the Gaza war and the related attacks on shipping though the Red Sea pose threats to the global ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-31 19:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The International Monetary Fund announced on Wednesday that container shipping through the Red Sea has decreased by nearly one-third this year due to ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthis. Container shipping through the Red Sea has dropped by nearly one-third this year as attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels continue, the International Monetary Fund ...