Extreme poverty is increasingly concentrated in economies that have been blighted by armed conflict, which has become more ...

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.

The World Bank said Wednesday it approved over $1 billion dollars for infrastructure and reconstruction projects in Iraq, ...

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The Middle East analyst Aaron David Miller on how the latest attacks on Iran have changed the balance of power in the region.

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 ...

The Syria Electricity Emergency Project extends technical assistance for strategic planning within the sector.

The World Bank and the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday launched a new agreement to cooperate on the safe ...

This project represents the first step in a planned increase in World Bank support to Syria on its path to recovery and ...

News clip Last night, the US struck Iran’s three uranium-enrichment plants, using missiles and huge bunker buster bombs. This was their main and most challenging target, the Fordow nuclear site built ...