The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent federal government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.

Africa is poised to emerge as a global powerhouse in the near future. The continent is experiencing significant transformations, highlighted by the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade ...

No need to be psychic and clairvoyant or to listen to Michel Hayek predictions to forecast a potential war between Israel and Hezbollah. A new war in 2024 could have devastating consequences for ...

The Middle East is no stranger to challenges, and when it comes to climate change, the region faces a unique set of obstacles. As countries in the Middle East take part in the COP28, they must ...

In response to an increasingly volatile geopolitical situation involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia and the West, Qatar’s program of military modernization has diversified over the last 10 years ...

IMF mission chief Ernesto Rigo hasn’t weighed his words during his stay in Beirut last week. “We think Lebanon is at a very dangerous moment, at a crossroads,” said Rigo, who headed the IMF delegation ...

ByTheEast: The war in Ukraine has disrupted the global agricultural supply chain. What are the short -term impacts on the countries in the MENA region? Pr. Yahia Zoubir: Countries which are ...

Afghanistan by itself is a true spoil of war. Ever since Soviet geologists mapped Afghanistan’s crags and valleys for minerals and raw materials, which according to estimates are worth trillions of ...

Things may change between Sudan and Russia. Or not. During a visit to Moscow, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi had said, lawmakers from his country would consider an agreement brokered by ...

UK-based Deputy CEO of Norge Mining, Michael Wurmser knows well the mining industry and the Middle East for having worked in the region for years. But it’s far-away that he may have hit the jackpot ...

Lebanon whets China’s appetite, and that's an understatement. The August 4 explosion in Beirut will probably speed up the process. Here is why. Vultures are craving to strip the flesh from Lebanon’s ...

The glamorous rate of the Lebanese Pound, artificially indexed to the US dollar for so many years, is history now. In recent months, the pressure on Lebanon’s economy is seeing a pile-up. Not only ...