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28.07 / 13:33

Waves Southern country Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk

The head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is endangering 4.1 million Syrians living there

19.07 / 21:31

UPS MET Action rock BBC staff in Cairo conclude 3-day strike for equal pay but threaten more collective action

BBC staff in Cairo have concluded their three-day strike for equal pay with colleagues across the Middle East but threatened future collective action if their demands are not met

18.07 / 21:07

UPS Fallout Discrimination Representative of striking BBC Cairo staff accuses broadcaster of 'gross discrimination'

A representative of BBC staff in Cairo on a three-day strike for equal pay with colleagues in the Middle East has accused the broadcaster of “gross discrimination.”

10.07 / 18:15

UPS Provident Battlefield Syria revokes BBC accreditation over alleged bias after report on high-level ties to drug trade

Syria’s Information Ministry has revoked the BBC’s media accreditation over alleged bias

04.07 / 15:23

UPS Target FIVE Cooper Citizens French court upholds freezing of assets of Lebanon's embattled central bank chief

A French court has upheld the freezing of assets of Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor rejecting his appeal to have them released

07.11 / 15:53

BTC Tether USDT Bitcoin Future Financial Financial Crisis: Lebanese Economy Forces Residents Toward Crypto – Future of Money?

As Lebanon’s financial woes continue, the Middle Eastern nation increasingly depends on cryptocurrencies, with many locals mining bitcoin (BTC) to survive and using tether (USDT) to buy groceries amid a legacy finance meltdown.

16.05 / 13:21

Eurovision Song Contest EU slashes growth forecast and predicts prices will rise faster than thought this year

The war in Ukraine is severely curtailing the European Union's economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic with this year's growth forecast sharply revised down, the European Commission warned on Monday.

16.05 / 12:49

Eurovision Song Contest Moon In pictures: Stargazers enjoy super blood moon amid lunar eclipse

Stargazers in parts of Europe and elsewhere around the world have been enjoying the rare sight of a super blood moon.

16.05 / 11:39

Netflix Eurovision Song Contest NATO Swiss Swiss voters have their say on Netflix, Frontex and organ donations

More than two-thirds of Swiss voters have backed an increase in funding for the European border agency Frontex in a referendum.

16.05 / 11:05

NATO Returns Northern Ireland: Boris Johnson battles on two fronts as Brexit protocol returns to haunt him

Boris Johnson heads to Northern Ireland on Monday to try to break political deadlock in the UK territory which also threatens to bring to a head differences with the EU over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

16.05 / 08:21

NATO Live: The battle for eastern Ukraine continues as Sweden, Finland move a step closer to joining NATO

Attention turned elsewhere this weekend as Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest and both Sweden and Finland moved a step closer to joining NATO.

15.05 / 21:03

Eurovision Song Contest 'Our music conquers Europe!': Ukrainians celebrate country’s Eurovision win

Ukraine’s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest boosted the moral of those still in the war-torn country.

22.03 / 18:19

COST UPS Fighting Ukraine War’s Spillover Swamps Poor Countries Still Reeling From Covid-19

Over the past 120 years, a Beirut bakery has survived civil war, Lebanon’s financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. Fighting in Ukraine, disrupting food and energy supplies world-wide, may soon put it out of business.

15.03 / 19:53

fake news Kyiv Debunking the most viral misinformation about Russia's war in Ukraine

Even before Russia launched its assault on Ukraine, false claims and misleading rumours had been circulating online.

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