With thousands injured and dozens still missing in the rubble, desperate locals beg French President Emmanuel Macron for ‘regime change’
Blast could not have come at a worse time for bankrupt Lebanon
At least 137 are confirmed dead, with dozens and up to a quarter of a million people have been left without homes fit to live in
The death toll of 100 is expected to rise as the dust is far from settled in Lebanon
President Michel Aoun said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate had been stored for six years at the port without safety measures
Officials say the death toll likely to rise and blame the blast on port warehouse storing ammonium nitrate
Saudis and foreign residents gather under strict conditions, with the Grand Mosque cleaned with 54,000 litres of disinfectant a day
From Agatha Christie to dictators, for decades the way-station linked Baghdad to 72 locations every day; many hope it may be resurrected
Joining Zimbabwe and Venezuela, Lebanon has had an inflation rate higher than 50% for 30 consecutive days
About 40% of the population in southern Yemen now face ‘acute food insecurity’, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic
Low-paid foreign workers make up 90% of the Emirates’ workforce, with some not paid in months, and not sign of payment in the future
Central bank grapples with a financial meltdown that has seen the Lebanese pound lose more than 60% of its value in the past month
Each August, Saudi Arabia uses 726,000 barrels of oil daily for power generation — more than double the amount for the months of January and February
Saudi Arabia, the largest Arab economy, will account for 55% of the total GCC states' deficits, says ratings agency
Security forces broke up gathering last week without there being any casualties or damage to property, police says
‘Hope’, an unmanned probe, is due to be launched soon, with an eye to reminding Arab youth of the region’s ‘knowledge-generating past’
The Ukraine aeroplane was struck by two missiles after taking off from Tehran's main airport, killing all 176 people on board
Emaar Properties and DIFC Investments are cut to BB+ by ratings agency on expectations the economy will shrink in 2020
War in the Arabian peninsula's poorest country mutates into what the UN says is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Iran declines to say what caused the fire in the same week as blasts at Parchin military base and a medical clinic
