Being poor in countries like Somalia, Mauritania, Syria, and Yemen can also mean a lack of healthcare, education, housing, drinking water, or electricity.
Three economists were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work explaining how colonialism impacted the development of countries and why some thrived and others fell into poverty
In the city from which Lebanon's richest politicians hail, the poorest residents once again mourn their dead.
Among them, Mustafa Misto, a taxi driver in the city of Tripoli, and his three young…
The prevalence of disability is matched by its impact. A staggering one billion people across the globe live with a physical or mental condition that limits their movements, senses, or abilities,…
After six decades of communist rule, thousands of angry Cubans have taken to the streets, demanding freedom and calling for communist President Miguel Diaz-Canel to step down. Their message is…
As parts ofthe United Statesbegin to open up after months of coronavirus lockdown, hope is rising that some semblance of economic normalcy could be on the near-term horizon. That hope could still be…
The US-Israeli plan for a new Middle East requires a pliable Syria. To this end, a long list of tall demands has been handed to the new leadership in Damascus.
The popular mayor of Istanbul, who has repeatedly beaten President Erdoğan's party in elections, was just days from being confirmed as the 2028 presidential candidate when he was detained. What now?
'The Book of Disappearance' by Ibtisam Azem revisits 1948 and its lasting impact of displacement and occupation, presenting a Palestine of memory and a Palestine of today