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Outrage over interest charges and astronomical land prices have reverberated around Kuwait

Taming Kuwait’s personal real estate debt

Politically motivated cries of outrage over interest charges have reverberated around the country, but official data reveal a sober picture in a country that needs lending to diversify its economy.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 29 July 2024

Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Mohamed Al-Halbousi chairs the session after parliament gives confidence vote to Cabinet led by Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, in Baghdad, Iraq on October 27, 2022.

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How Iraq’s electoral law favours the political establishment

How the complex Sainte-Laguë method is used to count votes and why Iraqis say its unfair

Salam Zaidan 15 April 2023

A protester ducks next to a fire during a demonstration after the government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote.

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Leaving Paris in flames, an embattled Macron heads to Beijing

France is currently experiencing a crisis over proposed pension system reforms, which has led to escalating protests and a breakdown in communication between the government and unions

Khattar Abu Diab 01 April 2023

While national politics gets all the media coverage and limelight, it is often the most local issues that have an impact on the lives of those we serve.

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Power to the people: How municipalities are affecting change

While national politics gets all the media coverage and limelight, it is often the most local issues that have an impact on the lives of those we serve

Bassam Mahfouz 30 March 2023

A Rohingya refugee woman with her baby in front of her temporary house after a massive fire broke out two days ago destroyed thousands of shelters and fifteen people died at Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (Getty)

Myanmar Shadow Government Pledges Citizenship for Rohingya

In a move designed to burnish its claims to international support and recognition, Myanmar’s opposition National Unity Government (NUG) has promised to grant the country’s beleaguered Rohingya…

Sebastian Strangio 07 June 2021

Outgoing head of the council Fayez Al-Sarraj (C), Mohammad Menfi (L), the new president of the Libyan Presidential Council, and Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (R), the head of the National Unity Government attend the transition of power ceremony in Tripoli, Libya on March 16, 2021. (Getty)

Libyans Hope for Democracy, Stability and Peace

Under the new government which obtained parliament’s confidence a few days ago, the Libyan people are longing for the permanent stability, peace and democracy that was lost since the ouster of…

Hatem Khedr 19 March 2021

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