EU announces €1 billion refugee deal with Lebanon

The European Commission has promised Lebanon financial aid totalling around €1 billion ($1.07 billion) in order to stop the flow into the European Union of refugees from Syria currently living there. “We are here first and foremost to say that the Euro…

EU announces €1 billion refugee deal with Lebanon

The European Commission has promised Lebanon financial aid totalling around €1 billion ($1.07 billion) in order to stop the flow into the European Union of refugees from Syria currently living there. “We are here first and foremost to say that the Euro…

How the Houthis created an alternative economy in Yemen

On 30 March, Yemen’s Houthi-led de facto government in Sana’a minted a new100-riyal coin. The unprecedented move came under the pretext of finding a solution to the growing problem of damaged banknotes. Yemeni analysts, however, saw it as yet another s…