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The UN report said Israel showed "beyond a reasonable doubt" that it was guilty of imposing an apartheid regime on the Palestinian people, which amounts to a crime against humanity. (AFP/File)

March 16th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

UN accuses Israel of apartheid, drawing fury from Tel Aviv and Washington

The report found that Palestinians were subjected to a 'strategic fragmentation' that allowed Israel to impose 'racial domination' with different sets of laws by geographic regions.

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December 10th, 2015 - 01:06 GMT

Relatives of Lebanese held in Syrian jails suspend years-long Beirut sit-in

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July 24th, 2014 - 09:14 GMT

Turkish group hacks UN website to raise awareness for Gaza

The Nusra Front has accused the Lebanese military of targeting Sunnis. (AFP/File)

March 11th, 2014 - 10:14 GMT

Nusra Front to increase attacks on Lebanon

The UN has called on Lebanon and Jordan to increase their GDPs in 2014 in order to accommodate growing numbers of refugees from Syria (File Archive/AFP)

January 26th, 2014 - 10:45 GMT

Look who's talking: UN tells Lebanon, Jordan to increase GDP growth in 2014

Lebanon and Jordan host the biggest number of Syrian refugees in the region and there is deep concern that the number could increase this year if the three-year conflict did not come to an end soon.

January 26th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

UN report sheds light on the economic repercussions of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon and Jordan

The leader of the Syrian opposition National Coalition Ahmad Jarba arrived in Switzerland earlier this week (Salvatore Di Nolfi/AFP)

January 22nd, 2014 - 07:00 GMT

Geneva II peace talks on Syria to finally commence Wednesday after months of delays

Economic studies forecast that investing $1 billion in infrastructure projects will create around 110,000 jobs in oil importing countries.

October 9th, 2013 - 08:02 GMT

The three goals that ECSWA thinks the ME should prioritize

The GDP growth rate on average is likely to taper off due to the decline in energy export revenues which marked a historic high in 2012.

October 2nd, 2013 - 07:27 GMT

The glass half full? Arab countries' GDP growth reached 4.8%

Once 15 Syrian pounds a bag of bread, now sold at some 100 Syrian pounds

March 28th, 2013 - 11:03 GMT

Syria looking to the east to save spiraling economy

Nearly 37 percent of Lebanese became smartphone users

November 29th, 2012 - 11:48 GMT

Smartphone usage on the rise in Lebanon

Following the Arab Spring, what does the future hold for the economies?

November 25th, 2012 - 04:00 GMT

Arab Spring economies: More work to do

Better trade logistics could save Lebanon $1Billion

September 12th, 2012 - 07:49 GMT

Plans afoot to save Lebanon up to $1billion caused by inefficient trade