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Suez Canal [AFP]
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt denies reports of Suez Canal ownership transfer

The Egyptian government has denied any proposals regarding swapping or transferring the ownership of the Suez Canal in return for debt relief.

Adel Sabry
01 September, 2026
Saudi, Qatar to settle Syria’s $15M World Bank arrears [Getty]
Syria
MENA
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar to settle Syria's $15M World Bank debt

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 April, 2025
Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected in Ankara by midday on Tuesday to meet with his Turkish counterpart Erdogan
Post-Assad Syria
Perspectives

Syria should avoid the treacherous trap of the IMF

Mustafa Abdul Salam

Mustafa Abdul Salam

25 February, 2025
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt's external debt increases by 5.1% in2022's 4th quarter

Thaer Mansour
03 April, 2023
Jordan
MENA
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Jordan needs more freedom and justice: former PM

The New Arab Staff
03 February, 2023
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lira
MENA
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Lebanon currency in free-fall amid political impasse

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 June, 2020
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UAE
Analysis
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Dubai's economy faces fight for survival in post-pandemic future

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
03 June, 2020
IMF
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon starts talks with IMF to rescue economy

The New Arab & agencies
14 May, 2020
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reform
MENA
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Lebanon's economic collapse: What happened?

The New Arab & agencies
04 May, 2020
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protests
MENA
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Lebanon says to form debt restructuring plan by year-end

The New Arab & agencies
28 March, 2020
SOMALIA
Somalia
MENA
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IMF approves $5bn in assistance to Somalia

The New Arab
27 March, 2020
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Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon to stop paying outstanding Eurobonds

The New Arab & agencies
23 March, 2020
Lebanon banks -- afp
protests
MENA
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Lebanon officials greenlight first debt default

The New Arab & agencies
07 March, 2020
lebanon banks
protests
MENA
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Lebanon freezes assets of 20 banks and their directors

The New Arab & agencies
05 March, 2020
Salameh masks Lebanon protest - AFP
protest
Voices

Lebanon should default on its debt now, here's why

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Nizar Hassan

21 February, 2020
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World Bank
MENA
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Lebanon PM meets World Bank's private lending arm

The New Arab & agencies
19 February, 2020
Lebanese lira
Middle East
MENA
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Lebanon dollar bonds tumble as protests continue

The New Arab & agencies
18 October, 2019
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe [Getty]
United Kingdom
MENA
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Court rules in UK’s favour in Iran debt dispute

The New Arab
26 July, 2019
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tax
MENA
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Oman readies new 'sin tax' on booze and cigarettes

The New Arab
09 June, 2019
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Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon cabinet approves austerity budget amid public sector protests

The New Arab & agencies
27 May, 2019
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public debt
MENA
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Lebanon government agrees on 2019 budget

The New Arab & agencies
25 May, 2019