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U.N. says around 350,0000 people have fled Idlib since December 1
Around 350,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, have been displaced by a renewed Russian-backed offensive
Lebanon's Blom Bank increases capital by 10%
The increase is equivalent to $261.94mln and will be made through cash contributions to capital
Jordan Lower House passes 2020 budget bill after four days of deliberations
Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said that the raise endorsed by the government to the salaries of employees and pensioners is the first in 10 years
Clearance companies association calls for easing of goods transport from Syria to Gulf
Disruption in the transportation of olive oil via 12 trucks over the Jaber border crossing
Aqaba port silos expansion reduces ship waiting time, increases storage capacity
The grain silos project in Aqaba port has contributed to reducing the time of ship docking from 12 days to three day
Jordanian researcher builds at-home breast cancer detection device
Tasnim Harahisha developed the device out of a desire to find practical solutions to the problems and needs of local communities.
Jordan-Morocco forum explores investment, economic partnership potentialv
During the Jordanian-Moroccan Investment Forum, held in Amman, participants agreed to form sectoral committees for the joint business council
Jordan's water-related complaints rose to nearly 669,000 in 2019
In 2019, June witnessed the most complaints, at around 83,632,
Lebanon protests turn violent for second night
The Lebanese Red Cross said that 45 people had been injured, 35 of whom had been transferred to hospitals for treatment
Lebanon central bank governor has been asked to delay Eurobond swaps -source
The central bank has proposed that Lebanese holders of Eurobonds due in 2020 swap their holdings for longer-dated notes
Insights
Can Lebanon's newly designated PM save the economy?
Lebanon's public debt burden, equivalent to around 150% of GDP
Carrier fire points to weakness behind Moscow's military might: Peter Apps
Paradox at the heart of Moscow's military might.
Unemployment high on list of Arab youth’s major concerns
In the Arab world, 65 percent of the population are under the age of 30