Since 2019, Lebanese depositors have been waiting to recover their funds trapped in the banking system — even gradually — through laws that could be part of any financial reform plan by the new government led by Nawaf Salam.

To better assess the scale of Israeli destruction of Gaza, its impact on municipalities, and the emergency plans to salvage what remains, Al-Estiklal interviewed Deputy Head of the Union of Gaza Municipalities and Khan Younis Mayor Alaa el-Din al-Batta.

Iranians are growing increasingly frustrated as gas and electricity outages persist in a country rich in energy resources—yet one that now struggles to keep the lights on.

The transitional government in Syria is working to import crude oil and fuel shipments to alleviate the severe energy crisis caused by Western sanctions.

In the dead of night, former head of the Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad fled the country, leaving behind “submission agreements” with Iran and Russia—pacts he had made to secure his rule after a 13-year popular revolution that eventually triumphed.