Amid rising European anger over “Israel’s” ongoing genocide in Gaza, and as 15 Western countries threaten to recognize the State of Palestine, the EU has announced the exclusion of Israeli companies from Horizon Europe.

With the lifting of several Western and American sanctions on Syria, reforming the Syrian banking system is no longer a choice but a necessity for rebuilding the national economy.

Saudi Arabia officially entered the investment scene in Syria after months of waiting, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a move analysts see as a significant push from Riyadh to accelerate the recovery of Syria’s collapsed economy.

The Houthis’ unilateral currency issuance is worsening Yemen’s economic divide, undermining the banking system, and risking a wider financial conflict with the government.

The Lebanese government has taken its first concrete step to tighten the noose around Hezbollah’s financial network by banning the central bank from dealing with institutions that fund the group—starting with al-Qard al-Hassan, considered its financial backbone.