Some lawmakers had questioned the plan to convert $53bn in central bank overdrafts into 40-year bonds.

Pakistan says no country will be allowed to shelter armed groups staging attacks against it as Kabul reject the charges.

More sectors to join industrial action as workers demand a living wage that allows them to cope with surging inflation.

The far-right Israeli national security minister was warned that his move could spark violence – by Israel’s former PM.

An investigation has been launched into the deaths of 28 people whose bodies were discovered on December 30-31.

Adam Ayyad, 15, was killed during an Israeli army raid on the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem.

Al-Saqi Books represented a treasure trove of literary works for Arab expatriates in London and visitors alike.