UAE president welcomes Jordanian king to Abu Dhabi

Regional leaders have been making strategic moves ahead of the visit by US President Joe Biden to the region next month

Jordan’s Abdallah pledges support for Lebanon in meeting with Mikati

The two leaders met to discuss bilateral ties, cooperation

Saudi Arabia and Jordan issue joint statement hailing cooperation

The relationship between Riyadh and Amman soured in recent years over the brutal war waged by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen

Banks behaving badly: Lebanon’s financial sector goes rogue

The IMF says some Lebanese banks are liquid enough to pay 100 percent of the value of deposits up to $200,000. But no government body will force banks to pay depositors or restructure this collapsed sector.