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Global Construction Slows to 2.3% as Morocco Defends Its Infrastructure Pipeline

Fitch Solutions has revised downward its forecast for global construction sector growth to 2.3 percent in 2026, from an earlier projection of 2.7 percent, citing the disruptions to energy and logistics chains generated by the ongoing tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and the broader geopolitical turbulence stemming from the Gulf conflict. The revision marks […]

Arab countries uncomfortable with Algeria hosting Arab League Summit

Arab states continue to show little or no enthusiasm for an Arab Summit that was due to take place in Algeria last March but has never taken place. At an Arab Summit meeting, Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra begged Arab heads of states to attend the summit which is now seen by many diplomats as […]

Global alarm as Asian cybercrime syndicates expand into Africa and beyond

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has issued a stark warning about the rapid global expansion of Asian cybercrime syndicates, whose scam operations are now reaching as far as Africa, South America, and the Pacific Islands. Originally concentrated in Southeast Asia — particularly Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos — these networks have evolved […]