A Yemeni youth carries a portion of food aid, distributed by Yadon Tabney development foundation, in Yemen's capital Sanaa on May 17, 2020. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)
A Yemeni youth carries a portion of food aid, distributed by Yadon Tabney development foundation, in Yemen's capital Sanaa on May 17, 2020. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)

Economy

Extreme poverty in Middle East and North Africa doubled between 2015 and 2018

The World Bank's report encompasses effects of conflicts in Syria and Yemen, but precludes Lebanon's economic collapse

The National

October 10, 2020