In the MENA region, the demand for broadband services and data has increased significantly during the pandemic.

As the region recovers from the economic downturn, it is important that governments make their recovery 'green'.

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the coronavirus (COVID-19) is disproportionately affecting poor households, who are more likely to live in cramped conditions, often with elderly…

The Mediterranean Sea has long been a lifeline for the almost 2 million people who live in the Gaza Strip. Fishing is a vital source of employment for more than 100,000 people.

Basem Khalaf left Gaza for the first time in his life in November 2019 when he was selected to participate in the World Bank’s Smarter Cities for Resilient Future Youth Summit, an event held…

Today, the world is seeing an unprecedented freeze on work and production, a repercussion of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the measures taken to confine it.

If there is a single lesson to draw from the pandemic, it is that transparency in public information can save lives and improve economic outcomes, by enhancing societal trust in the state.

Human solidarity is the most powerful defense against human suffering. Across the region, we are seeing scores of stories of people uniting, any way they can, to alleviate the health and economic…

Of the region’s 450 million people, nearly two-thirds, almost 300 million people, are under the age of 35. Unfortunately, this vast human resource is highly “untapped,” and nearly 80 percent of…

Supporting the municipalities in Gaza continues to be a critical task given the overall security and socio-economic situation in the Strip.