Keywords: Economic crisis


Mexico sends over 800 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba amid economic crisis

Two Mexican Navy ships carrying over 800 tons of humanitarian aid arrived in Havana on Thursday, delivering food and essential supplies to Cuba as the island faces a severe economic crisis intensified by U.S. pressures. The vessels, ARM Papaloapan and ARM Isla Holbox, were dispatched under the initiative......

United States sanctions Iranian officials over deadly protest crackdown

Iran faces its most severe crisis since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, sparked three weeks ago when Tehran bazaar merchants shuttered shops in protest against the currency's collapse. What began as economic demonstrations on December 28, 2025, has evolved into a nationwide uprising demanding regime......

Iran announces cash payments amid deadly economic protests

Iran's government revealed plans on Sunday to distribute monthly cash payments of roughly $7 per person for four months, as protests against the nation's deepening economic crisis entered their second week. Demonstrations have spread across dozens of cities, with at least 16 deaths reported in......

Trump warns Iran against violent crackdown on protesters

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Friday that the United States would respond if Iranian authorities violently repress peaceful demonstrators, as protests over rising living costs continue to spread across the country. In a message published on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said......

Iran halts work in most provinces as protests spread over economic collapse

Protests across Iran intensified as university students joined shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in demonstrations driven by a sharp economic downturn. The unrest followed a record fall of the Iranian rial to about 1.42 million per dollar and inflation climbing above 42 percent, deepening public anger......

Strikes paralyze Tehran's commercial districts

Shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar and key commercial zones such as Lalehzar Street, Jomhouri, and the Shush wholesale district shuttered their stores on Sunday and Monday, bringing business to a standstill amid escalating economic discontent. Social media footage captured large crowds chanting......

German economy faces “Deepest Post-War Crisis,” warns industry leaders

Germany’s economy is experiencing its deepest post-war crisis, according to the country’s leading industrial federation, which criticized the government for failing to respond decisively. Peter Leibinger, president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), stated that industrial output......

IMF delegation to visit Beirut at the end of September for reform talks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that a mission of its experts will travel to Lebanon at the end of September to continue discussions on a “comprehensive reform program” aimed at reviving the country’s economy, which has been in deep crisis since 2019. During a press......

Greece's rail disaster: A result of longstanding safety failures

An inquiry has determined that the fatal rail disaster in Greece in 2023, which claimed the lives of 57 people, was caused by long-standing safety deficiencies that remain unresolved. The investigation, led by the National Aviation Investigation Agency and Railway Accidents and Transportation Safety......