Turkey declared a three-month state of emergency in areas struck by two massive earthquakes earlier this week, allowing the government more leeway for rescue and reconstruction efforts. Emergency teams are racing against the clock to save potentially thousands of victims …
Aid agencies are tightening security measures in the Middle East and increasingly outsourcing work to local organizations to limit their exposure to multiplying risks across the region. Most if not all international NGOs had already stopped sending expatriate staff into …
A British company said Tuesday it has cancelled insurance for a Russian ship it says was carrying munitions to Syria – a shipment the British government says included refurbished military helicopters. U.K.-based insurer Standard Club said in a statement that …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has withdrawn the financial strength rating of ‘B’ (Fair) and the issuer credit rating of “bb” of Arab Union Reinsurance Company (AURe), which is based in Syria. Best explained that the “withdrawal is …
