UK prepares to evacuate civilians from Lebanon as Middle East conflict widens | Lebanon

Britain is stepping up preparations for the possible evacuation of its citizens from Lebanon following last week’s assassinations in Beirut and Tehran blamed on Israel that threaten to turn the war in Gaza into a region-wide conflict. Consular experts, border patrol officers and military personnel have been deployed to the region as part of plans […]

HSBC names new Mandarin-speaking CEO as bank prepares for US-China tensions | HSBC

HSBC has appointed financial chief Georges ElHedery as its new chief executive, handing the reins to a global banking veteran as the bank braces for renewed tensions between the United States and China. El Hedery, who takes up the role in September, will succeed Noel Quinn, who suddenly announced in April that he was stepping […]