rupee continues to plummet in value, sparking huge inflation, doubts and fears are mounting over the country’s economic health, particularly its ability to pay the import bill, for essential items, in the coming weeks. There has been a steep decline in the central bank’s foreign exchange reserves, which have shrunk to a near nine-year low of $4.34 billion

On the 25th of December 2022, the Jordanian government ceased a drug haul on the border of Syria. One tonne of amphetamine pills smuggled in date paste at the border with Iraq. A total of six million pills of the drug known as Captagon were found inside two refrigerated lorries.

Türkiye: Inflation figures for December, which concern millions of working civil servants and retired civil servants, have been announced. The rate of increase in salary of civil servants and retired civil servants has been announced. Civil servants and retired civil servant retirees will get a raise of 16,47 percent.

On the 3rd of January, 2023, The National reported that the UAE would be removing its 30% taxation on alcohol sales. The measures were described as an initiative to boost the tourism industry and leverage the seasonal migration of visitors that compete with the regional entities that attract non-Muslim visitors seeking pleasure in the global holiday season.