The appointment of a new central bank governor comes nearly two years after the term of embattled governor Riad Salameh ended in July 2023.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Meet Karim Souaid, Lebanon’s new central bank chief with daunting mission
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Families say loved ones wrongly deported from US based on tattoos | Migration
NewsFeed Arturo Suarez’s partner Nathali is raising their six-month-old daughter alone after, she says, US authorities wrongly deported him to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Critics say innocent tattoos like his are being used as the basis for…
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RFK to slash 10,000 jobs in major overhaul of US health agencies | Health News
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in funds for addiction services and community health centres across the United…
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Trump withdraws Elise Stefanik’s nomination for UN ambassador: What to know
NEW YORK — US President Donald Trump withdrew on Thursday his nomination of staunch pro-Israel Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, a move that could help Republicans maintain their narrow majority in the…
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French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison | Courts News
Algeria’s jailing of writer for remarks on border with regional rival Morocco inflames tensions with France.
Algeria has sentenced French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal to five years in prison on charges of “undermining national unity”.
A…
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Israel’s parliament passes law to expand coontrol over judge appointments | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel’s government reshapes judiciary, triggering renewed protests and amplifying concerns over democratic erosion.
The Israeli parliament has approved a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s…
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Colombia and the US agree to collect and share biometric data for migrants | Donald Trump News
The United States and Colombia have signed a memorandum of understanding in Bogota that would pave the way for the two countries to exchange biometric data collected from migrants.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, visiting on Thursday…
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Mbappe, Vinicius among four Real Madrid players being investigated by UEFA | Football News
European football’s governing body is investigating four Real Madrid players for ‘indecent conduct’ after Atletico game.
Four Real Madrid players including Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior are being investigated by UEFA for alleged…
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Sudan paramilitaries vow ‘no surrender’ after Khartoum setback
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces vowed on Thursday there would be “no retreat and no surrender” after rival troops of the regular army retook nearly all of central Khartoum.
From inside the recaptured presidential palace, Sudan’s army…
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Sudan paramilitaries vow ‘no surrender’ after Khartoum reverses
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces vowed on Thursday there would be “no retreat and no surrender” and said they had “repositioned” forces, after rival army troops recaptured nearly all of central Khartoum.
From inside the recaptured…
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