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6/16/2021 10:38:29 AM
The economic meltdown is putting unprecedented pressure on the US-backed army's operational abilities, wiping out soldiers' salaries and wrecking morale
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6/9/2021 9:29:56 AM
Lebanon's central bank said it could not continue with its subsidies of medical items without dipping into the mandatory reserves and hard currency deposits parked by local lenders at the bank
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6/8/2021 9:21:16 PM
Hezbollah, long designated a terrorist organisation by the US, is a major political player in Lebanon and is closely aligned with regional Shia powerhouse Iran
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6/8/2021 7:22:14 PM
It wasn't immediately clear if commercial banks, short on foreign currency, can meet the demand of an anticipated rush on the banks when the policy goes into effect July 1.
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6/2/2021 7:19:30 PM
Lebanon is governed by a sectarian power sharing agreement but as the crisis deepens, members of the ruling elite bicker over how to form a government that will have to make tough decisions
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5/30/2021 10:08:43 PM
ECOWAS Leaders gathered in Ghana for an emergency summit on Mali in response to the latest political crisis that threatens the stability of the country, Ghana's president said
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4/29/2021 9:16:52 PM
With the European Union, Paris has been working on creating a sanctions regime for Lebanon that could ultimately see asset freezes and travel bans
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4/28/2021 3:19:37 PM
Earlier this month, the lower house of parliament voted to extend his four-year term by another two years. The Senate rejected the move, provoking a political crisis
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4/27/2021 9:42:04 PM
Expectations are low for the first Palestinian elections in 15 years, with the lack of consensus on the way forward opening up old divisions
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4/27/2021 11:37:39 AM
The military's decision to make Mahamat Idriss Deby the interim leader provoked an immediate outcry from both the Chadian political opposition and the rebel forces blamed for his father's assassination
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4/20/2021 1:06:50 PM
As the value of the local currency plunges on the black market, the cost of imported fuel, seeds, fertilisers and pesticides priced in dollars has skyrocketed
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4/15/2021 10:45:33 AM
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has failed to form a new government since he was named for the post in October
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4/13/2021 9:23:03 AM
Hale 'will press Lebanese officials and party leaders to come together and form a government capable of and committed to implementing economic and governance reforms'
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3/28/2021 7:13:21 PM
PM Nikol Pashinyan announced he will resign next month but stay in office until parliamentary elections due on June 20, in an effort to curb the political crisis gripping Armenia
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3/10/2021 7:20:00 PM
The latest crisis was triggered by Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's decision to sack four cabinet members allied to Saied, who has in turn refused to swear in their replacements
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3/2/2021 12:53:27 PM
The standoff in Armenia is the latest stage of a political crisis fuelled by the fallout of the conflict that erupted last year over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region
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2/27/2021 6:43:50 PM
Armenian President Armen Sarkisian said he had refused to sign a prime ministerial order to dismiss the army's chief of staff, deepening a national political crisis
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2/25/2021 7:22:03 PM
Earlier on Thursday, the Armenian military called on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government to resign.
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1/18/2021 10:30:19 AM
Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi is testing his already low popularity by provoking a political crisis that could bring down Italy’s coalition government at a critical juncture in the coronavirus pandemic
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1/14/2021 11:55:23 AM
Renzi announced the resignation of two cabinet ministers and a junior minister from his Italia Viva party, in a split that deprives Prime Minister Conte of his parliamentary majority
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