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Almost a Week since Miqati’s ‘Two Days’, Cabinet Re-Convening Now a ‘Delusion’

“Cabinet won’t convene and everybody is now aware of this,” ministerial sources said.

The sources told al-Joumhouria newspaper, in remarks published Tuesday, that everyone has “adapted to the disruption.”

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What's Behind Unrest Rocking Oil-Rich Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago.

The outburst of instability is causing significant concern in Kazakhstan's two powerful neighbors: Russia and China. The country sells most of its oil exports to China and is a key strategic ally of Moscow.

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Will Cabinet Resume Meetings after Aoun-Berri Phone Call?

A new settlement might have been reached regarding the resumption of Cabinet sessions, media reports said on Thursday, although some sources denied the possibility.

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Sudan PM Resignation Risks Return to Bashir-Style Rule

The resignation of Sudan's prime minister leaves the military in full command and threatens a return to the repressive policies of the regime of ousted strongman Omar al-Bashir, analysts say.

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The Costs of Erdogan's Fight for Turkey's 'Economic Independence'

Turkey's consumer prices have soared by the highest rate since 2002, further undermining President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's unorthodox battle for his developing country's "economic independence."

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Slow Progress as Lebanon Awaits IMF Economic Deal  

Lebanon is mired in an economic crisis branded by the World Bank as one of the worst in modern times, but officials are yet to strike an international bailout deal.

The financial meltdown began in 2019, and Lebanon defaulted on its debt last year.

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Port Blast Probe: What's the Snag?

Sixteen months since a monster blast ripped through the Lebanese capital, the judge investigating the tragedy has been beset by numerous lawsuits, mostly filed against him by officials demanding his removal.

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New Syrian Migrants Seek Europe, Driven by Post-War Misery

She had already walked for 60 hours through the wet, dark forests of Poland, trying to make her way to Germany, when the 29-year-old Syrian Kurd twisted her knee.

It wasn't the first setback in Bushra's journey.

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Moscow's Rocky Relationship with NATO Alliance

A Russian military buildup near Ukraine has raised fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow might invade its neighbor.

The tensions over Ukraine come amid a new low in relations between Russia and NATO, which once were so warm that President Vladimir Putin even floated the prospect of his country joining the military alliance.

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Palestinians Freed after Hunger Strikes Have Lifelong Damage

A year after being released from an Israeli prison following a 103-day hunger strike, Maher al-Akhras is barely able to walk. Frequent bouts of dizziness and sensitivity to noise mean he can neither enjoy social occasions nor return to work on his ancestral farm in the occupied West Bank.

Back home, he is seen as a hero of the Palestinian cause, one of a small group of hunger strikers who have secured release from Israeli detention. But the mental and physical damage from the prolonged hunger strike has left him and others like him unable to resume normal lives, and reliant on long-term medical care.

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