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Syria’s Assad fires central bank chief amid currency failures
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fired the head of the country’s central bank, Hazem Karfoul, on Tuesday. Syrian state-run media did not offer reasons for the dismissal, but it comes as the country’s …
Syrian refugees in Iraq face worsening living conditions
Why some Syrian refugees in northern Iraq still prefer to live in tents even after the Iraqi government decided to shut down camps for displaced people.
UN rights chief fears Myanmar heading to ‘full blown conflict’ with echoes of Syria
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, has warned Myanmar is heading toward a “full blown conflict” with “clear echoes” of Syria in 2011, unless the international …
Mass killing in Myanmar has ‘clear echoes of Syria,’ UN human rights commissioner warns. The parallels are eerie.
The military in Myanmar overthrow the democratically elected government in February. It has killed hundreds of pro-democracy protesters in the weeks since. See more stories on Insider’s business page.
UN Rights Chief Warns Myanmar Heading Toward Syria-like Civil War
GENEVA – The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Michele Bachelet, warns Myanmar could be headed toward a bloody civil war like Syria unless the violence is brought under control. Bachelet is …
Syrian leader sacks Central Bank chief amid currency crash
President Bashar Assad sacked the governor of war-ravaged Syria’s Central Bank on Tuesday amid a crash in the currency in recent months. State media did not give a reason for the removal of Hazem …
Syrian leader sacks Central Bank chief amid currency crash
President Bashar Assad sacked the governor of war-ravaged Syria’s Central Bank on Tuesday amid a crash in the currency in recent months. State media did not give a reason for the removal of Hazem …
Assad Dismisses Syria’s Central Bank Chief: State News Agency
Assad has dismissed Syria’s Central Bank Governor Hazem Karfoul, the state news agency reported on Tuesday. It did not immediately say whether Assad had appointed a replacement. Syria’s decade-long …
Assad Dismisses Syria’s Central Bank Chief: State News Agency
Assad has dismissed Syria’s Central Bank Governor Hazem Karfoul, the state news agency reported on Tuesday. It did not immediately say whether Assad had appointed a replacement. Syria’s decade-long …