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Middle East And North Africa

Surprise Rebel Attack Shakes Aleppo: What It Means For Assad’s Regime

30 Nov 2024

A years-long dormant Syrian civil war has reignited with an unexpected offensive by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, challenging the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo in a significant manner. Such resurgence of conflict has provoked responses from Syrian and Russian forces that have killed people and unleashed...

Libya’s Central Bank ‘Operations Suspended’ After IT Head Kidnapped

19 Aug 2024

The Central Bank of Libya announced on Sunday that it was suspending all operations after Musab Msallem, the bank's head of information technology, was abducted from his home in Tripoli. The bank's statement, shared on social media, confirmed that Msallem was taken by an unidentified group earlier that day. Bank's...