Washington-based lender says Cairo agreed to raise tax-to-revenue ratio and accelerate divestment of state-owned firms. Source: Al Jazeera Category: Economy
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Efforts to strike a Gaza truce and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly failed over key stumbling blocks, but recent negotiations have raised hope of an agreement. On Tuesday, the Washington expressed “cautious optimism” on the possibility of an “imminent deal”. This comes following reported indirect negotiations in Qatar, mediated by the […]
Syrian rebels declared the fall of President Bashar al-Assad today, less than two weeks after a lightning offensive that ended his family’s decades of rule. As Syrians woke up to a changed country, the rebel flags had replaced the posters of Assad, that earlier loomed over almost every corner. The development could lead to a […]