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Iraq warns of ‘collapse’ if Trump blocks oil cash | AFP

January 13, 2020January 16, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 13, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraqi officials fear economic “collapse” if Washington imposes threatened sanctions, including blocking access to a US-based account where Baghdad keeps oil revenues that feed 90 percent of the national budget.

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Less than a week ahead of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the main roads and roundabouts in the country’s north are splattered with slogans and self-confident smiles - but few seem to have won over voters in Sunni-majority districts. That’s cause for concern for anti-Hezbollah candidates, who fear that widespread disillusionment and the splintering of the traditional Sunni political leadership could pave the way for Hezbollah-aligned candidates to score. What does that mean for the makeup of Lebanon’s next parliament, and the major decisions the body will take in the months ahead? Full @reuters story in the link in my bio.
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