After more than 40 years of agony, families of thousands of Lebanese who disappeared during its civil war said a landmark law to investigate their fate could bring "closure". Lawmakers on Monday voted to set up a commission to find out what happened to those who went missing during the 1975-1990
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Jordan: The king’s letter to new PM, consider “tax fairness”
(Arab News) AMMAN: Anyone wanting to understand the economic difficulties facing Jordan needs only to read the letter in which King Abdullah appointed the new prime minister. King Abdullah on Thursday asked the former World Bank economist Omar Al-Razzaz to form the next government and called on him to revisit the
Protesters have hope that new PM Al-Razzaz will be more responsive
(Arab News) AMMAN`: Jordan’s new prime minister will be more responsive to the public mood than his predecessor, who quit on Monday, analysts have told Arab News. King Abdullah accepted Hani Al-Mulki’s resignation after nearly a week of street protests against a draft tax law linked to an economic package from
Jordanians protest International Monetary Fund tax increases
Protesters in the capital Amman carried placards criticizing the government They also accused politicians of corruption and squandering public funds (Arab News) AMMAN: Thousands of Jordanians went on strike on Wednesday to protest against planned tax increases demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The draft amendments would double the income-tax