AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoLebanon Amnesty Push: Lebanon is moving toward its biggest amnesty since the 1975-90 civil war, with a draft law that could replace death sentences and cut life terms, freeing thousands of detainees—while families of fallen soldiers protest and critics warn it will deepen sectarian tensions. Dollarization Anxiety: A new look at how collapsing local currencies drive people to save and spend in dollars, showing how trust in the state erodes when money loses its value. Syrian Prisoner Returns: Morocco repatriated five women from Al-Hol camp in Syria, but about 54 others remain stuck as legal hurdles over marriages and children’s documentation delay further returns. US Immigration Court Ruling: A federal judge struck down Trump-era USCIS policies that blocked asylum, work permits, green cards, and citizenship decisions for people from 39 travel-ban countries, calling the delays unlawful. Regional Travel Warnings: The US embassy urged Americans to reconsider travel across much of the Middle East, keeping Syria and Lebanon at the highest risk level amid heightened tensions. World Bank Roads for Syria Link: The World Bank approved a $900m Iraq roads package aimed at safer corridors connecting Baghdad with Syria and Jordan, boosting regional trade routes.
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