USAID places staff on leave, recalls personnel overseas

USAID places staff on leave, recalls personnel overseas Announcement comes as US President Donald Trump confirms he is considering eliminating the aid agency. Solar panels system funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Lebanese-Syrian border town of Majdal Anjar, eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon on November 9, 2022 [Bilal Hussein/AP] Published…

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Syria’s al-Sharaa, Turkiye’s Erdogan talk Kurdish fighters, defence pacts

Syria’s al-Sharaa, Turkiye’s Erdogan talk Kurdish fighters, defence pacts The meeting in Ankara is second foreign trip by President Ahmed al-Sharaa as he seeks to bolster support for Syria’s fledgling government. Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara [Cagla Gurdogan/Reuters] Published On 4 Feb 20254…

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