Lebanon Cabinet Approves Financial Rescue Plan
App Error Delays Results of Iowa Democratic Caucus
race, as the results showed him at fourth place, meanwhile Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders were firmly in front, as the former has so far earned 26.2 percent of the vote, while the latter secured 26.1 percent.
Sudanese and Israeli Leader Meet in Uganda
The first Democratic caucus took place in Iowa this week, as the Democrats are vying to pick their candidate who will take on Trump in November’s presidential election. However, a “coding error” in an app which was being used for the first time, caused a major delay in reporting the results. Three days later, only about 70 percent of the results have been disclosed. It was not a good week for Former Vice President Joe Biden, who was one of the front runners in the
Abdul Fatah Burhan, the head of the transitional sovereign council in Sudan, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Uganda this week. The meeting was unprecedented since both nations have been hostile towards each other, especially during the 30 years in which the Islamist Bashir regime was in power in Sudan. During the meeting, Burhan agreed to allow flights to and from Israel (except for those belonging to the Israeli El Al airline), while Israel would be allowed to use Khartoum’s airspace. The meeting was part of the transitional government’s attempts to remove Sudan from the US’s list of states that sponsor terror and happened one day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo invited Burhan to visit the US, the date for this meeting has not been announced as of yet.
On Thursday Lebanon’s new government approved a rescue plan to pull the country from its worst economic and financial crisis in decades and it must now win a vote of confidence in parliament. A draft policy statement seen by Reuters on Sunday outlined broad plans, including reducing interest rates, recapitalizing banks, restructuring the public sector and seeking support from foreign donors. Prime Minister Hassan Diab urged European states to open a credit line and provide aid to rescue his country. Foreign donors have said they stand ready to support Lebanon only if it implements long-stalled reforms. The information minister said the cabinet approved the rescue plan on Thursday with some amendments, which ministerial sources said were minor. It was not immediately clear what changes were made to the 17-page statement, due to be presented on Tuesday in parliament for the new government to secure a vote of confidence. Diab’s cabinet was formed last month by the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and its political allies, which hold a parliamentary majority.
Skids Off Runway 737 Pegasus Boeing in Istanbul Airport
A Pegasus jet carrying 177 passengers and 6 crew members crash landed Sabiha Gokcen airport, causing three people to lose their lives. The plane crashed while it was about 30 to 40 meters above the ground and poor weather caused it to skid pass the runway. The accident has added more trouble to Boeing’s growing list of woes, as it is already facing scrutiny over a lack of adequate safety checks on its 737 Max which has been grounded in March 2019 after two fatal crashes happened within 5 months.
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