Daily Archives: February 4, 2023

Iraq’s Parliament Speaker: the exchange rate would return to normal

On Saturday, the Parliament Speaker, Muhammad al-Halbousi, reassured that the exchange rate would return to what it was before. Al-Halbousi said in a tweet that the changes in exchange rates comply with international requirements and monetary policies that aim to “regulate” forex trading and prevent hard currency smuggling.

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Hungary slams US envoy for meddlesome remarks

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has lashed out at the US ambassador to Budapest for meddling in the country’s internal affairs over its support for Russia, saying, “Nobody can tell us from the outside how to live.” Szijjarto issued the scathing rebuke on Thursday after David Pressman, who has represented …

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Pakistan blocks Wikipedia citing ‘blasphemous content’

Pakistan has blocked Wikipedia after the crowd-sourced online encyclopedia refused to remove content deemed to be “blasphemous” in the Muslim-majority nation. Wikipedia had been blocked across the country on Friday “after it failed to respond to our repeated correspondence over the removal of the blasphemous content and meet the deadline,” …

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