on thursday assad removed prime minister emerge khamis who had held the post since 2016 see media didn't give a reason for his departure but he has been the focus of criticism over the country's economic crisis a crisis that could be exacerbated by a new u.s. sanctions set to come into effect later this month they target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. the aim is to erode assad's power but critics fear the sanctions could cause serious battered population to suffer further. but a look at some of the stories making headlines. protesters have set fire to lebanon central bank as the country's currency plunged to a new record low demonstrators took to the streets in several cities to voice their anger lebanon is experiencing its worst economic turmoil in decades a crisis made worse by the corona virus pandemic. fears of a 2nd corona virus a wave have sent u.s. stocks tumbling the dow jones industrial average suffered its biggest one day lost since march the index lead more than 1800 points erasing most of the gains made this month following wall street's poi

on thursday assad removed prime minister iemma khamis who had held the post since 2016 see media didn't give a reason for his departure but he has been the focus of criticism over the country's economic crisis a crisis that could be exacerbated by a new u.s. sanctions set to come into effect later this month they target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. the aim is to erode assad's power but critics fear the sanctions could cause serious battered population to suffer further. so. welcome to. so we have reports economic sanctions against the country and of course facing. is this what's behind the economic collapse. to be honest i think it's a bit of a perfect storm bringing together on go and economic pressures from the united states in the so-called seas or act crises in lebanon which is pretty prevented the flow of capital across the border from lebanon into syria ongoing conflict that's been going for for 9 years now the cost of rebuilding the state the cost of post conflict reconstruction even though the conflict still still is happening and then prior

on thursday assad removed prime minister emerge khamis who had held the post since 2016 see media didn't give a reason for his departure but he has been the focus of criticism over the country's economic crisis a crisis that could be exacerbated by new u.s. sanctions set to come into effect later this month they target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. the aim is to erode assad's power but critics fear the sanctions could cause siri. is battered population to suffer further. as the pandemic the global economy the u.n. warns that millions of children are at risk of being pushed into under-age labor in iraq years of war have already forced many families to make hard choices to make ends meet. putting their kids to work as we report from iraq's kurdistan region. a big load for a little person mohamed how me that has to cart heavy fruits and vegetables around aerials market he earns a few euros a day working from 7 in the morning till 7 in the evening 6 days a week he's 12 years old. it's hard work but i'm used to it i want to help my family so we can live. ch

on thursday assad removed prime minister iemma khamis who had held the post since 2016 see media didn't give a reason for his departure but he has been the focus of criticism over the country's economic crisis a crisis that could be exacerbated by new u.s. sanctions set to come into effect later this month they target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. the aim is to erode assad's power but critics fear the sanctions could cause serious battered population to suffer further. stories making news around the world at least 4 people have been killed in a blast. happened during friday prayers at. most no group immediately clamp responsibility taleban has condemned the attack. russia's president vladimir putin has made his 1st public appearance in more than a month out of russia day ceremony in moscow despite the global health emergency events are being held to celebrate the establishment of modern russia after the collapse of the soviet union soviet union. earned its constitutional court has agreed that the president elect should be sworn in immediately followin