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      Turkey Could Deploy Troops to War-Torn Libya in January, Latest Acceleration of Multi-Country Proxy War

      Turkey Could Deploy Troops to War-Torn Libya in January, Latest Acceleration of Multi-Country Proxy War

      The country's main opposition opposes the move and warned on Monday that the conflict could spread across the region. 

      Eoin Higgins
      Dec 29, 2019

      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could on Thursday receive permission from his country's parliament to send military personnel and equipment to Libya to support the North African country's United Nations-recognized leader Fayez al-Serraj, who is facing an uprising.

      If approved, the deployment could further inflame tensions in the region.

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      Cyprus Votes 'No' Against Austerity and 'the People' Cheer

      Cyprus Votes 'No' Against Austerity and 'the People' Cheer

      Plan to levy individual's bank accounts rejected

      Common Dreams Staff
      Mar 19, 2013

      As protesters cheered outside, Cyprus's parliament rejected a bailout proposal from the European financial 'troika' that would have levied individual savings accounts held in the state's banks.

      Though a small island country with relatively low impact on the wider European economy, the proposal put forth over the weekend caused a stir across global markets as fears of a bank run spread.

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      Why Cyprus Matters: The Eurozone Strikes Again

      The kaleidoscope spins again; the shards are rearranged; this time, the fragment at the centre is Cyprus.

      Maria Margaronis
      Mar 19, 2013


      The kaleidoscope spins again; the shards are rearranged; this time, the fragment at the centre is Cyprus. Faced with yet another country needing an urgent bailout (and with the German election looming in September), Eurozone leaders and the IMF have come up with a new wheeze: make savers pay to rescue the banks that were meant to look after their money, in exchange for a bailout of 10 billion euros.

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