Algeria’s president sacks finance minister, state TV says

Laaziz Faid, Finance Minister. (X @LaazizFaidMF)
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Updated 03 February 2025
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Algeria’s president sacks finance minister, state TV says

ALGIERS: Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune sacked his Finance Minister Laaziz Faid on Sunday, without giving details on the reasons behind the decision, state TV reported.
Tebboune appointed Abdelkrim Bou El Zerd to replace him.

 


Syrian government says it controls prison in Raqqa with Daesh-linked detainees

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Syrian government says it controls prison in Raqqa with Daesh-linked detainees

  • Prison holds detainees linked to Daesh, and witnessed ⁠clashes in its vicinity between advancing Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters
The Syrian interior ministry said on Friday it had taken over Al-Aktan ‌prison in ‌the ‌city ⁠of Raqqa ‌in northeast Syria, a facility that was formerly under ⁠the control of ‌Kurdish-led ‍Syrian ‍Democratic Forces (SDF).
The ‍prison held detainees linked to the militant group Daesh, and witnessed ⁠clashes in its vicinity between advancing Syrian government forces and SDF.