A Brief History of the Lebanese Pound

Until World War I and the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the country of Lebanon used the official Ottoman lira.  However, with the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the currency of that area went through many rapid changes. The first change was the adoption of the Egyptian pound, in 1918.  All states given to the…

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2013 in Iraq

Since 2008, it looked like things might be calming down in Iraq. U.S. troops were able to withdraw, leaving the Iraqi government to manage itself, and everyone hoped that things were on their way. 2013 saw some major setbacks in Iraq, though, with violence reaching and exceeding levels not seen in over 5 years. There…

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