And I'm assuming the 'Skip' and 'Next' buttons at the bottom don't work. You just keep getting Sisi over and over again

Galaxy-brain stuff here. If you can't afford to actually peg your currency and you don't want your citizens to be mad about depreciation, come up with an arbitrary new indicator that makes the charts look prettier reuters.com/markets/curren…

Good overview of labor protests in Iran in recent weeks. They haven't coalesced into a nationwide strike, and they don't yet threaten the economy, but they've given the protest movement added momentum and pressure the regime from another direction. wsj.com/articles/irans…

'The event's organisers say US officials were not invited, a sign of the frosty relations between Prince Mohammed and the Biden administration. But Jared Kushner and Steven Mnuchin will be attending.' ft.com/content/92ae04…

Honestly I'm surprised anyone's doctor allows them to attend Arab League summits. They cause a days-long illness characterized by ennui and extreme fatigue reuters.com/world/middle-e…

The World Health Organization (WHO)'s own staff accuses the agency's boss in Syria of wasting money on fancy parties and hotel suites, pressuring them to sign dodgy contracts with Syrian politicians and lavishing gifts ('gold coins and expensive cars') on regime officials. apnews.com/article/WHO-sy…

'One market strategist labelled the premium suddenly charged by investors in British government debt 'moron risk.'' economist.com/britain/2022/1…

As Khomeini once said, the road to Jerusalem runs through, uh, Sevastopol

This headline

Literally everyone in Britain now rushing to tweet 'the lettuce won'

'Turning the page' with a guy who killed thousands of their own people (not to mention hundreds of thousands of his) reuters.com/world/middle-e…

'Ms Truss has become the human equivalent of Larry the cat, living in Downing Street but wielding no power.' economist.com/leaders/2022/1…

It's a good thing that the UAE never does anything that runs totally counter to America's stated foreign policies, or this would seem very problematic! washingtonpost.com/investigations…

Stay for the kicker, in which the executive who lost 94% on this deal is said to be in talks to join 'a new investment fund backed by a trio of Abu Dhabi groups.' SoftBank and its alums are unparalleled at lighting piles of Gulf money on fire ft.com/content/859387…

Sure this was a heartfelt statement and not the least bit coerced by regime goons

If the JCPOA is now 'not even on the agenda', does that mean the window of opportunity has finally closed? Or does the window stop closing? Or does it go into a state of quantum uncertainty if there's no one in Vienna to observe it? haaretz.com/news/world/202…

'Separately, the administration is still weighing limits on exports of fuel to keep more gasoline and diesel inside the US... although no timeline has been set for a decision on that step, it would not happen before November's midterm elections.' 🤦‍♂️ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Guess it makes sense for Switzerland to host a dialogue of Lebanese officials. Like a therapy session with your banker. Maybe stick a wire-transfer terminal next to the fondue pot in case any of the guests have another billion that needs stealing today.lorientlejour.com/article/131484…

More fallout from Egypt's financial mess. Amid a dollar shortage, some 2m tons of chicken-feed ingredients are stuck at ports. Farmers are being forced to cull their flocks, which is driving up prices for chicken, the country's most commonly consumed meat. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…