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El Khalil

British  
/ ɛl xɒˈliːl /

noun

  1. transliteration of the Arabic name for Hebron

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After questioning El Khalil, the delegation was expected to leave Lebanon.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023

El Khalil worked for the Central Bank from 1982 until he became finance minister nearly two years ago and was last the executive director of its financial operations department.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023

During Friday’s session, caretaker Finance Minister Youssef El Khalil was questioned about his work as a close associate of Salameh while working at the Central Bank, before he became a Cabinet minister, officials said.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023

A former central bank official since 1982, El Khalil was last the executive director of the central bank’s financial operations department.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

The travellers landed at El Akabah on the Red Sea, and went with a small Arab caravan to El Khalil, the ancient Hebron.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by N. D'Anvers

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