Foreign labor
Asian countries brace to evacuate workers in Iraq, Iran
Middle East
January 6, 2020
Asian countries brace to evacuate workers in Iraq, Iran
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military to prepare to deploy its aircraft and ships “at…
Migrants in the Gulf see dreams of higher wages ruined
Middle East
June 18, 2019
Migrants in the Gulf see dreams of higher wages ruined
Migrants have always been tempted to the world’s biggest cities by tales of fortunes made and streets paved with gold. Similar…
Egypt ranks 18th among world’s labor exporters: economist
Business
March 31, 2016
Egypt ranks 18th among world’s labor exporters: economist
Egypt is the world’s 18th largest exporter of workers, according to an economics expert, with 3.4 million Egyptian workers representing…
CAPMAS: 41.4% drop in public sector foreign labor
Egypt
May 20, 2015
CAPMAS: 41.4% drop in public sector foreign labor
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said foreign labor in the public sector dropped by 41.4 percent…
Twenty-six Egyptians deported from Saudi Arabia
Egypt
December 5, 2013
Twenty-six Egyptians deported from Saudi Arabia
Twenty-six Egyptian workers arrived at Cairo airport Wednesday after being deported by the Saudi authorities for failing to maintain their…
Abu Qir power station: No place for love
Opinion
August 30, 2012
Abu Qir power station: No place for love
When the government made the people pin their hopes on the Abu Qir power station for uninterrupted electricity supply, it was…
Tourism syndicate head wants foreign tour guides out
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Tourism syndicate head wants foreign tour guides out
The head of Egypt's tourist syndicate said Thursday that he has pleaded with the tourism minister to suspend all translation…