unemployment
US job losses mount as economic pain deepens worldwide
Business
April 16, 2020
US job losses mount as economic pain deepens worldwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus ballooned Thursday to more than 20…
US job losses surge as world leaders urge Easter distancing
World
April 10, 2020
US job losses surge as world leaders urge Easter distancing
NEW YORK (AP) — A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks, a measure of how…
US tops world in virus cases and logs record unemployment
World
March 27, 2020
US tops world in virus cases and logs record unemployment
The United States now has more COVID-19 infections than any other country, and a record number of newly unemployed people,…
Starved of dollars and drowning in debt, Lebanon’s economy sinks fast
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Starved of dollars and drowning in debt, Lebanon’s economy sinks fast
BEIRUT (Reuters) — After importing medical supplies to Lebanon for 20 years, Hassan Hamdan shut his business in December. Sales…
Egypt to designate streets across the country for 2,600 new bookstores
Culture
March 6, 2020
Egypt to designate streets across the country for 2,600 new bookstores
In collaboration with Egypt’s Culture Ministry, The Egyptian Publishers Union is set to launch an initiative titled “30/6,” dedicating a street…
Central Bank of Egypt keeps overnight interest rates unchanged
Business
February 21, 2020
Central Bank of Egypt keeps overnight interest rates unchanged
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Egypt decided, at its meeting on Thursday, to keep important interest…
Egypt’s unemployment rate rises to 8% in the last quarter of 2019
Egypt
February 16, 2020
Egypt’s unemployment rate rises to 8% in the last quarter of 2019
Egypt’s unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, rising to eight percent compared to 7.8…
Gazan bridegrooms end up in jail over unpaid debts
Middle East
February 4, 2020
Gazan bridegrooms end up in jail over unpaid debts
GAZA (Reuters) – Bridegrooms in the Gaza Strip are finding marriage a path to debtors’ prison rather than to happiness.…
Tens of thousands strike in India as slowdown hits jobs
World
January 8, 2020
Tens of thousands strike in India as slowdown hits jobs
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of workers affiliated to trade unions led a strike in parts of India…
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
Middle East
October 28, 2019
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
BEIRUT (AP) — On a main thoroughfare in Beirut on Monday, Lebanese protesters set up a living room with an…