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Iran moves to strike 4 zeroes from its battered currency
Middle East

Iran moves to strike 4 zeroes from its battered currency

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president sent a bill to parliament Wednesday that would cut four zeroes from the value…
Egypt’s Finance Ministry allocates LE5 bn to build 13 industrial parks
Business

Egypt’s Finance Ministry allocates LE5 bn to build 13 industrial parks

Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait announced on Saturday that LE5 billion from the state’s budget has been allocated towards the…
Egypt’s unemployment rate drops to 7.5 percent
Egypt

Egypt’s unemployment rate drops to 7.5 percent

Egypt’s cabinet released an official statement announcing the decline of the unemployment rate in Egypt, which fell from 9.9 percent…
Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis
Middle East

Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s only English-language daily protested the country’s deteriorating economic and political conditions by publishing a blank edition…
Finance Minister expresses pride in Egypt’s economic performance
Economy

Finance Minister expresses pride in Egypt’s economic performance

During a press conference on Wednesday at the Cabinet headquarters to announce the Cabinet’s economic performance, Minister of Finance Mohamed…
Nearly a year after currency crisis, unemployed Turks still ‘can’t dream’
Middle East

Nearly a year after currency crisis, unemployed Turks still ‘can’t dream’

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Murat Abi found employment in construction after moving to Istanbul from eastern Turkey four years ago, including…
Iranians say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions
Middle East

Iranians say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it’s the average person who feels it…
During Ramadan, late-night gyms boom in the Gaza Strip
Middle East

During Ramadan, late-night gyms boom in the Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — It’s past midnight, but a dozen Palestinians are still running and sweating at a…
Ardern’s ‘wellbeing’ budget spreads good vibes in New Zealand
World

Ardern’s ‘wellbeing’ budget spreads good vibes in New Zealand

New Zealand unveiled its inaugural “wellbeing” budget Thursday in a move set to cement Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s reputation for…
Egypt’s unemployment rate falls to 8.1%: CAPMAS
Egypt

Egypt’s unemployment rate falls to 8.1%: CAPMAS

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced Wednesday that Egypt’s unemployment rate in the first quarter of…
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