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Iran moves to strike 4 zeroes from its battered currency
Middle East
August 22, 2019
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
August 18, 2019
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
August 13, 2019
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
August 9, 2019
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
July 17, 2019
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
June 26, 2019
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
June 24, 2019
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
May 31, 2019
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
May 30, 2019
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
May 15, 2019
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…