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12% of Israelis don't work for religious reasons, rightwing PM takes response

Israel’s new government is looking to take advantage of a rare political opportunity to push more ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the workforce to boost the economy, a measure that could pit powerful religious leaders against politicians. By 2065, Israel’s “haredi” community is expected to make up 32% of Israel’s population, up from 12% now, according […]

Protests erupt, subsist in Lebanon over currency, economy

Calm prevailed in Lebanon after a night of violence that left scores injured as hundreds of protestors took to the streets across the small Mediterranean country to decry deteriorating living conditions. Over the weekend, Lebanon’s currency hit record lows, with market dealers saying that the pound was trading at just shy of 18,000 to the […]

Andijan organizes grand "Youth Forum" festival

By Sher KarimovThe Youth Forum Andijan 2021 festival was held in Andijan on May 20-22. The purpose of the forum, organized by the regional administration, the regional department of the Agency for Youth Affairs and the regional council of the Youth Union of Uzbekistan, is to share Andijan experience in providing employment and training of […]

Tunisian police brutality reaching epic proportions

Tunisian police took Ahmed Gam from the shop where he worked, accused him of looting during recent protests, and beat him so badly during his detention last month that he lost a testicle, he said. Lying in bed in his parents’ home in Bennane, near the coastal city of Monastir, Gam, 21, could not stand […]

Biden planning to overturn Trump's 'draconian' immigration policies

The United States plans to reverse the Trump administration’s “draconian” immigration approach while working on policies addressing the causes of migration, President Joe Biden told his Mexican counterpart, the White House said on Saturday. In a Friday call with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Biden outlined his plan to create new legal pathways for […]

Israeli cabinet fails to resolve financial crisis as new official quits

Israel’s finance minister promised on Sunday the long awaited 2021 state budget would be ready in December amid accusations the government was dragging its heels for political reasons and after a third senior economic official quit in three months. Failure to pass last year’s budget was a big factor in the unprecedented political turmoil in […]

Israelis take to the streets over Netanyahu's corona policy

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday in Tel Aviv, angered by what they say has been an inept government response to the economic hits they have taken during the coronavirus crisis. In keeping with restrictions on public gatherings, police limited the number of people allowed into Tel Aviv’s Rabin square for the rally as nearby […]

Israel opposition warns of social-economic explosion

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Thursday protests over the economic slowdown could soon turn violent as restrictions to contain the coronavirus are reimposed and state assistance for the jobless lags. Alarmed by a new spike in COVID-19 cases, conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week ordered a slew of businesses to shut back […]

US oil sector preparing for battle

The world is about to run out of oil storage and U.S. shale producers are selling crude for almost nothing but they are still refusing to shut production, hoping to survive the storm, one of the world’s biggest oil traders said. The continuing production shows the challenges that Russia and Saudi Arabia are facing in […]

Syrian economy suffers from sanctions and unemployment

By Areej Zaher -In a country which adopted socialism as a way of life, economic difficulties will be its penalty. The Syrian war brought not only blood and terror but also EU sanctions to Syrian stock holdings and ventures, and the Syrian people were most affected. Government expenditure especially defense spending has escalated through the […]

UAE PMI data shows employment declined in August

The Emirates NBD UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index, a composite indicator of operating conditions in the non-oil private sector of economy, fell to 55 in August, down from 55.8 in July. The employment index of the PMI survey fell to 49 in August signalling a modest average decline in jobs last month, the first time this […]

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