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First Saudi jobs website for women aims to get more women in the workforce
Jul 20, 2017
BEIRUT — An Algerian biomedical engineer is on a mission to make it easier for women to find work in Saudi Arabia by creating the first job-searching website for females in the deeply conservative kingdom. Australian-born Naziha Deriche, 23, who was raised in Saudi Arabia, realised after completing her postgraduate studies in Sydney last year ...
Greek hotel workers strike against labour reforms
Jul 20, 2017
ATHENS — Greek hotel and restaurant employees walked off the job on Thursday to prote ...
BBC under fire for gender pay gap as top salaries revealed
Jul 19, 2017
LONDON — Britain’s public broadcaster BBC came under fire on Wednesday for its gender ...
Countries need more than money to cope with shocks — global report
Jul 19, 2017
TEPIC, Mexico — Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany are among the best placed wealthy countries to cope with shocks like large-scale migrati ...
Uber-style app ‘Careem’ goes off beaten track in West Bank
Jul 19, 2017
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Careem, a Middle Eastern rival to Uber, has become the first ride-hailing firm to operate in the Israeli-occupied West ...
Turkish economic growth to fall short of gov’t forecast
Jul 19, 2017
ANKARA — Turkey’s economic growth this year will fall slightly short of the government’s forecast, a Reuters poll found, suggesting not all ...
Sterling slips back below $1.31 as Brexit talks begin
Jul 17, 2017
LONDON — Sterling slipped back below $1.31 on Monday, with signs of division as the Conservative government wades into Brexit talks weighing ...
China’s economy posts steady growth, but risks remain
Jul 17, 2017
BEIJING — China posted better-than-expected growth in the second quarter, official data showed on Monday, but authorities warned that the wo ...
IMF approves second tranche of Egypt loan
Jul 15, 2017
CAIRO — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a second tranche of a $12 billion loan to Egypt, praising the country's tough eco ...
US economy needs only 'gradual' rate hikes — Fed's Yellen
Jul 13, 2017
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that even as the US economy grows stronger and employment expands, s ...
Qatar gets first boycott-busting cows
Jul 12, 2017
AL KHOR, Qatar — A first herd of boycott-busting cows has been airlifted to Qatar to boost milk supplies five weeks after neighbouring Gulf ...
Oil, gas investment set to recover slightly — IEA
Jul 11, 2017
ISTANBUL — Investment in the oil and gas industry will see a tentative recovery in 2017 after an "unprecedented contraction" in 2016 and 201 ...
War has cost Syria economy $226 billion— World Bank
Jul 10, 2017
BEIRUT — Syria's six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to estimates p ...

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