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Egypt’s tourism sector loses a billion dollars a month due to coronavirus
Egypt

Egypt’s tourism sector loses a billion dollars a month due to coronavirus

Several tourism experts have estimated that the monthly losses to Egypt’s tourism sector as a result of the coronavirus pandemic…
Hunt for medical gear to fight virus becomes all-consuming
World

Hunt for medical gear to fight virus becomes all-consuming

PARIS (AP) — The hunt for ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the US and Europe on Monday, as new…
Jordan teachers demanding wage increases clash with police
Middle East

Jordan teachers demanding wage increases clash with police

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Thousands of teachers protested in Jordan on Thursday to demand higher wages, with some scuffling with…
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…
Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work
Middle East

Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Every day before dawn, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other relatives at…
Tokyo Olympic construction race raises worker safety questions
World

Tokyo Olympic construction race raises worker safety questions

As Tokyo 2020 Olympics preparations enter their final stage, officials are touting the city’s readiness, but activists and workers groups…
Minya Textile Factory workers continue strike for 4th day
Egypt

Minya Textile Factory workers continue strike for 4th day

Workers at the Minya Textile Factory continued their strike on Thursday for the fourth day in a row to demand…
Amazon workers strike as ‘Prime’ shopping frenzy hits
World

Amazon workers strike as ‘Prime’ shopping frenzy hits

Amazon workers walked out of a main distribution center in Minnesota on Monday, protesting for improved working conditions during the…
Nineteen workers suffer injuries in Wadi al-Natrun accident
Egypt

Nineteen workers suffer injuries in Wadi al-Natrun accident

Nineteen workers were injured on Tuesday in a vehicle rollover on Dabaa road at Wadi al-Natrun in Beheira Governorate. Major…
Banks to suspend work on July 1, 2 on occasion of June 30 revolution: CBE
Egypt

Banks to suspend work on July 1, 2 on occasion of June 30 revolution: CBE

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has decided to suspend work in their local and foreign banks on June 30…
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