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A view of the inside of the Iranian parliament. (AFP/ File)

August 26th, 2018 - 01:17 GMT

Iranian Parliament Sacks Economy Minister as Sanctions Bite

Iran’s parliament on Sunday voted to sack Economy Minister Masoud Karbasian over deteriorating economic conditions in the country.

A trainee dismantles a gas turbine for maintenance work in a factory in Ludwigsfelde, Germany. President Trump has called the German apprenticeship system a model program. (© AP Images)

July 4th, 2017 - 12:47 GMT

Donald Trump Pushes for More Apprenticeship Programs in US

Kuwait City skyline (Flickr)

July 2nd, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

‘Pulling a Sickie’: 30,000 Kuwaitis Face Punishment for Extending Eid Break

Prime Minister Theresa May billed the election as a clear choice on who would lead Britain as it negotiated its way out of the EU. (AFP)

June 9th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Early Election Results Show Britain is Heading Towards Hung Parliament

A Qatar airlines plane takes off (file photo)

June 7th, 2017 - 12:02 GMT

Philippines Bans Workers from Traveling to Qatar Over Food Shortage Fears

All the attacks in Britain have occurred since the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the threat has accelerated since the onset of the Syrian civil war in 2011. (AFP)

May 28th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

After Manchester, It’s Clearly Time to Rethink British ‘Prevent’ Strategy

Despite numerous claims that refugees have edged many Lebanese out of the job market, no reliable statistics are available to determine the role of the Syrian workforce within the current economic trend. (AFP/File)

January 24th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Girls just wanna work: Lebanese women protest Syrian competition for work in Beirut suburb

This image, taken on August 10, 2016, shows a refugee injured during protests at an Australian detention facility on Manus Island. (AFP/File)

October 30th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Australia under fire for plans to permanently ban all refugees and asylum seekers being held offshore

Lebanese Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi. (AFP/File)

September 20th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Lebanese Labor Minister unveils plan to repatriate Syrian refugees to ‘safe zones’

Some institutions in Lebanon are paying half a salary to their staff while others resort to arbitrary layoffs with no compensation. (Shutterstock)

September 11th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Lebanon: 2000 layoffs in the wake of economic and political crises

Sweden is set to expel as many as 100,000 migrant workers. (Shutterstock)

August 9th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Lebanon threatens to expel Swedes if Sweden deports Lebanese families

Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi. (AFP/File)

July 24th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Lebanon amends daily minimum wage law, activists protest

A meeting of the Lebanese parliament. (AFP/File)

June 15th, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

Lebanon: Kataeb party ministers resign from parliament