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Trump predicts ‘very massive recession’ in US
World
April 3, 2016
Trump predicts ‘very massive recession’ in US
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump predicted that the United States is on course for a "very massive recession," warning that…
Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs
Science
February 15, 2016
Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs
Advances in artificial intelligence will soon lead to robots that are capable of nearly everything humans do, threatening tens of…
Five years on, unrest tests ‘Arab Spring’ model Tunisia
Middle East
January 22, 2016
Five years on, unrest tests ‘Arab Spring’ model Tunisia
On December 17, 2010, a young, desperate Tunisian vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze in a suicide protest over…
Manpower Ministry plans to reduce unemployment by 1.5% per year
Egypt
January 15, 2016
Manpower Ministry plans to reduce unemployment by 1.5% per year
The unemployment rate currently stands at 12.7 percent, according to estimates by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics,…
Quarter of Egyptians want unemployment raised in parliament: survey
Egypt
January 11, 2016
Quarter of Egyptians want unemployment raised in parliament: survey
The Egyptian Centre for Public Opinion Research ”Baseera” conducted a poll that asks Egyptians what the most important topics in…
Mobile refrigerators aim to combat price hikes by offering cheaper food
Egypt
January 3, 2016
Mobile refrigerators aim to combat price hikes by offering cheaper food
The Social Fund for Development began Sunday receiving applications from individuals wanting to operate refrigerator vehicles, part of the government’s…
Phd graduate partaking in protests commits suicide over unemployment: newspaper
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Phd graduate partaking in protests commits suicide over unemployment: newspaper
A member of a protest group formed by Phd and master's graduates to demand government jobs has committed suicide, a…
Job-seeking Phd graduates return to Tahrir Square in protest
Egypt
November 29, 2015
Job-seeking Phd graduates return to Tahrir Square in protest
Tahrir Square was again a hotspot for protests on Sunday, with hundreds of masters and Phd holders continuing months-long protests demanding…
Police disperse employment seekers’ protests outside Cabinet
Egypt
November 8, 2015
Police disperse employment seekers’ protests outside Cabinet
Police troops dispersed protests by nursing students outside the Cabinet’s building on Qasr al-Aini street on Sunday. The demonstrators had blocked…
Masters holders demand govt jobs in open-ended sit-in
Egypt
October 26, 2015
Masters holders demand govt jobs in open-ended sit-in
Master's degree holders began new protests on Sunday, again pressing the government to offer them jobs equal to their previously-appointed…