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New Labor Law to be Implemented on Oct 18

RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor will start implementing the new labor law from Oct. 18, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. There...

‘Fierce clashes with IS near Mosul’: paramilitary unit

Baghdad, Oct 24, 2017 (AFP) - Jihadists from the Islamic State group and fighters from Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary coalition were locked in fierce...

Virus-infection rate in Iran witness a new rise

Iran's economic fundamentals are deteriorating under the weight of sanctions and the Coronavirus outbreak, raising the risk of a stock market bubble. Iran warned Saturday...

Tunisia tourism revenue hit hard by last year's attacks

Tunisia's central bank said on Thursday tourism revenue in first two months in 2016 fell by 54 percent to 182 million dinars ($90.21 million)...

Activist Afeni Shakur, mother of 2Pac, dies at age 69

Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, and fostered his legacy for decades after...

China says aims for balance in Middle East feud

China intends to retain a balanced stance in the Middle East, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday, as President Xi Jinping prepared to...

IMF expects $500 billion revenue loss for Middle East oil exporters

Oil exporting countries in the Middle East lost a staggering $390 billion in revenue due to lower oil prices last year, and should brace...

Suspected Paris attacks leader boasted of crossing borders

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, suspected planner of the Paris attacks, mocked European frontier controls and boasted of the ease with which he could move between Syria...

Gulf Air cuts losses by more than 60%

Bahrain's struggling carrier Gulf Air said Wednesday it reduced losses by 62 percent last year as a result of the company's restructuring. Losses fell from...

Oman builds industrial outpost in desert to diversify economy

On a stretch of barren coast 550 km (345 miles) south of the capital Muscat, workers at a ship repair yard swarm over cargo...

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