More than 120,000 workers went on strike or stopped working in 2022 amid the tightest labor market since 1969, according to US Labor Department data released Wednesday. That’s a 50 percent increase from 2021, during which 80,700 workers stopped working, and more than a four-fold increase from 2020 when the …
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Thousands of Shias marked Arbaeen in Halkali District of Istanbul in Turkey.
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The Border Crossing Organization of Iraq announced in a report the number of pilgrims entering and leaving the country’s seven crossings. “Aladdin Al-Qaisi”, Spokesman of this organization, announced that at present, the arrival of Arbaeen pilgrims to Karbala through various crossings in Iraq is under the continuous supervision and follow-up …
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Qatar has announced its plans to re-open Doha International Airport in time for the FIFA World Cup 2022, in a bid to facilitate the movement of over one million fans flocking to the Persian Gulf state. Subsequently being superseded by the adjacent Hamad International Airport in 2014, which has since …
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Photos: Ashura 2022 in Lebanon
4 ways the Middle East can become more resilient in 2022
The Middle East is still trying to chart its own path in the context of global geopolitical shifts, which are further compounded by the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the IMF projects the Middle East will expand by 4.1% in 2022, but the reality is that with fiscal …
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