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GaStat: Saudi Employed Persons Increase, Unemployment Ratio Stable at 11.6%

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 16, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi General Authority for Statistics (GaStat) revealed that the number of Saudi employees has increased while the unemployment ratio remained stable at 11.6% during the second quarter of 2016. GaStat issued the report of labor force survey showing an...

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Iraqi security forces stand guard outside the parliament in Baghdad on April 13, 2016 (AFP Photo/Sabah Arar)

Iraqi Parliament Appoints Five New Ministers

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 16, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – After postponing the sessions for almost three months, and after a number of protesters stormed into the parliament, Iraqi parliament granted the approval for five new ministers out of the six suggested by the Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi. The lawmakers...

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Lebanese and Arab tourists enjoy a night out in downtown Beirut, Lebanon Monday, June 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

No Gulf Tourists in Lebanon Due to Recent Official Positions

by Wajdi Al-Aridi | Aug 16, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Tourists coming from Gulf Arab countries were absent from the cities and villages of Mount Lebanon this summer, as one of the repercussions to the current crisis between Lebanon and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. For the first time since the end of...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addresses the media in Ankara. Photo: Reuters

A Turkish Three-Step Roadmap For Syria Including Assad’s Departue

by Said Abdul Razzak and Youssef Diab | Aug 16, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- Turkey has set a three-step scenario for a political solution in Syria summarized in protecting the borders, preventing the creation of states controlled by the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the return of refugees currently residing in...

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques chairs a Cabinet session Monday afternoon/ SPA

Custodian Of The Two Holy Mosques Welcomes Pilgrims

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 16, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud called on pilgrims to dedicate themselves to worship and perform Hajj rituals away from actions contrary to the teachings of the Islamic religion. King Salman’s instructions came during a...