by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 5, 2017 | Middle East
Algeria- Algerian Interior Minister Noureddine Bedoui has expressed satisfaction with the parliamentary elections turnout, but leader of the Workers’ Party (PT) Louisa Hanoune stated that participation was low. During a news conference, Bedoui said that the...
by Landon Thomas Jr. | Aug 12, 2016 | Business
In May last year, James K. Galbraith, a left-leaning American economist, sent an email to Greece’s finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, in which he argued that an exit from the eurozone would benefit Greece. Mr. Galbraith, who was advising Mr. Varoufakis at the time,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 30, 2014 | Business
Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s cabinet has submitted a revised budget for the new fiscal year which starts on Tuesday, proposing a narrower deficit after President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi rejected a previous draft because spending was too high, Finance Ministry spokesman...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 11, 2014 | Business
Kuwait, Bloomberg—Kuwait’s budget surplus adds up to almost 40,000 US dollars per citizen, one reason it’s hard to convince people like Nouf Mohammed that the government should spend less on services and subsidies for her. Mohammed, 36, an accountant, says...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2013 | World
Rome, Reuters—Civil servants, hospital staff and transport workers went on strike on Friday in protest against Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s government, causing disruptions in Rome and across the country. The strikes, organized by the far left Cobas union, are...
