by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jun 16, 2017 | Business
Ankara- The unemployment rate in Turkey fell 0.9 percentage points between February and April to reach 11.7 percent after it had marked its highest rate in seven years, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) revealed Thursday. But the unemployment rate rose 1.6...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 14, 2016 | World
Phocas Bakaza An official from Burundi’s ruling party was killed late on Wednesday, a local administrator said on Thursday. Bakaza, a member of the CNDD-FDD party in Mutimbuza area near the capital Bujumbura, was shot dead late on Wednesday. Two people have been...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 19, 2015 | World
Bujumbura, Reuters—More than 100 protesters chanted slogans against Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in office on Tuesday in defiance of government threats of a crackdown on demonstrations. “We will not stop until he gives...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 17, 2015 | World
Bujumbura, Burundi, AP—Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has made his first appearance in the capital since the attempted coup against his government last week. Nkurunziza appeared before journalists at his presidential palace in Bujumbura Sunday morning. He made a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 5, 2015 | World
Kigali, Reuters—Rwanda’s foreign minister said on Tuesday she was concerned about neighboring Burundi’s clampdown on more than a week of protests against its president’s decision to seek a third term in office. President Pierre Nkurunziza’s...