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A robot paints brake drums at Webb Wheel Products in Cullman, Ala. (Dave Martin/Associated Press)

The Brave New World of Robots and Lost Jobs

by David Ignatius | Aug 18, 2016 | Opinion

Job insecurity is a central theme of the 2016 campaign, fueling popular anger about trade deals and immigration. But economists warn that much bigger job losses are ahead in the United States — driven not by foreign competition but by advancing technology. A look at...

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A worker walks at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/Files

Unemployed South Iraq Protesters Ask for Job Opportunities

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 8, 2016 | Middle East

Basra-Hundreds of Iraqis from the southern district of Zubair held a protest on Sunday on a road leading to oil fields to ask for job opportunities. The protesters tried to block access to some oil fields in the area managed by UK’s British Petroleum and Italian oil...

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U.S. Economy Bounces back with 255,000 Jobs Added to July Payrolls

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 5, 2016 | Business

Government figures on Friday showed that the number of jobs on US payrolls increased by 255,000 in July. The added employments proved lower than revised figures showing 292,000 jobs added in June, but well above the 24,000 jobs added in May. The unemployment rate was...

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The King Salman Bridge and the Waad Al-Shimal and Tadeen Projects Will Kick-start Development in Sinai

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Apr 11, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-Egyptian Business Council said yesterday that the Egyptian labour force will benefit from about 320,000 new job opportunities over the next five years after the two countries signed a series of economic agreements and memoranda of understanding, and declared...

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Aerial view of Algeria’s traffic and houses is pictured through the window of an airplane. (Reuters)

Opinion: Algeria’s Historic Opportunity for Reform

by Masood Ahmed | Feb 23, 2015 | Opinion

Following the sudden collapse in oil prices over the last six months, Algeria is facing its greatest economic challenge since the 1990s, when it was torn apart by civil war. How the country responds in the coming months will be watched closely by other countries in...