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Thousands Demand Jobs in Tunisia
Thousands Demand Jobs in Tunisia
TUNIS – Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters demanding jobs in the impoverished Tunisian city of Kasserine on Wednesday, as smaller demonstrations broke out in the capital and at least eight other towns, residents said. Crowds burned tyres...Caption:
Saudi students attend a computer class at King Saud University in Riyadh October 30, 2002. The Saudi Labor Ministry announced a unemployment benefits scheme on Monday designed to attract young entrants to the labor market to work in sector companies. (Reuters/Ali Jarekji)
Saudi Cabinet approves benefits scheme
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi Cabinet approved an unemployment benefits scheme for Saudi workers on Monday during a meeting headed by Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The new scheme will provide benefits for up to...Caption:
Ethiopians stand in line as they arrive at Bole International Airport in Ethiopias capital, Addis Ababa, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, after they were deported from Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare)
Illegal Employment: A Difficult Choice
Riyadh and Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Poverty, unemployment and oppression: the unforgiving trinity of hardships which Ethiopians attempt to escape every year, whether legally or illegally. Unemployment in Ethiopia currently hovers at around 20 percent for men and 30...Caption:
Saudi women fill out applications during a government sponsored job fair in Riyadh.[credit: Stringer/Reuters]