A structural shift in the job market following the most recent economic recession has radically changed the composition of the American workforce, with four-year college graduates for the first time comprising a larger share of the workforce than those who got a high school diploma but don’t have a
Sydney, London-A 76-year-old woman was rescued Sunday after being trapped for 20 hours on a small island with her two dogs as crocodile infested waters rose around her. The woman from South Australia had got lost while walking in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region, police said. Her pa
Tangier, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia has reiterated that it welcomed the return to normalcy in Turkey and the prevalence of security and stability under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish government’s continuation in exercising its functions. This came during a phone call
Khartoum–Sudanese National Assembly approved the agreement between Sudan and Saudi Arabia to cultivate one million feddans in northeastern areas of the country. The first ten years of the project will be dedicated for constructing infrastructure for ten billion dollars. Whereas the second ten years
Washington-The episode of violence and murder returned to the U.S with three police officers killed and three others injured, in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, according to the head of the local security administration. A statement released by the city’s office said that one gunman had been k
Kigali-Effectively kicking off the activities of the 27th African Union’s summit in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, participants announced that the summit is chiefly aimed at bolstering integration and merger among union members. The Kigali summit deals with key topics such as free trade and AU commission
Tangier, Jeddah- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Sunday telephoned British Prime Minister Theresa May. The King congratulated her on becoming Britain’s new Prime Minister, stressing the strong relations between the two countries. For her part, the British premi
Nice-He lived on the 12th floor of a high rise in a heavily immigrant housing project and was known to his neighbors only as a moody and aggressive oddball. He never went to the local mosque, often grunted in response to greetings of “bonjour” and sometimes beat his wife — until she threw him out. [
Manama-A Bahrain court on Sunday dissolved al-Wefaq National Islamic Society and ordered its funds to be seized by the government, accusing it of helping foster violence and terrorism. The administrative court in Manama ruled that Wefaq had taken aim at “respect for the rule of law and the fou
Istanbul-Turkey is still witnessing the repercussions of last Friday’s failed military coup after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to launch a large campaign to cleanse the judiciary and the army and remove the cancerous tumor represented by the cell of Fethullah Gulen, his rival. Speaking to a
Seattle, London-The Boeing Co has marked its centennial with plans to sharpen its focus on innovation, including ambitious projects for supersonic commercial flight and a rocket that could carry humans to other planets. But innovation at Boeing will be “disciplined” and not endanger the
London-Based on national surveys in Australia, a study team linked increases in fruit and vegetable servings per day to rising happiness over two years. With the addition of eight portions of fruit and veg daily, the change in wellbeing was about equivalent to going from unemployment to a job, resea
London-Iran has failed to launch a ballistic missile with a range of 4,000 kilometers on the eve of the anniversary of the nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers, high-ranking U.S. officials said. Fox News quoted U.S. intelligence officials as saying that Iran attempted several days ago t
Beirut – Syrian regime and allies took advantage of incidents in Turkey and launched series of airstrikes on opposition-controlled areas to the west of Aleppo. They targeted medical centers including Omar bin Abdul Aziz Hospital which is now out of service. This came hours after the Washington-Mosco
Cairo-It is no secret that the Turkish economy suffered a turbulence on Friday night on the level of foreign exchange markets’ trading and the aviation flights, as a direct effect of the attempted coup. Yet, the government continues to enact reforms that shall ease this influence. Turkish Lira has d
Ghassan Tueni modernised the Lebanese press and transformed it in stages. He also improved the conditions of those belonging to the profession and introduced high salaries that were paid before their due dates, automatic rises, health insurance and bonuses. The An-Nahar newspaper began to send its e
Ankara and Athena – The Turks witnessed a terrifying night, one they are likely to remember for years to come, after a failed coup attempted on Friday. Incidents happened rapidly like one of those horror movies with planes buzzing and bullets everywhere. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed
Ramallah-Hamas sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that whether the organization will participate in the local elections or not is a decision to be made after today’s meeting with Head of the Central Elections Commission Hanna Nasser. According to same sources, Hamas will discuss with Nasser several relate
Washington – The long-secret “28 pages” submitted to congressional inquiry was the center of attention of analysts and observers revealed Saudi Arabia had no role in the 9/11 attacks. The pages released Friday contained no hard evidence of any role played by the kingdom in the plot, which kill
London-South Sudan’s opposing army factions participated in a cabinet meeting held in Juba and attended by South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, amidst the absence of First Vice President, Riek Machar. This is the first cabinet meeting following the bloody events in the capital Juba in which Ma
