BUSINESS & POLITICS

14
April

DOLLAR  CRISIS  AFFECTS  EGYPT

The pharmaceuticals industry in Egypt is facing a shortage of raw materials, as well as major financial problems, due to the ongoing foreign currencycrisis more gearing towards the US dollar. Reliant on important expensive imports for an estimate of 90 percent of its components and restricted by government-imposed regulations on retail prices, the industry is seriously[...]

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20
April

SAUDI  ARABIAN  WOMEN  SPEAK  UP

Thousands of Saudi Arabian women have signed an online petition calling for the government to abolish the country’s guardianship system, which prevents women from engaging in fundamental tasks without the permission of a male relative or husband.“Women should be treated as a full citizen,” said activist Aziza Al-Yousef who, along with other activists[...]

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