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Amman_tech
Jordan
Society
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Techween: Building Jordan’s next generation of tech talent

In Jordan, where nearly 40% of young people are unemployed, Techween is testing whether coding communities can bridge the growing gap between university & work

Farida Dowidar
28 May, 2026
Palestinians have a meal at the site of an Israeli airstrike which hit tents for displaced people two days earlier in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on October 16, 2024.
Gaza War
Economy
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'Staggering' unemployment in Gaza a year after war: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 October, 2024
The Iraqi parliament, located in Baghdad
Iraqi parliament
MENA
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Iraqi parliament's 'secret' salary hike vote sparks public fury

Dana Taib Menmy
19 August, 2024
Has Jordan's romance with the United States lost its spark?
Jordan
Perspectives

Has Jordan's romance with the United States lost its spark?

Riad Al Khouri

Riad al Khouri

05 June, 2024
With dreams dashed, Gazans make hard work of living
Gaza War
Society
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With no work, Gaza starts the full-time job of staying alive

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Eman Alhaj Ali

26 March, 2024
MENA
MENA
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Over half of Arab youths 'want to leave their country'

The New Arab Staff
13 August, 2023
Pakistan
MENA
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Millions of jobs lost in Pakistan amid economic downturn

The New Arab Staff
09 May, 2023
Protests in Tunisia against worsening economy
Arabs
MENA
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Arabs frustrated by sinking economies, want reform: report

Louay Faour
03 January, 2023
unemployment
Economy
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Arab region has world’s highest unemployment rate: UN report

The New Arab Staff
31 December, 2022
Hirak Morocco
Morocco
Perspectives

The struggle for Riffians is not over: Part 2

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Bianca Carrera

10 October, 2022
unemployment
MENA
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Lebanon unemployment rate almost triples since crisis began

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 May, 2022
Jordan
MENA
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Unemployed Jordanians threaten to commit 'mass suicide'

The New Arab Staff
08 February, 2022
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco launches program for 250,000 temporary new jobs

Basma El Atti
14 January, 2022
Jordan
Economy
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IMF releases $335 mn to Jordan, says loan program on track

21 December, 2021
A man wearing PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) performs the last rites to his relative who died of Covid-19 at a crematorium on 20 April, 2021 in New Delhi, India. [Getty]
Covid 19
Perspectives

Apocalypse or cooperation?

Jayati Ghosh

Jayati Ghosh

20 August, 2021
Algerian youth suffer from high rates of unemployment [Getty]
unemployment
MENA
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Algeria cracks down after unemployment protests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 July, 2021
An aerial view shows the Central Business District (Ruwi) in the Omani capital Muscat on 9 April 2021. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)
Oman
Analysis
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What's behind Oman's recent protests?

The New Arab
02 June, 2021
Oman military
Oman
Economy
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Oman military steps up recruitment after jobs protests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 May, 2021
Lebanon [GETTY]
unemployment
MENA
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Lebanon civil war survivors say today's crisis even worse

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 April, 2021
Sulaimaniyah - Getty
unemployment
Perspectives

Violence will only incite desperate young Kurds even more

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Judit Neurink

17 December, 2020
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youth
Analysis
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One year on, Iraq's youth rise again

Sofia Nitti
27 October, 2020