DUBAI:The 43rd edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) is set to take place from Dec. 1-10, 2021, it was announced this week. Egyptian film producer Mohamed Hefzy, president of the Cairo International Film Festival, said in a released statement: “Film Festivals have found a way to adapt and survive, acting as a lifeline for films and filmmakers that have been
RICHMOND, Virginia: One of two police officers accused of pepper-spraying and pointing their guns at a Black Army officer during a traffic stop has since been fired, a Virginia town announced late Sunday, hours after the governor called for an independent investigation into the case. The town of Windsor said in a statement that it joined calls from election officials,
RIYADH: Entrepreneurs are the true backbone of the economy and the Kingdom wants to help them overcome the obstacles they have been facing during the pandemic, said Commerce Minister Majid Al-Qasabi, Al Arabiya reported. The General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises, The National Competitiveness Center (NCC) also known as Tayseer, and the Saudi Business Center are
Unemployment among young people decreased from 34.2 percent in Q3 2020 to 28 percent in Q4
Updated 10 min 14 sec ago
DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR
April 19, 2021 00:35
JEDDAH: The unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia decreased to 12.6 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, down from 14.9 percent the previous quarter, according to the latest data from the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat).
According to a report by Riyadh-based investment management advisory Jadwa Investment, the decrease in joblessness was due to more women and young people joining the Saudi labor force at the end of 2020.
“The recovery in the labor market has proceeded quicker than we anticipated (with Saudi unemployment at 12.6 percent at the end of 2020, versus our forecast of 14 percent). At the same time, however, the swift recovery reinforces our view that Saudi unemployment will decline to 12.1 percent by the end of 2021,” the Jadwa report said.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz details cruel treatment they faced from their own community
Researcher: ‘Ostracism, denunciation and shaming gave way to violence’
Updated 18 April 2021
April 17, 2021 23:16
LONDON: During the formation of Israel in the late 1940s, hundreds of Jewish women were branded as enemies for marrying Arab men, resulting in exclusion, isolation, and in some cases murder, according to stories buried in the country’s archives.
The histories of the “lost” Jewish women those who married and assimilated into Arab culture have been revealed by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which details the cruel treatment they faced from their own community, including “harsh opposition from home, ostracism, labeling, and opprobrium and social alienation.”