After weeks of difficult consultations and deliberations among main political power breakers in Lebanon, a new government of technocrats and specialists was born this week. The new Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, a university professor and former education minister, included six...
Women now outnumber men in the American workforce for the first time since the Great Recession ended a decade ago. According to a new IMF study, male labour has declined globally as female participation in the labour force has increased....
Croatia, a country with a population of almost 4.2 million, well-known for its scenic Adriatic coast went to the polls on the 22nd of December, 2019 to elect a new President. However, with no clear winner in sight, the elections...
In an interview with the Metro eight years ago, Boris Johnson described his morning routine “virtually erupt[ing] from bed like a rocketing pheasant. I then go for a run, because if you go for a run in the morning, nothing...
About six hours from Nairobi is the little village of Umoja. The dusty plains are golden in the light of day and farm animals roam in the sweltering heat. A babble of children’s laughter fills the air. Adorned in vibrantly...
Ask the average person what he or she thinks about Eritrea, and it would not be surprising if the response is one of bewilderment. Bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, the Red Sea meanders effervescently around the coastline of this...
There is a new form of modern slavery, and in the Middle East it is legalized. It’s called kafala. A form of abuse against women workers, especially domestic workers, in which the state is complicit. In Lebanon this issue concerns...
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