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Egypt: Australian detainee reported missing upon release

An Australian-Egyptian citizen has been reported missing in one Egyptian prison when he was to be set free after one year of detention for alleged support for outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization, his family has said. Hazem Hamouda, an Australian man of Egyptian origins has vanished though he was expected to be released from Egypt’s notorious […]

UN rejects Libyan Parliament’s appointment of new Prime Minister

The United Nations Thursday rejected the appointment of former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha as the country’s new Premier in replacement of the incumbent Abdul Hamid Dbeibah by the parliament, Al Wasat news outlet reports. The state legislature headquartered in Tobruk according to its spokesman Abdullah Belhaq voted unanimously to appoint Bashagha and granted him confidence. […]

Spain: People on the dole to near 6 million in 2013

The number of people on the dole in Spain will near 6 million in 2013, i.e. more than a quarter of the workforce in the country. The gloomy unemployment figures were disclosed this week by the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE) which underlined that the labor reform adopted by the government will not curb […]