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A picture taken on June 29, 2017, in the Egyptian capital Cairo shows fuel dripping from a hose as a gas station worker fills up a customer's tank while cars wait in line. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI)
June 17, 2018, 3:03 pm
Egypt hikes fuel prices as part of austerity drive
Prices up 35%-50% after electricity subsidies slashed amid economic reform
By AFP
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, right, attends a meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan, June 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Raad al-Adayleh)
June 10, 2018, 5:47 pm
EU foreign policy chief assures Jordan of continued aid
Amid widespread protests against government austerity plans, Mogherini pledges $1.18 billion for infrastructure, water, energy, education
By ALICE SU
Members of the Jordanian gendarmerie and security forces stand on alert as protesters shout slogans and raise a national flag during a demonstration outside the Prime Minister's office in the capital Amman late on June 2, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Khalil MAZRAAWI)
June 3, 2018, 3:00 pm
Furious Jordanians protest proposed austerity measures
Thousands scuffle with police over income tax law, backed by IMF but bitterly opposed by many in cash-strapped country
By Kamal Taha
In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 file photo, volunteers from the Kheir Zaman local supermarket sell a kilogram of sugar for 7.50 L.E. (0.84 US cents), in the Sayeda Zeinab neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
November 8, 2016, 10:59 pm
IMF chief hails Egypt austerity, urges approval of $12B loan
Cairo praised for devaluation, halt in subsidies on many basic goods
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
An Egyptian man walks past a poster showing a US dollar outside an exchange office in Cairo, Egypt, November 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
November 8, 2016, 12:01 am
Amid anger, Egypt PM defends painful economic measures
Prices of basic food products and fuel skyrocket in wake of decision to devalue the national currency and then float it
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Popular Party (PP) supporters wave Spanish flags in front of the party's headquarters after the partial results of Spain's general elections in Madrid on December 20, 2015. (AFP/Jose Jordan)
December 20, 2015, 11:17 pm
Exit poll in Spain points to upset by political newcomers
Country likely to end up with host of coalition possibilities after ruling Popular Party falls short of majority
By Harold Heckle and Alan Clendenning
Demonstrators march to protest against the British government's spending cuts and austerity measures in London on June 20, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL)
June 21, 2015, 5:15 am
Tens of thousands march in London against austerity
Comedian Russell Brand addresses the crowd; PM Cameron vows to ‘secure a brighter future for everyone in Britain’
By Katherine HADDON
Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras greets supporters following victory in the election in Athens, Greece, on January 25, 2015. (AFP/Aris Messinis)
January 26, 2015, 12:40 am
Greece ‘leaving behind disastrous austerity,’ says victorious Syriza head
After election win, far-left leader Alexis Tsipras vows end to ‘humiliation and pain’; neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party makes gains
By AP and AFP
Syriza party and main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech to his supporters in Athens, May 26, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)
January 25, 2015, 8:51 pm
Anti-austerity Syriza coasts to Greek election win
Far-left party secures premiership but may need a coalition to govern; neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party also makes gains
By AP and AFP
June 27, 2013, 11:09 pm
MKs slash planned pay cut for MKs
Labor and Social Welfare Committee votes to reduce salaries by only one percent, instead of the 10% called for in new budget
By Gavriel Fiske
A photo of Finance Minister Yair Lapid depicted as Hitler has been circulating on Facebook since Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The caption reads 'The Enemy of the Israeli Economy.' (photo credit: Facebook)
June 18, 2013, 11:07 pm
Ex-Shin Bet head: Lapid Nazi photo amounts to ‘permission to murder’
Ami Ayalon says photo uploaded to Facebook of Lapid as Hitler constitutes dangerous incitement
By Adiv Sterman
A photo of Finance Minister Yair Lapid depicted as Hitler has been circulating on Facebook since Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The caption reads 'The Enemy of the Israeli Economy.' (photo credit: Facebook)
June 18, 2013, 6:51 pm
Police launch probe into photo of Lapid as Hitler
Caption under picture of finance minister reads ‘Enemy of the Israeli Economy’; education minister calls image ‘appalling’
By ToI Staff
School children meet Israeli president Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on June 13, 2013. (photo credit: Orit Gori/GPO/Flash90)
June 13, 2013, 11:20 pm
Peres calls to spend gas revenue on education
President highlights learning English, the ‘language of the digital world,’ as a way out of poverty
By Gavriel Fiske
Israelis hold up signs as they take part in a protest march against Finance Minister Yair Lapid's proposed budget cuts and tax hikes, in Tel Aviv on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (photo credit: Flash90)
June 10, 2013, 10:10 am
Bank of Israel says more tax hikes needed in 2015
Despite ‘necessary’ austerity measures, increased government revenue still needed to cover state’s ‘expenditure commitments’
By Gavriel Fiske
The initiation ceremony of ultra-Orthodox IDF soldiers, Sunday, May 26 (photo credit: Shevy Kass)
May 27, 2013, 9:07 pm
The draft — dodging the economic issue?
Yesh Atid’s ‘coalition crisis’ over enlisting the ultra-Orthodox could be a new politics — or some more of the same old spin
By Aaron Kalman
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