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The Economist on 2018-06-06 18:01

Austerity and fury in Jordan: Jordan’s King Abdullah tries to calm an angry public

TO LAND a job in Jordan’s public sector is to land a job for life—unless you are the prime minister. Starting on May 30th thousands of Jordanians came ...

Omar Al Razzaz

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