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Samsung Union Postpones Massive General Strike, Puts Wage Deal To Vote Summary: Samsung Union Postpones Massive Strike For Union Vote On Saturday Samsung Union Authorizes Massive Strike At Memory-Chip Plants After Mediation Talks Collapse   Samsung Union Postpones General Strike For Weekend Vote  Late Wednesday night in South Korea, Samsung and its largest union held last-minute negotiations ahead of a massive general strike. Vice Minister Kwon Chang-jun of the Ministry of Employment and Labor joined the negotiating table between Samsung and its largest union, a move that appears to have led to a breakthrough. South Korea's national...

Axios reported on Monday that President Trump gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman his support for an attack on Yemen ahead of Saudi Arabia’s bombing of the Sanaa International Airport, which shattered a years-long truce between Riyadh and the Houthis. US officials told Axios reporter Barak Ravid that Riyadh sought support for the attack […]

How Much Of The Gulf's Water Comes From Desalination Plants? Authored by Mohamed A. Hussein, The United States-Israeli war on Iran has exposed the vulnerability of critical water infrastructure in a region that is among the most water-scarce in the world. Last week, Iran’s foreign minister accused the US of striking a desalination plant on Qeshm Island off the coast of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. The strike reportedly cut off the water supply to 30 villages. Just 24 hours later, Bahrain said an Iranian drone had caused material damage to one of its desalination...