On April 17, BBC Arabic reported that Kuwaiti oil workers went on strike because of the government's plans to decrease their wages and benefits. According to the article, thousands of oil workers organized a protest in front of the Kuwait Oil Company. The workers' strike threatens to cut oil production while major oil powers are engaged in talks in Qatar to increase oil prices. Additional Vocabulary:

بَدَأَ ، يَبْدَأ	to begin
ُنَظَّمَ ، يُنَظِّم	to organize
ُقَالَتْ ، تَقُول	it said, says (f)
ُنَقَلَتْ ، تَنْقُل	it reported, reports (f)
اجتماع	meeting
منتصف	middle of

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