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EU parliamentarians to back visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit
A European Parliament committee is expected to propose on Tuesday that Britons enjoy visa-free travel to Europe after Brexit, regardless of whether the bloc’s divorce with Britain goes smoothly or becomes a damaging, abrupt split. The committee’s decision must then be endorsed by the full parliament next month, which is also likely as...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Announces Re-election Bid
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday launched an uphill battle for re-election, five years on from a bloody uprising that brought him to power on a promise to tackle corruption. “This feeling of deep responsibility towards my country… prompted me to decide to run again for the office of President of Ukraine,” he told a forum in Kiev....
NY Koen Group (Dubai) to Invest in and Construct a $500 Million Trade and Exhibition Center Near Ukrainian Capital Kiev
Naum Koen, Founder and CEO of NY Koen Group, has recently announced the news that his well established holding group will be funding and constructing a large complex to be used for exhibitions and trade shows, with the development process starting in January 2019. The multipurpose space, named NY Trade Centre Kiev, that will cost $500 million, is...
As conflict with Russia goes on, hundreds of Ukrainian-Jews reach Israel
Zionism and worsening conditions in East Ukraine jointly lead those with Jewish roots to seek a new life in Israel. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Suspect nabbed in brazen art theft from Moscow museum
MOSCOW: A man who snatched a 19th-century painting off the wall in a busy Moscow museum and calmy walked out has been arrested, authorities said on Monday. The suspect took a Crimean landscape by Russian artist Arkhip Kuindzhi and carried it through a room filled with visitors on Sunday evening, footage aired on state television showed. It is the...
US lifts Rusal, En+ sanctions as Glencore shuffles stake
The US Treasury Department lifted sanctions on three firms tied to Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska, including United Co Rusal, a move that will provide relief to the global aluminium market. The metal fell in London.Deripaska, an ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, will remain under US sanctions, and his property will remain blocked. But the...
Facebook tightens paid ads rules ahead of EU elections
Facebook said on Monday it will strengthen its rules and safeguards around political adverts to prevent foreign interference in elections, including those in Europe this year. The world’s largest social network has faced pressure from regulators and the public after last year’s revelation that British consultancy Cambridge Analytica...
2019: Getting over challenges and eyeing more opportunities
The tourism industry in Egypt has been full of ups and downs since the 2011 Revolution. The sector in Egypt suffered a devastating blow, especially when a Russian passenger plane crashed in Sinai in late October 2015 and all its passengers were killed. Notably, following the plane crash, Russia imposed a travel ban on Egypt, while the UK...
Every Egyptian household would have at least one direct or indirect worker in tourism: Al-Mashat
The tourism sector in Egypt suffered a downturn since the 2011 Revolution, and the sector in Egypt suffered a devastating blow, especially when a Russian passenger plane crashed in Sinai in late October 2015 and all its passengers were killed. Notably, following the plane crash, Russia imposed a travel ban on Egypt, while the UK suspended all...
EBRD hopes to establish ‘foreign investors council’ in 2019
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is discussing the establishment of a foreign investors’ council with stakeholders in Egypt, the Country Head for Egypt and Managing Director for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) at the EBRD, Janet Heckman, announced, adding, “Hopefully we will announce the...
