Section: Middle East
- Bahrain (7)
- Cyprus (453)
- Egypt (1,041)
- Iran (2,140)
- Iraq (5)
- Israel (1,508)
- Jordan (139)
- Kuwait (303)
- Lebanon (1,816)
- Oman (45)
- Palestine (44)
- Qatar (690)
- Saudi Arabia (214)
- Syria (70)
- Turkey (2,473)
- United Arab Emirates (2,608)
Boeing cuts, Heathrow loses to Paris, and testing remains key
Boeing has warned it would cut the jobs of 30,000 workers after another quarter of heavy losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the grounding of the 737 MAX. The US manufacturer said it expected to have a workforce of 130,000 by the end of 2021, down from 160,000 before the pandemic. The firm posted a loss of $466m for the three months to...
12-year-old boy loses his arm after shark attack in Egypt
A mother, her son and their guide have been attacked by a shark in the Ras Mohamed Nature Reserve in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Ukraine’s State Agency for Tourism Development said: “The 12-year-old boy is still in intensive care after undergoing surgery, facing another one tomorrow. His mauled hand could not be saved.” The mother has a...
Coronavirus: Dubai updates winter tourism travel rules; UK, Germany test on arrival
Dubai revamped its travel regulations on Monday, allowing some passengers from certain countries to take a coronavirus PCR test on arrival at the airport while requiring others to take one before and after arrival, according to a statement by Emirates Airlines.For more coronavirus news, :Coronavirus: Dubai beaches require face masks, distancing,...
Omar Toussoun: Enlightened Prince and National Geographer
It is not rare to be a geographer and adventurer, geographer and traveller, and sometime geographer and/or over-seas trader. But being a geographer and a royal prince is a unique case in the historical records. Atef MohammedPrince Omar Toussoun (1872-1944) belongs to that period of time when Egypt underwent contradictory ambitions and...
QInvest advises QTerminals on its acquisition of Akdeniz Port in Turkey
QInvest acts as financial advisor for QTerminals on its first cross-border acquisition Leading investment bank QInvest has advised Qatari port operator, QTerminals, on a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of a 99.99% stake in Turkey’s Akdeniz Port from Global Ports Holding (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise...
Ukraine protests Hungarian interference in local elections
…read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Biden view that Russia is biggest threat wrong, encouraged hatred, says Kremlin
The Kremlin said on Monday that US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s assessment of Russia as the biggest threat to US national security was wrong and encouraged hatred of Russia.The comments come just over a week before Biden faces Donald Trump in the November 3 US presidential election. Biden is ahead in the polls.:US poll...
New fighting flares over Nagorno-Karabakh as Aliyev warns against Russian involvement
New fighting erupted between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces on Sunday over the mountainous enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides blamed each other for blocking a peaceful settlement to the conflict. Armenia accused Azeri forces of shelling civilian settlements. Baku denied killing civilians and said it was ready to implement a...
Four Israelis arrested in Ukraine for attempting to smuggle cocaine
…read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Virus toll surges across Eurasia, Central Asia
Over 9,300 infections, more than 140 deaths reported in Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan …read more Source:: Anadolu...
