Section: Africa&ME
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Trump-Biden Final Debate: Coronavirus, Wind And Hitler
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 29, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020. (Photos by SAUL LOEB and JIM...
