Section: Africa&ME
48.6% increase in tourist arrivals in March: CAPMAS
The number of tourist arrivals from around the world reached 654,900 during March, compared to 440,700 during March 2016, an increase of 48,6%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS said that Western Europe sent the largest number of tourists to Egypt, accounting for 31.9%, and that Germany held...
Russia launches wide-ranging trade dispute against Ukraine at WTO
Russia has launched a wide-ranging trade complaint against Ukraine, saying it is facing a “universe of restrictions, prohibitions, requirements and procedures”, a World Trade Organization statement said Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
First international conference on technology, innovation, management and entrepreneurship begins
AMMAN — The first international conference on Technology Innovation, Management and Entrepreneurship kicked off on Sunday at Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT). The conference, organised by PSUT’s King Talal School of Business and Technology (KTSBT) and the University of Jordan’s Business Faculty, aims to offer guidance...
Ukrainian Military Shells Lugansk 8 Times over 24 Hours
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Ukrainian army breached the ceasefire eight times over the past twenty-four hours, firing almost 150 munitions against the positions of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) militia, spokesman for the LPR Defense Ministry Andrei Marochko said on Sunday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Svitolina shocks Halep to grab title
Elina Svitolina returns to the Top 10 and ascends to the top of the Porsche Race to Singapore leaderboard after winning her eighth career title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, defeating former World No.2 Simona Halep, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.“Every single day, everyone is working very hard,” Svitolina said of winning her second Premier 5 title....
Svitolina shocks Halep to grab title
Elina Svitolina returns to the Top 10 and ascends to the top of the Porsche Race to Singapore leaderboard after winning her eighth career title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, defeating former World No.2 Simona Halep, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.“Every single day, everyone is working very hard,” Svitolina said of winning her second Premier 5 title....
Don’t Have It? Steal It! Ukraine Moves to Confiscate Coal Shipments From Donbass
Earlier Ukrainian Energy Minister Igor Nasalik issued directives to revenue and customs agencies to confiscate coal shipments originating from Donetsk and Lugansk regions – a decision prompted by an energy crisis that erupted following the economic blockade imposed against these territories by Ukrainian forces. In late January, a group of former...
Kiev Pins Hopes on Chinese Investment Amid Lukewarm Reception From EU
On Friday, the Kiev City State Administration signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese consortium for the construction of a fourth underground railway line for the city’s subway system. The consortium, which includes the China Railway International Group and the China Pacific Construction Group, will oversee the 30 billion...
Blast Hits Office of Ukraine’s Right Wing Party in Kiev, No Casualties Resulted
KIEV (Sputnik) — An explosion hit the office of Ukraine’s right-wing party The Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists in the country’s capital of Kiev, local media reported. According to Hromadske TV broadcaster, no one was injured. Unknown individuals threw a combat grenade into the building, the same reports suggested. The police is...
Germany, Ukraine say aim to get back to Minsk ceasefire deal
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed on Saturday to try to improve the security situation in eastern Ukraine and return to implementing the Minsk ceasefire deal after an upsurge in violence there. A ceasefire agreement signed in February 2015 in Minsk that aims to end the conflict between...
