Section: Africa&ME
Red Sea and South Sinai hotel occupancy stable in past few weeks
Hotel occupancy rates stabilised in Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh during the first week of January settling at 45-50%, according to investors. Investors said that the two cities are considered to have the highest hotel occupancy rates over the past 20 days due to high booking rates at the beginning of December. Hisham Ali, head of the South Sinai...
Australian Open: Kerber has Serena in her sights
The German left-hander stunned the American powerhouse at Melbourne Park last year, upsetting her in the final. World number one Angelique Kerber spearheads a host of dangerous players looking to halt Serena Williams’ bid for an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam title at the Australian Open next week.The German left-hander stunned the...
US lawmakers want Russia sanctions over hacking, Ukraine, Syria
US Republican and Democratic senators said Tuesday they want to slap a wide range of sanctions on Russia over its cyber activities and actions in Syria and Ukraine, and force President Donald Trump to formally waive them if he has objections. Ten senators – Republicans John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Ben Sasse and Rob Portman and...
Trudeau reshuffles cabinet
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reshuffled his cabinet yesterday to prepare for Donald Trump’s presidency, according several media reports.International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland – credited with reanimating the free trade agreement with the European Union last year – will take over the country’s foreign affairs...
Dutch Journalists Slam MH17 Probe Results: Many Pieces Still at Crash Site
Two Dutch journalists slammed MH17 investigation, saying that many pieces were still at the site where the Malaysian plane crashed in eastern Ukraine. Just days ago, Michel Spekkers and Stefan Beck returned to Holland from eastern Ukraine where the two journalists had been gathering first-hand knowledge of the locals’ attitudes towards...
Top-ranked Kerber stunned by Russian teen
Russian teenager Daria Kasatkina put Angelique Kerber’s Australian Open preparations in a spin with a straight-sets upset win over the world number one at the Sydney International on Tuesday. The 19-year-old, ranked 26, underlined her huge potential with a confident performance to take out the German, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 in a second-round match...
Sydney International: Top-ranked Kerber stunned by Russian teen
The 19-year-old underlined her huge potential with a confident performance to take out the German. Russian teenager Daria Kasatkina put Angelique Kerber’s Australian Open preparations in a spin with a straight-sets upset win over the world number one at the Sydney International on Tuesday.The 19-year-old, ranked 26, underlined her huge...
Russia ‘tired’ of US hacking claims
The Kremlin has branded a hacking report by US intelligence baseless and amateurish, saying that Moscow is growing tired of denying claims the Russian government meddled in the US election. “These are baseless allegations substantiated with nothing, done on a rather amateurish, emotional level that is hardly worthy of professional work of truly...
Europe misses out on global LNG surge as Russian gas pumps at record rate
Russia looks set to grab more market share in Europe’s natural gas sector in the first half of this year after gaining ground in 2016 despite EU efforts to diversify away from Moscow’s energy exports and a global glut of liquefied natural gas.With the United States finally breaking the seal on LNG exports last year, analysts envisaged...
Dutch police seizes MH17 debris from reporter
Dutch police has seized from a journalist, several items that he found at the crash site of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, including possible human remains, prosecutors said on Sunday. …read more Source: Muscat...
