GAZA CITY: Al-Najjar couldn’t leave the Gaza Strip ever since he returned to Palestinian land 25 years ago even to get medical treatment for his spine. Neither has he been able to say goodbye to his mother, who passed away in Jordan
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the pound has risen to its highest level against the euro. Despite an encouraging drop in European unemployment this morning, sterling hit €1.1995, its highest level since February 2020. Even after the impact to hospitality in
Fanny Bal, a French nose, shares the secrets of attracting regional customers. DUBAI: Scent is an important aspect of Arab men and women’s beauty routines. According to Euromonitor, the Middle East fragrance industry is expected to touch $4.4 billion in 2027, with
The full schedule of events to honour the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this year has been released by Buckingham Palace. The Queen will become the first British monarch to mark a 70-year reign with a Platinum Jubilee on February 6th. The first event
Last week’s fatal unrest in Kazakhstan was termed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as an attempted coup d’etat. He told the leaders of an ex-Soviet military alliance that the attack had been orchestrated by a “single centre,” but he did not name the
Nicosia: According to Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus and head of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology, a new COVID-19 strain that mixes delta and omicron was discovered in Cyprus. In an interview with Sigma
BRUSSELS: The European Union is facing mounting pressure to relax limits on airport landing and take-off slots in order to reduce the “ghost flights” numbers that airlines use to keep their slots. Carriers claim that the necessity to use their slots to
According to the government data, yearly inflation surpassed 36% last month, but other experts believe that figure is considerably too low. This week, the proprietor of a vegetable stall in Istanbul’s Balat neighbourhood, Selamet, took a break from serving clients to discuss
French authorities informed that more than 105,000 individuals have taken part in rallies across France against the implementation of a new coronavirus permit. Unvaccinated people would be barred from public places under a new draught law. Demonstrators in the capital of France,
Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary has stated that she is unwilling to accept a deal that requires British products to be inspected upon entering Northern Ireland. Ms. Truss was writing in the Sunday Telegraph as the UK’s principal negotiator with the EU
CAIRO, Egypt – According to the Saudi-led coalition that is fighting in Yemen, the use of two ports as military bases by Houthi forces would make them into viable military targets, according to coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. The Iran-aligned Houthi
Ambitious government targets plan to restore the country’s environment. With over 40% of our native species threatened with extinction – is it too late for our wildlife? The dawn chorus – a crescendo of bird song announcing the end of the night
