Napoleon’s Mideast campaign still contentious, two centuries on
Egyptians and Palestinians betray little nostalgia for Bonaparte’s early conquests of their lands
Jose Mourinho joins Roma on three-year deal
Jose Mourinho will take over as coach of Roma on a three-year deal from next season, the Serie A club announced Tuesday.
US trade deficit hits record $74.4 billion in March
The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March as an improving U.S. economy drove purchases of imported foreign goods.
Lebanon request satellite images for site of Beirut blast
The judge investigating last year’s massive explosion at Beirut’s port on Tuesday requested that countries with satellites stationed over Lebanon provide authorities with images that could help their investigation, the … Read More
France to reach 20 mln first COVID vaccinations by mid-May -official
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COVID-19 and the dilemma of the informal economy
With every crisis come various challenges but also new opportunities.
UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4
U.S. biotech company Moderna will provide up to 500 million doses for the U.N.-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy people in low- and middle-income countries.
Dubai optimistic visitors will return but numbers unclear
Dubai’s tourism chief on Tuesday said he was very optimistic business and leisure travellers would return this year, though the pandemic made it difficult to predict exactly how many.
Erdogan’s nationalist ally prepares draft Turkish constitution
President Tayyip Erdogan’s nationalist ally said Tuesday that his party had drafted a new constitution for Turkey that envisages an overhaul of the judiciary, and that it would soon be … Read More
Taliban launches huge Afghan offensive after deadline for U.S. pullout
Afghan security forces fought back a huge Taliban offensive in southern Helmand province in the last 24 hours, as militants launched assaults around the country following a missed U.S. deadline … Read More