Mashreq Bank has appointed Haitham Hammad as the Deputy CEO of its Egypt unit. Hammad will be responsible for several aspects of the bank's services, including: management of private teams; retail banking services; digital services; local branch (...)
If Donald Trump loses in November, it's no secret that most European policymakers will be happy to see his back. But as they envision the possibility of a post-Trump future, many are wondering how quickly the trans-Atlantic alliance can be (...)
German soccer fans may be able to return to stadiums to cheer on their heroes in national team and Bundesliga matches soon, the German Football Association (DFB) and the German football league (DFL) said on Friday.
The two bodies are working with (...)
League football in the Netherlands will resume in September with 15 to 35 percent of the stadium available for spectators but with no away supporters allowed, the Dutch football association (KNVB) said on Thursday.
The KNVB issued an 80-page (...)
The European Union has excluded the United States from its initial "safe list" of countries from which the bloc will allow non-essential travel from Wednesday.
The 27-member bloc gave approval on Tuesday to leisure or business travel from 14 (...)
Egypt's exports of iron, steel, and cement decreased 41.1 percent in the first five months 2020 to record $254 million compared to $431 million in the same period of 2019, according to a monthly Export Council for Building Materials report.
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Canada's Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a driver in a gig economy case that paves the way for a class action suit calling for Uber Technologies Inc to recognize drivers in Canada as company employees, Reuters reported.
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Arjen Robben is seeking to make a sensational comeback to professional soccer after signing with his boyhood club FC Groningen for the 2020-21 season, the Dutch Eredivisie side said on Saturday.
Robben, 36, retired last year after winning his eighth (...)
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is postponing her wedding next month because of a European Union summit on the future of the bloc's budget.
``The Council meeting in Brussels takes place on the Saturday in July, where we had planned a (...)
Marking another milestone in France's recovery from coronavirus lockdown, the Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors Thursday after its longest-ever closure in peace time: 104 days.
Tourists who are trickling back to Paris were delighted to find the (...)
Coronavirus case numbers are rising to dire new levels in several U.S. states and around the world, potentially wiping out two months of progress in fighting the pandemic and prompting governments and businesses to impose new restrictions.
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Little to not at all did it surprise me when Germany's government prolonged its travel warning for almost the entire world (160 countries) except EU-States or those that are associated with the Schengen agreement plus Great Britain. This included (...)
As the race for a vaccine against the new coronavirus intensifies, rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limited supply to guarantee their citizens get immunized first - leaving significant questions about whether (...)
A deal between AstraZeneca and France over potential COVID-19 vaccines involves doses being split between countries on a pro-rata basis based on population, a source at the French President's office said on Monday.
The British drugmaker signed a (...)
AstraZeneca Plc has signed a contract with European governments to supply the region with its potential vaccine against the coronavirus, the British drugmaker's latest deal to pledge its drug to help combat the pandemic.
The contract is for up to (...)
The European Union must reach a deal on a proposed 750 billion euro economic recovery plan to cope with the impact of the coronavirus crisis by July, French Junior European Affairs Minister Amelie de Montchalin said on Thursday.
"There is no other (...)
Uber representatives are confused with Grubhub's decision to merge with Just Eat Takeaway, citing a higher offer price and frustration over disagreements about how to characterize regulatory risks, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The current Covid-19 crisis has further highlighted the urgency of tackling the twin challenges of climate change and rising inequality that have become the defining challenges of the 21st century. Many scientists have warned that climate change and (...)
Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better, the Alphabet Inc unit said on Monday.
The update would allow users to check how crowded a train station (...)
Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better, the Alphabet Inc unit said on Monday.
The update would allow users to check how crowded a train station (...)
Professional soccer leagues around Europe are gearing up for a return to action following the novel coronavirus stoppage, but some are more advanced than others. Here is a roundup of the state of play:
GERMANY
The Bundesliga restarted on May 16 with (...)
The European Union is preparing to use an emergency 2.4-billion- euro ($2.7 billion) fund to make advance purchases of promising vaccines against the new coronavirus, according to EU officials.
The move was discussed at a meeting of EU ambassadors (...)
شهد العالم هذا الصباح العديد من الأحداث المهمة، والتقطت عدسات الكاميرات، ما تعجز الكلمات عن وصفه، ويقدم "اليوم السابع"، تقريرا مصورا بأهم لقطات وصور العالم خلال هذا الصباح.
استمرار الاحتجاجات في ولايات أمريكا يشعل إنتخابات الرئاسة
شهدت عدد من (...)
With the rapidly increasing population and ever increasing consumption of resources, the world is facing a food crisis.
Local solutions to providing food are gaining ground, especially in times of epidemics, such as the current coronavirus (...)
Images of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of African-American George Floyd who then died have sparked protests from Amsterdam to Nairobi, but they also expose deeper grievances among demonstrators over strained race relations in their (...)
