Global travel is predicted to hit record levels in 2026 despite war in Iran and Ukraine, higher fuel costs, and an ongoing cost of living crisis. That is according to the World Travel Market global report which says total visitor spending is expected to rise by 9 per cent to $7.8 trillion. Sean Morgan, head of research at Oxford Economics… Read More

The World Health Organization on Wednesday approved clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines, as doctors fight to control an outbreak in Africa that has killed more than 5,300 people. “Last month, a vaccine trial began using the Ervebo vaccine, which is approved for Ebola virus, but not for Bundibugyo virus” ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO chief Tedros… Read More

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Tuesday met with Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf at the presidential palace in N’Djamena. The two countries discussed enhancing bilateral and the implementation of cooperation agreements signed during Deby’s visit to Algiers last year. Observers say Algeria, which this week deployed troops to Niger seeks to regain influence in the Sahel. Chad and… Read More

Iranians on Wednesday struck a defiant tone, celebrating U.S. voters’ rebuke of President Donald Trump in the midterm elections while many in the Middle East waited to see how the results could affect the Iran war. Concerns about the war, particularly frustration over rising prices for fuel and other goods in the U.S., helped Democrats win control of both chambers… Read More

Iranians on Wednesday struck a defiant tone, celebrating U.S. voters’ rebuke of President Donald Trump in the midterm elections while many in the Middle East waited to see how the results could affect the Iran war. Concerns about the war, particularly frustration over rising prices for fuel and other goods in the U.S., helped Democrats win control of both chambers… Read More

Iranians on Wednesday struck a defiant tone, celebrating U.S. voters’ rebuke of President Donald Trump in the midterm elections while many in the Middle East waited to see how the results could affect the Iran war. Concerns about the war, particularly frustration over rising prices for fuel and other goods in the U.S., helped Democrats win control of both chambers… Read More

Libya’s eastern-based parliament has appointed Fawzi Abu Khazam as governor of the Central Bank of Libya, after accepting the resignation of Naji Issa. According to the parliament’s spokesperson, 78 of the 90 members present voted in favour of confirming the appointment. Libya remains divided between a UN-recognised government in Tripoli and a rival administration and parliament in the east, backed… Read More

Libya’s eastern-based parliament has appointed Fawzi Abu Khazam as governor of the Central Bank of Libya, after accepting the resignation of Naji Issa. According to the parliament’s spokesperson, 78 of the 90 members present voted in favour of confirming the appointment. Libya remains divided between a UN-recognised government in Tripoli and a rival administration and parliament in the east, backed… Read More

Libya’s eastern-based parliament has appointed Fawzi Abu Khazam as governor of the Central Bank of Libya, after accepting the resignation of Naji Issa. According to the parliament’s spokesperson, 78 of the 90 members present voted in favour of confirming the appointment. Libya remains divided between a UN-recognised government in Tripoli and a rival administration and parliament in the east, backed… Read More