Israel carrier El Al will operate cargo flights to Turkey for first time in a decade

El Al Israel Airlines starts cargo flights, twice a week, between Tel Aviv & Istanbul from today [@MadhuvanthiS95/Twitter] Israeli carrier El Al will begin operating cargo flights from Tel Aviv to Turkey for the first time in a decade, according to local media. Israel airline El Al will start operating cargo flights between Tel Aviv

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UK Conservative lawmakers call on PM’s adviser to quit over lockdown drive

Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives outside Downing Street following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease [COVID 19], London, Britain, May 14th 2020. REUTERS/ John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers from Britain’s ruling Conservatives Party on Sunday called for the resignation of Dominic Cummings, the senior adviser to Prime Minister

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How Crack Cocaine Destroyed Black Communities in the United States

Crack cocaine By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza. The advent of the devastating drug in the form of crack cocaine on black communities in the United States of America still has long-lasting effects. Previously, there had been few instances of (powder) cocaine in black neighborhoods because of its high price. But the cheaper version of this cocaine,

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Israel’s Netanyahu goes on trial for corruption

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a speech at his Jerusalem office, regarding the new measures that will be taken to fight the coronavirus, March 14, 2020. Gali Tibbon/File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu opens on Sunday in a Jerusalem court, where he will become the first serving Israeli

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Libya’s Hifter: Tripoli campaign to continue despite losses

Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter looks on during his meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in Athens, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The commander of anti-government forces in war-torn Libya has begun meetings in Athens in a bid to counter Turkey’s support for his opponents. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) The military commander of eastern Libya-based forces said

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India court freezes assets of billionaire who fled UAE

Indian billionaire, B.R. Shetty [Youtube] An Indian court has ordered to freeze the assets of billionaire, B.R. Shetty, who earlier fled the UAE with his wife, considering those funds as personal guarantees of debt to the Bank of Baroda, India’s international bank. The Financial Times reported that the court order is the step taken by

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Boris Johnson’s top aide accused of flouting lockdown rules

In this Tuesday, July 30, 2019 file photo, Dominic Cummings, a British political strategist and special adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks into 10 Downing Street in London. The British government faced accusations of hypocrisy on Saturday, May 23, 2020, after the revelation that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser, Dominic Cummings, traveled more

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US OKs more arms to UAE despite violations: report

Sale of thousands of mine-resistant vehicles approved after administration clears UAE of violating pacts, CNN reports The Trump administration has cleared the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of wrongdoing and approved the sale of thousand of mine-resistant vehicles, despite indications it violated past arms agreements, according to a report published Friday. A CNN investigation found last

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Eid under lockdown will be tough – but it can help us understand past hardships

My experience is of parents, siblings, in-laws, nieces and nephews all kissing, hugging and wishing each other eid mubarak. It has never crossed my mind to celebrate it without family.’ Eid celebrations in Manchester last year. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian Aisha Riaz The end of Ramadan is a time to be with family. So this

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70% of Dubai companies expect to go out of business within six months due to coronavirus pandemic, survey says

Photo: Credit Reuters By Natasha Turak Almost half the restaurants and hotels surveyed by the Dubai Chamber expected to go out of business in the next month alone, with three-quarters of travel and tourism companies expecting to close in that time. The Dubai Chamber of Commerce in late April surveyed 1,228 CEOs across a range

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