Day: August 10, 2018

Business

Trump doubles steel and aluminium tariffs on Turkey as lira nosedives

Donald Trump has today announced massive increases to tariffs against Turkey as its currency the lir..

Opinions

How the EU can master Lart du deal

WASHINGTON — Everything suggests that the upcoming visit to Washington by European Commission Presid..

Opinions

Steve Bannons European dream is delusional but dangerous

Out of favor at the White House and out of a job at Breitbart, U.S. President Donald Trumps former c..

Middle East

Turkeys Erdogan appeals for calm amid currency drop, US dispute

Turkish President Erdogan appealed on Friday for calm amid currency drop, urging people to change fo..

Middle East

‘Art is a form of resistance: Israeli airstrikes destroy Gaza cultural centre

Al-Anqaa,the Palestinian band, play in the ruins of the cultural centre (MEE/Mohammed Asad) GAZA – ..

Middle East

Erdogan dismisses plummeting Turkish lira, saying ‘we have our God’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed concerns over the tumbling lira, calling on Tur..

Middle East

Twitter accused of hypocrisy over Alex Jones and Wael Abbas accounts

Egyptians and cyber freedom advocates are urging Twitter to restore the account of award-winning jou..

Africa News

Congo President Joseph Kabila will not seek election for third term

Kabila instead nominated his interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary as his successor. The annou..

Africa News

Kenya’s former 400m hurdles world champion dies after car crash

Local police commander Patrick Wambani reported that Bett, aged 28, was killed after his car struck ..

Europe

UK modern slavery offense charges jump 27% in past year

Between 2017 and 2018, 239 suspects were charged — a 27% rise on the previous year — while 185 moder..