The holiday tree is towering over the main square in this central German city, the chestnuts and sugared almonds are roasted, and kids are clambering aboard the merry-go-round just like they did before the pandemic. But a surge in coronavirus infection…
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Volunteers Map Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in Vast Citizen Science Project
An expedition to find lost shipwrecks on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef begins Friday. The voyage is part of the Great Reef Census, one of the world’s largest marine citizen science projects.Conservationists estimate there are up to 900 shipwrecks on t…
Egypt’s grandiose neo-Pharaonism and strongman politics
Published by Al-Araby Over the course of the past year, the Egyptian government, led by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has been transporting the millennia-old remains of the Pharaohs from the Museum of…
Trade between Israel and Dubai at $700 million
Published by Al-Araby Trade between Israel and Dubai has rocketed to $700 million since the two countries normalised ties last September, a senior Israeli diplomat has said. “We have this huge amount…
Sudan frees several civilian leaders, deal with army slammed
Published by Al-Araby Sudanese authorities have released several civilian leaders detained since last month’s military coup, a former captive said Monday, amid efforts to restore a fragile transition process towards full democracy….
PM follows up plans for new Ras El-Hikma city, northwestern coast
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a meeting Monday to follow up on plans for the establishment of the new Ras El-Hikma city on the northwestern coast attended by Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Assem el Gazzar, Minister of Tr…