Featured URGENT: Euro area inflation eases to 1.8% in September ’24 – flash estimate Aya El Sayed Oct 1, 2024 0 Euro area annual inflation fell to 1.8 per cent in September 2024, down from 2.2 per cent in August, according to a…
International News Thailand’s rich stand to gain from digital wallet scheme Nada Ali Aug 1, 2024 0 As millions of Thais register for a digital wallet handout, the biggest beneficiaries of the 500 billion-baht ($14…
Featured UK inflation drops to 3.4% in Feb Aya Anwar Mar 20, 2024 0 UK inflation dropped to 3.4 per cent, hitting its lowest level in 2 1/2 years, aligning with the BOE path towards…
Featured Egypt halts alcohol, face masks exports for 3 months Amwal Al Ghad English Mar 18, 2020 0 Egypt has issued two decisions stopping the exports of face masks, anti-infective supplies as well as alcohol and…
MENA News Oman to introduce 100% tax on tobacco, alcohol by next week Amwal Al Ghad English Jun 8, 2019 0 Oman will start imposing 100 percent tax on tobacco, alcohol and pork meat from June 15, as the sultanate follows…
MENA News Iraq parliament bans alcohol in a ‘surprise’ move Ghada Ismail Oct 23, 2016 0 Parliament in Iraq has voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol, with backers of the move arguing…
Tech news Wrist-band device for alcohol monitoring wins U.S. prize Ghada Ismail May 21, 2016 0 A San Francisco-based company has won a U.S. government-sponsored competition with an alcohol monitoring devices…
Egypt News UPDATE: Passenger who warned about Poland-Egypt flight bomb consumed alcohol Yomna Yasser Nov 19, 2015 0 A passenger who alerted crew about a possible bomb on plane traveling from Warsaw to Hurghada admitted on…
Financial Institutions IMF Chief praises Egypt’s Economic Reforms during Sharm El-Sheikh Meet Noha Gad Mar 13, 2015 0 From Sharm El-Sheikh resort, Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), praised…
Life Style Lundbeck’s Alcohol Dependency Drug Wins EU Green Light Amwal Al Ghad English Dec 17, 2012 0 A novel drug to fight alcohol dependency was given a green light by European regulators on Friday, providing a…