Month: August 2016

A slippery decision: Chevron oil pollution in Ecuador

Chevron has won a key challenge against a multi-billion-dollar judgment over polluting…

Deutsche Welle

Dax index logs year’s high on Munich Re results

Germany's benchmark index of blue-chip stocks has risen to a new high…

Deutsche Welle

Falsely reported wheat supplies worth at least EGP 4bn: Fact Finding Committee

Committee inventoried 10 silos, while other regulatory authorities examined 100 storage centres

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

An Olympic marriage proposal: ‘I wanted to show people that love wins’

Rio 2016 has been desperate for more positive headlines, and on day…

Deutsche Welle

‘Clash’ unfolds a controversial dispute

Presenting intellectual and creative challenges, the movie tries to prove that all…

Nayera Yasser

Chinese blockbuster to be filmed in Bavarian Alps

Racecars and royalty in the Bavarian Alps: Sounds like "Heidi" meets "The…

Deutsche Welle

Smile, shake hands, and ignore sectarian violence

Perhaps what is even more predictable than the sporadic occurrence of sectarian…

Mohanad Elsangary

Eastern Europe and the lucrative Middle East arms trade

Many eastern European countries supply arms to the Middle East. The trade…

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Car sales fall by 32% during first half of 2016

Hyundai is competing against Chevrolet to top the best-sellers list and Nissan…

Ahmed Amer

German exports rise for third consecutive month

German shipments abroad have gone up for three months in a row,…

Deutsche Welle