Iranian artists featured in Berlin amid outrage over Trump’s travel ban
While Iranian passport-holders are temporarily banned from entering the US, top Iranian artists, authors and musicians take the limelight in Berlin. The Goethe-Institut presents a three-month series, "Iranian Modernity."With numerous…
Turkey tourism stuck in crisis
The Turkish government has announced that revenues from tourism have taken a full-year dive as holiday-makers have stayed away after the failed coup and a series of terror attacks. Economists…
The most popular music and audio websites
Where do music fans most like to get their tunes on the net?Opening box number five is Pandora. The digital market analysis company SimilarWeb tracked where music fans most like…
Putting people before palm oil in Guatemala
The word Guatemala means "place of many trees" in Mayan. But oil palms and cornfields now blanket the land once covered in forest. Some are hoping to change that by…
Fair Trade Egypt introduces the history of Egyptian embroidery to urban citizens
Through this type of art, ladies express their thoughts, beliefs, life concepts, and relationships with their surrounding elements, says Fair Trade Egypt marketing officer
Unemployment edging up in Germany
Frosty temperatures in January have led to a slight increase in unemployment in Europe's largest economy, the Federal Employment Agency (BA) has reported. It hastened to add there was no…
Renault increases Morocco plant’s production to meet demand in Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey
French Renault announced that its Moroccan plants in Tangier and Casablanca have increased production in 2016 by 18% compared to 2015. Renault Morocco has exported its production to more than…
Ryanair: money for nothing and tickets for free?
The head of Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers, Michael O'Leary, has told a German business daily that he has a vision of completely doing away with ticket prices at…
Top 10 bestselling cars in first 11 months of 2016
The first 11 months of 2016 witnessed price hikes taking over the market, pushing down sales volumes. Nissan Sunny became the most selling car in 2016, taking the title from…
Automotive sector prepares memorandum on automotive industry strategy
Proportions of components in export incentive will increase to 100% instead of 25%