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May 31, 2024 · This partnership helped foster access and placement to intelligence throughout the world though, geographically, it mostly centered on North America, Europe, and Asia. It lacked a member nation’s presence in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America (aside from embassies) (Shiraz & Aldrich, 2019; Matei & Bruneau, 2011; Navarro, 2010).
14 hours ago · Photo: Reuters. Gold smuggling out of Africa, mainly to the United Arab Emirates, has surged over the last decade, with hundreds of tonnes of gold worth tens of billions of dollars illegally leaving the continent every year, according to a report published on Thursday. Analysis by Swissaid, an organization that focuses on development aid and ...
14 hours ago · Middle East and North Africa Charles Lister is a senior fellow and director of the Syria and Counterterrorism and Extremism programs at the Middle East Institute. Twitter: @Charles_Lister
14 hours ago · Tropical forests extended across much of modern Africa, South America, Central America, India, South-east Asia and China. Paratropical forests grew over North America, Europe and Russia, with broad-leafed evergreen and broad-leafed deciduous forests at higher latitudes. Polar forests were quite extensive.
14 hours ago · When one considers existing hotels, as well as hotels in the development pipeline, the continent’s current king of the jungle is Accor, with 165 hotels, containing 29,041 rooms, open and trading. Marriott International is in second place, 25,451 rooms in 143 hotels, Hilton is third, 12,525 rooms in 47 hotels and Radisson Hotel Group is close ...
14 hours ago · The average real growth in gross domestic product for 13 economies in the region is expected to accelerate to 4.9% this year and 5.7% in 2025, the Abidjan-based lender said in a report published on Thursday. That’s despite likely contractions in Sudan and South Sudan due to an ongoing conflict in the oil-producing countries.
14 hours ago · Middle East Middle Eastern airlines saw 14.2% growth in demand compared to April 2023, with capacity rising by 9.9%. Notably, the load factor witnessed a significant improvement, climbing 3% points to 79.3%. North America North American carriers registered a 6.5% rise in demand, however, capacity outpaced the growth with a 10.3% uptick.
