 Proactive Investors UK | Turmoil in Europe and north Africa hits Tui Travel Financial Times By Simon Mundy Lower demand for holidays in north Africa and the financial crisis in Europe pushed Tui Travel to a £131m loss in the final three months of last year. The period is typically a slow season for holiday companies, but the loss was £14m ... TUI Travel Loss Widens on North African Turmoil TUI Travel bookings hold up as rivals struggle Losses widen at TUI Travel but bookings picking up |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Europe deep freeze reaches North Africa as it claims more than 300 lives Telegraph.co.uk The bitterly cold weather that has brought much of Europe to a standstill claimed more victims as the blanket of snow reached as far south as North Africa. By Nick Squires, Rome Freezing temperatures claimed more victims in Ukraine, Poland, ... Italy Minister Says Gas Situation Critical But Well Monitored Italy Conserves Gas Amid Supply Squeeze Italy OKs gas emergency measures |
 gulfnews.com | Youth unemployment in Mena region disturbingly high — UN gulfnews.com The report drew attention to the "disturbingly high" levels of youth unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa. The two regions have the highest rates of youth unemployment worldwide, studies have shown. The report also noted the "striking" ... World's youth fear jobless future Youths hit hardest by high unemployment, says UN UN: Global youth unemployment, poverty rates remain high |
 Business Intelligence Middle East | Carlyle Appoints Co-Heads for Middle East and North Africa New York Times (blog) By MARK SCOTT The private equity firm Carlyle Group said on Monday that it had appointed new co-heads of its operations in the Middle East and North Africa. Can Deldag, currently based in Istanbul, and Firas Nasir, in Dubai, will become co-heads of ... Carlyle to focus on Turkey and Saudi Arabia Carlyle names new Middle East heads |
 Bloomberg | Ghana's Oil-Driven North-South Divide Erodes Support for President Mills Bloomberg Faisal, 34, who came south a decade ago to find work, says he can't afford to return because the jobs are in the south, where economic development has long outpaced the arid north. That divide in West Africa's second-largest economy after Nigeria has ... |
YahLive brings 24-hour 3D TV to Middle East Rapid tv news High TV 3D, the US-based three dimensional entertainment channel, is to launch free to air in the Middle East and North Africa, courtesy of UAE satellite broadcaster YahLive. "I am delighted to bring our viewers not only the highest level of HD ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Oops! Atlantis is lost again. Blame Google. NEWS.com.au "Atlantis" off the coast of North Africa. Except it isn't. Picture: Google Maps Source: Supplied BOFFINS who thought they had found the lost city of Atlantis are crying this morning after a Google update wiped it off the map. Back in 2009, a grid-like ... 'Found' lost city of Atlantis is lost again on Google Earth Google Earth deletes rumoured 'Lost city of Atlantis' Google Earth: Ocean topography receives major update |
North Africa: Terrorism on the rise Washington Post (blog) By Jennifer Rubin The International Center for Terrorism Studies is out with a new report that should catch the attention of policymakers in the United States and elsewhere. The critical finding is this: Tragically, the Maghreb — Algeria, Libya, ... Study Warns of Rising al-Qaeda Threat in North Africa -- Urges closing ... |
 Bikya Masr | Arab world battles to regain tourism market share after revolutions Bikya Masr The United Nation's tourism body, UNWTO, puts the decline in tourism to North Africa last year at 12 percent, although this figure does not include all the countries in the region. But the numbers do indicate that North Africa and the Middle East were ... The relevance of al-Qaida in the wake of the Arab Spring The Arab Spring is an Islamic uprising MEDICAL TOURISM IN JORDAN HIT BY ARAB SPRING |
 The Guardian | Exclusive: Asia buys record Africa oil volumes after Iran cuts Reuters Asian imports of West African crude oil will hit an all-time high in the first quarter as purchases of Iranian oil decline and as Chinese and Indian refiners build stocks from alternative sources, trade and shipping sources said. North American ... Oil prices lower in Asian trade as Greece debt concerns outweight supply ... Shipments of Iranian Oil to Asia Falling -- Reuters Double-Whammy Hits Crude Oil |
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