Marriott International to open a 2,179-room Courtyard by Marriott in Makkah’s Al Naseem District. Set to open in 2026, Courtyard by Marriott Makkah Al Naseem will be the largest hotel under the brand worldwide. The hotel will feature seven interconnected towers, […]
2025-02-17: The trade union ver.di has called for strikes at Berlin’s public transport companies. The strike will last for 48 hours from the start of the shift on Thursday (20 February). The strike would therefore last until at least Saturday morning […]
2025-02-17: The ASLEF union has called for strikes on Fridays and Saturdays from 7 March to 26 April. Hull Trains will be affected by the strike.In case of a strike, major traffic disruptions are to be expected. Delays and cancellations are […]
Update 2025-02-17 (3): Several people were reported injured on Monday (17 February) following Russian drone strikes on Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk Oblast. In a separate incident, several more people were injured following a Russian drone attack in the Chervonohryhorivka community of […]
Update 2025-02-18: Flight operations, including departure and arrival, have been resumed on Monday (17 February) at around 5 pm (local time) at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Update 2025-02-17: According to the sources from Monday (17 February), dozens of people on board […]
2025-02-13: On Thursday (13 February), an attacker attempted to storm the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul and blow himself up. Security forces prevented the attempt, but one person was killed, and another three were injured.Heightened security measures and […]
Update 2025-02-12: On Sunday (9 February) and Monday (10 February), junta troops set fire to and destroyed hundreds of houses in the Sagaing region. According to recent media reports, around 10,000 people were displaced from the villages of Wetlet and Kanbalu […]
Update 2025-02-13: An attack by Russian forces was reported on Wednesday (12 February) in Nikopol city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Reportedly, Marhanets, Pokrovsk, and Chervonohryhorivka were also affected. Additionally, the Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian positions in several sectors such as Kupiansk, […]
Lufthansa is continuing the rollout of its Allegris long-haul cabins, with the addition of three US destinations this summer. The new cabins will feature on flights from Munich to San Diego from 30 March, followed by New York Newark from mid-April […]
Update 2025-02-10: According to the latest Iraqi media reports from Monday (10 February), the Turkish armed forces have ‘neutralised’ at least three suspected members of the PKK in northern Syria. Exact locations were not given.