As bombs rain down upon neighbourhoods and refugee camps in Gaza, hundreds of Palestinian families are setting up temporary homes in an unlikely place: hospital common areas. Tents are popping up in hospital corridors, parking lots and courtyards, as families seek safety in and around...
American fashion house Coach has opened its first pop-up cafe in the Middle East, at Bloomingdale’s in Dubai Mall. Coach Cafe is decked out entirely in yellow gold – the same colour as the neighbouring Coach pop-up store – inspired by sunset over New York, the city where the brand...
Copenhagen (14/11 – 40) The massive mobilization and sustained pressure jolted the Sri Lankan presidency of the previously all-powerful Gotabaya Rajapaksa, prompted mass resignations from the government at the time, and solidified existing spaces and created new spaces for dissent and...
Paris (15/11 – 75) Sri Lanka has reached an agreement with the China Exim bank on the principles and terms of a $4.2 billion debt settlement, the country’s finance ministry said. “The agreement in principle covers approximately $4.2 billion of outstanding debt. This represents...
Dozens of people have been injured, including some from live gunfire, during clashes between Eritrean asylum seekers and Israeli police in Tel Aviv. Stun grenades, tear gas and sponge-tipped bullets were used against hundreds of protesters. The unrest was sparked after activists opposed...
