Spirit Airlines reshaped aviation in the United States by stripping down flying to its essentials and selling what were often the cheapest tickets around. But the airline shut down for good on Saturday, a victim of the rising costs it once excelled at controlling. In a statement just after 2 a.m., Spirit said it had…
In a normal year, Alyan and Sharhan, the pair of camels that greet visitors as they enter Jordan’s ancient city of Petra, would have little rest. Usually, tourist after tourist climbs on their backs to be photographed in front of the 2,000-year-old Treasury building. With war engulfing the Middle East for the past two months,…
Shorouk Express They set up voluntary organizations, climb the ladder of language certificates from A2 to C1 levels, launch businesses, and take leading roles in their communities – all while trying hard to respect the traditions of their home country. The International Organization for Migration estimates that there are more than 400,000 Bangladeshi women in…
Shorouk Express Before October 2023, acute flaccid paralysis was “something strange and very rare,” with one or two cases turning up each year, al-Farra said. But in the last three months, according to al-Farra, doctors have seen nearly 100 cases. Lab samples sent to Jordan and Israel were positive for enterovirus, a group of bugs…
Shorouk Express Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park faced more than its fair share of problems since it first opened in 1983. Lying next to porous borders with Mozambique and Zimbabwe,…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sarah has just found out that she will likely be able to keep her Personal Independence Payment (PIP) after months of worry. The…
Shorouk Express Hanna Perekhoda is a historian and researcher at the University of Lausanne – Institute of Political Studies and Centre for International History and Political Studies of Globalisation, specialising in nationalism in the context of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. Her doctoral research examines the political strategies of the Bolsheviks in Ukraine between 1917…
Sam Konstas says he’s already a greater batter than the one who began the summer season with twin tons for NSW, as selectors weigh up Australia’s squad for Boxing Day. The shining mild of cricket’s subsequent era, Konstas has discovered himself again within the choice debate after Australia’s high order failed once more on the…
