DUBAI / WAM Breakbulk Middle East (BBME), the GCC’s leading breakbulk and project cargo event, held under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, will be presented digitally this year. Titled Breakbulk Middle East Digital Special, the new version of the much-awaited event, will take place on February 9-10. The next in-person event is scheduled for February ...

President Joe Biden has laid out an ambitious agenda to support the economy and fight Covid-19. But he is running into opposition from both Republicans and some moderate Democrats in the Senate. He faces a choice: craft a bipartisan compromise, or try to muscle a bill through the chamber on a party-line vote. He should choose compromise. Biden can give ...

It’s hard not to look in dismay at the feeble start to the European Union’s Covid vaccination campaign. The bloc has only managed to administer about 8.9 million doses in total, according to the Bloomberg vaccine tracker, about two for every 100 citizens. The US and the UK are running at seven and 10.5 respectively, while Israel is at 43. ...