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African nations gear up to polish image at Dubai Expo

For a week and a half, Gazans have taken cover in their stairwells and other parts of the house, eating canned foods and hoping they can run out in time — if an airstrike warning comes.

Palestinian children walk past the rubble of a house hit by Israeli airstrikes this week in Beit Lahyia in the northern Gaza Strip. Image: Hatem Moussa/AP These days, when Jamal al-Shareef, his wife or any of his six children need to go to the kitchen of their home in Jabalia, north of Gaza City, they plan when to do so as a family. The kitchen is on a side of the house that faces east, toward the Gazan border — and shellfire from the Israeli military. It feels too exposed to let any one of them go alone and risk injury.

African nations are attending this year's Dubai Expo 2020 in force, hoping to project an image of a modern and ambitious continent and shed stereotypes of conflict and underdevelopment. The six-month mega-event, delayed by the Covid pandemic, is a milestone for the wealthy Gulf emirate. It has spent some $8.2 billion transforming a barren stretch on the outskirts of the city into an eye-popping site bristling with high-tech pavilions. As the...

What to do in Egypt on vacation? Egypt is famous for its pyramids, and its pharaohs known to the world like Cleopatra, Tutankhamun etc. We also think of a Nile River Cruise, this majestic river, which is the longest in the world with the Amazon. It is an extraordinary country for its culture, its landscapes, its monuments. There are many organized Egypt tours, stays offered at very low rates to get to Egypt. However, one can also get to the country by traveling independently. It is the most authentic way to blend in with Egyptian culture. The most favorable seasons to travel to the country a...