DUBAI: The North African economies of Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, which are dependent tourists, will encounter an intermediate risk in their tourism activity due to the coronavirus outbreak, local daily Al-Ahram online reported.
The Economic Vulnerability Index of the European Investment Bank (EIB) said countries that rely highly on tourism are more prone to an economic downturn amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The EIB index measures the vulnerability in countries outside the European Union.
Both the pandemic and curfews imposed to contain the disease have effectively wiped out tourism in many countries. A global recession will like hit tourist revenues after restrictions have been gradually lifted, the report said.
“Half of the low-income countries and 25 percent of middle-income countries experience the highest risk of COVID-19 outbreak, while 56 percent of high-income countries face an intermediate level of risk, along with 63 percent of middle-income economies and half of the poorest countries, according to the EIB’s index results,” the report said.
COVID-19 to affect tourism-dependent North African economies
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COVID-19 to affect tourism-dependent North African economies
- Both the pandemic and curfews imposed to contain the disease have effectively wiped out tourism in many countries
Israel military says Iran fires new wave of missiles at country
- Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported several injuries from the Iranian strikes near Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said Wednesday that it detected missiles heading toward the country from Iran and had activated air defenses, as it pressed a “wave” of strikes against Iran and Lebanon.
“A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the military said on its official Telegram account.
AFP journalists heard air raid sirens sounding in Jerusalem and the sound of explosions in the distance.
A short time later, Israel’s military said it was permitted to leave shelters.
Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency services reported no immediate injuries following the missile fire, but said its teams were treating “a small number of people who were injured on their way to protected areas.”
Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported several injuries from the Iranian strikes near Tel Aviv.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a satellite communications center in Haifa, along with military bases in Israel, and US targets elsewhere in the Middle East including Iraqi Kurdistan and the US Fifth Fleet naval base in Bahrain.
“We will continue our sustained attacks with purpose and power, and in this war, we contemplate nothing but the enemy’s complete surrender,” the Guards said on their website Sepah News.
