Tag: Transportation
Cypriot airline Tus Air banned from Lebanese skies
Lebanon’s air transport regulatory authority has banned Cypriot airline Tus Air from using Beirut International Airport or flying over Lebanese territory. A measure taken after the acquisition of nearly 50%…
Canada wants to attract the electric car industry at all costs
For the first time, Volkswagen is opening a factory in North America to build electric batteries. This new gigafactory will be built in 2024 in Ontario, a Canadian province where…
New measures against automobile pollution in the United States
The US government’s plan has a very clear aim: to ensure that two thirds of the cars sold in the country in 2032 are electric. The US Environmental Protection Agency…
Resumption of tourism: optimistic French tour operators
Despite inflation, many tourism professionals are optimistic. According to the organization Les Entreprises du voyage, which represents 1,600 companies, the budgets devoted to spring break are up sharply. “ French…
Two new rail accidents raise questions about the viability of rail in Gabon
These disruptions come as a landslide on December 24 had completely suspended the operation of the country’s only railway line for many months. No sooner had it resumed service than…
End of race for self-service scooters in Paris
Invited to speak on self-service scooters, Parisians voted almost 90% against this Sunday, April 2, during a ballot marked by very low participation: less than 8% of registered voters. ”…
in Montreal, the disaster of electric scooters is well forgotten
Three years ago, the mayor of Montreal decided to put an end to self-service scooters in the streets of the economic capital of Quebec. If their presence does not seem…
massive transport strike amid record inflation
Trains and planes at a standstill, metros and buses in depots … The Germans have had to face since this Sunday evening March 26 a mega-strike, orchestrated by the unions…
blocking of roads in the Kayes region by the movement “I follow the roads of Kayes”
In Mali, the movement “I am the roads of Kayes” has decided to “block from this Monday morning midnight all the roads throughout the region of Kayes”, in the west…