Damascus Current Affairs, GK & News
Iron Dome of Israel
Recently, Israel and Palestine engaged in air strikes. It all began with Israeli Police installing a barricade at the Damascus Gate. Later the tensions escalated due to the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli police. To this, the Hamas group from Gaza retaliated with rockets. These rockets were intercepted by Israeli Iron Dome. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Air Defence Systems • Damascus • Gaza Strip • iron dome • israel • Israel-Palestine • Missiles
What is happening in Gaza?
The tensions in the Gaza strip have been escalating since the Israeli police put a barricade at the Damascus Gate. This was around the start of Ramzan, in mid-April, 2021. Damascus Gate It is one of the main gates to the old city of Jerusalem. It is located on the highway that connects Damascus, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Damascus • East Jerusalem • Gaza Strip • Israel-Palestine • Jerusalem • Jerusalem Day • United Nations • West Jerusalem
Vienna world’s most liveable city
The Global Liveability Index 2019 has been released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The index assesses which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living conditions. Each factor in a city is rated as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable or intolerable. The 2019 index is topped by Vienna (Austria), followed by Melbourne ..
Topics: Bangladesh • Continents • Countries • Damascus • Economist Intelligence Unit • Geography of Asia • Most livable cities • Vienna
Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2019 by Economist Intelligence Unit
The Economist Intelligence Unit has released the report of the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2019. Findings of the Survey For the first time in its 30-year history, three cities have been accorded the title of the world’s most expensive city in the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey from The Economist Intelligence Unit. Singapore which ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: Almaty • Argentina • Australia • Bengaluru • Buenos Aires • Caracas • Chennai • Copenhagen • Damascus • Delhi • Denmark • Economist Intelligence Unit • Geneva • Hong Kong • israel • Japan • Karachi • Kazakhstan • Lagos • Los Angeles • New York • New Zealand • Nigeria • Osaka • Pakistan • Paris • Seoul • Singapore • South Korea • Switzerland • Syria • Tashkent • Tel Aviv • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Worldwide Cost of Living Survey • Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2019 • Zurich
Delhi and Mumbai included in 2018 Global Liveability Index
Austrian capital Vienna has been ranked as the world’s most liveable city in a list of 140 global cities at the 2018 Global Liveability Index, which was released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Melbourne has secured 2nd position followed by Osaka, Calgary and Sydney. Delhi (112) and Mumbai (117) are only two Indian cities ..
Topics: Damascus • Economist Intelligence Unit • Global city • Human geography • Market research • Melbourne • Most livable cities • Osaka • Quality of life • Service companies • The Economist
Melbourne declared world’s most liveable city by The Economist’s Global Liveability Report-2017
Melbourne has been declared the world’s most liveable city for the 7th consecutive year by The Economist’s annual global liveability survey, despite soaring housing costs and serious congestion challenges. The annual survey assesses 140 cities and ranks them according to their stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Others in the 10 most liveable ..
Topics: Capitals in Europe • Cities in Asia • Continents • Damascus • Geography of Asia • Global Liveability Ranking • Harare • Helsinki • Market research • Most livable cities • Quality of life • The Economist