Tag: Libya
Ukrainians, Palauans, N. Koreans, Libyans and Somalis denied US visas the most
Chief Assignment Editor- December 10, 2019 00:16This year, the United States denied entry to every other Ukrainian visa applicant, according to a document published on the website of the US Department of State. Washington rejected applications ... Read More
Court ruling: LGBTQ people are not born that way
editor- May 30, 2019 05:30U.S. Travel advisories against Kenya should be increased. This is the demand by leaders of the LGBT Community to the U.S. Department of State in response to Judge Roselyn Aburili ... Read More
SaferTourism.com: How dangerous is travel according to Dr. Peter Tarlow
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 3, 2019 20:38The recently concluded 26th International Tourism Security Conference in Las Vegas celebrated over a quarter Century of Tourism Safety and Security. Dr. Peter Tarlow of SaferTourism.com had a major part ... Read More
FAA issues emergency order: US Civil aviation for Libya
editor- April 6, 2019 19:48The FAA is concerned about increased tensions associated with the current conflict for control of the capital, Tripoli. Libya National Army (LNA) forces have begun operations aimed at seizing control ... Read More
Terrorism causes US to issue travel advisory for Algeria
editor- January 8, 2019 23:07The US government website warns travelers to exercise increased caution when traveling in Algeria due to terrorism. Read More
Tunisia Tourism back: 8.3 million visitors spending $1.4 billion
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 7, 2019 01:29European travelers love Tunisia, and it shows. Despite the U.S. having travel alerts in place, Europeans travel again to Tunisia. Tunis Tourism receipts went up to USD 1.4 billion in Tunisia ... Read More
Increased caution due to terrorism: US issues Travel Advisory for Tunisia
Chief Assignment Editor- January 4, 2019 01:20US Department of State issued Level 2 Travel Advisory (Exercise Increased Caution) for Tunisia. The warning was issued due to increased risk of terrorist attacks against foreign and domestic targets ... Read More
Tourists killed and beheaded in terror attack in Morocco: Arrests made
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 25, 2018 21:36The arrests were made in several cities in the kingdom, bringing to 18 the number of people detained over the double-murder, said Abdelhak Khiam, head of Morocco's central office for judicial investigation. Read More
Air Partner delivering humanitarian aid
editor- December 19, 2018 02:21Air Partner delivers relief goods and humanitarian aid to those in need throughout the year. Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Traveling and like to breathe fresh air? Where not to go
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 20, 2017 14:32The Gulf region may be the leader in luxury travel and tourism, but it does have the worst air quality in the world. As part of the Earth Day campaign for ... Read More
Libya draws up action plan for sustainable tourism development
editor- June 17, 2013 00:18Libya´s Ministry of Tourism has enlisted the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to help implement an action plan to rebuild its tourism sector as an effective way to increase national ... Read More
Travel to Libya: Eight things to know before the trip
editor- May 21, 2013 10:11Following Libya's revolution, oil production has been restored and the country has slipped from the front pages. Read More
Rwanda government halts hotel sale
editor- April 26, 2013 04:17(eTN) - As ties with the new Libyan government continue to improve, news broke that the Rwandan government, initially intent to sell off the Umubano Hotel, halted the sale when ... Read More
Revealing information surfacing about Benghazi’s US consulate attack
editor- September 19, 2012 01:27NATO authorities and a majority of international media claimed that the Taliban attacked the Halmand base camp from outside, while Taliban sources claimed that they entered inside the base with ... Read More
US Ambassador killed in attack on Consulate in Libya
editor- September 12, 2012 22:59TRIPOLI, Libya – Chris Stevens, an American who risked his life to help Libyans overthrow dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed overnight in the former rebel capital of Benghazi - a ... Read More
Emirates to restart service to Libya after 18-month suspension
editor- August 14, 2012 11:06The largest carrier in the Middle East, Dubai-based Emirates Airline, will re-start flights to Libya in October after suspending them for almost 18 months due to violent unrest and chaos ... Read More
UK travel agency offers package war zone tours to Libya
editor- March 21, 2012 10:05TRIPOLI, Libya - Picture a package holiday and a destination like Libya probably doesn't spring to mind. Read More
Qatar Airways announces return to Tripoli
editor- January 25, 2012 07:40Uganda had close ties with Gadaffi’s Libya in the past and scores of Ugandan students were studying in Libyan universities while there was a constant flow of business travelers to ... Read More
Libya strives to revive tourism industry
editor- January 4, 2012 07:05Libya's Society for Tourism has started activities to revive the North African country's tourism industry following the recent Arab uprising. Read More
Libyan “revolutionaries” unleash reprisal bloodbath
editor- October 27, 2011 09:15After months of grinding civil war, with supporters of Moammar Gadhafi slowly yielding territory to anti-Gadhafi rebels, the final battle for Libya's liberation unleashed an apparent bloodbath. Read More
Moammar Gadhafi is dead
editor- October 20, 2011 23:39TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyans erupted in euphoria Thursday after longtime Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed by revolutionary forces who were finally able to overrun his hometown. Read More
Ban pledges UN support for democratic and stable Libya
editor- September 2, 2011 02:08Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged the continued assistance of the United Nations in helping Libya tackle its humanitarian challenges, as well as in building a democratic and stable nation on Read More
UN: Refugees returning to Libya to attempt boat passage to Europe
editor- May 18, 2011 02:48The United Nations refugee agency today reported that hundreds of people who had entered Tunisia after fleeing the conflict in neighbouring Libya have now returned intending to board boats and ... Read More
Libyan speaks out about brutality and current life in Tripoli under Gaddafi
editor- May 2, 2011 18:45According to a Libyan government spokesman, Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son, Saif al-Arab, was killed during a NATO airstrike on Saturday, April 30. Read More
UN: Attacks on civilians in Misrata maybe international crimes
editor- April 21, 2011 02:20The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the reported repeated use of cluster munitions and heavy weaponry by Libyan Government forces against civilians in Misrata, warning that such acts Read More
Journalists to be expelled from Libya; 2 deported from Bahrain
editor- April 9, 2011 05:39More than 20 foreign journalists were told that they would have to leave Libya within 24 hours, National Public Radio said today. Read More
Breaking news: Lake Victoria Hotel seized
editor- March 31, 2011 01:15UGANDA (eTN) - The Laico-owned and operated Lake Victoria Hotel in Entebbe, once the grand old dame of the hospitality industry in Entebbe, was, according to breaking news just received, ... Read More
Bank of Uganda seizes Libyan shares in Tropical Bank
editor- March 28, 2011 03:51UGANDA (eTN) - No sooner had the formal announcement been made that Uganda would fully comply with the UN resolution to freeze the assets of Libya’s faltering dictator Gadaffi et ... Read More
Al-Jazeera office raided in Sana’a; anti-press attacks in Libya, Syria, Bahrain
editor- March 25, 2011 08:11New York (eTN) - Plainclothes gunmen raided Al-Jazeera's Sana'a bureau early this morning, confiscating equipment and obstructing operations, the Qatar-based news channel reported today as a drumbeat Read More
Libyan assets in Uganda to be frozen after all
editor- March 25, 2011 05:06UGANDA (eTN) - It was confirmed late yesterday, that Uganda, in compliance with relevant UN resolutions, will freeze the assets of Col. Gaddafi, his close cronies, and, in fact, of ... Read More
Libya: The elephant in the room called ITB Berlin?
editor- March 24, 2011 06:10At the recently-held ITB Berlin, the world’s largest travel exhibition held yearly in Berlin, Germany, the secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organization, Mr. Read More
The real intentions of the “partnership of equals”
editor- March 24, 2011 04:39"Yesterday [March 22, 2011] was a long day. I was paying attention to the ups and downs of Obama in Chile since noon, as I had done the day before ... Read More
Air China evacuates 9000 Chinese from Libya
editor- March 23, 2011 05:19BEIJING, China - Air China has completed its biggest ever overseas humanitarian mission by evacuating 9,000 Chinese nationals from Libya, which has been suffering from widespread unrest in recent week Read More
Ban welcomes authorization of measures to protect civilians
editor- March 19, 2011 02:51Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Security Council’s “historic” decision to authorize the use “all necessary measures” to protect civilians in Libya, saying the move was an affi Read More
Is Gaddafi moving to Zimbabwe?
editor- March 18, 2011 03:58(eTN) - As President Robert Mugabe’s staunch ally, Muammar Gaddafi battles to violently halt revolt against his four-decade-long reign. Read More