Tag: Syria
US Travel Warning: Leave Iraq or prepare for funeral
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 15, 2019 08:08Today the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Baghdad ordered a partial evacuation of their American staff. In the meantime, the travel warning for Americans wanting to visit Iraq reads: Do ... 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
Explosions rock Sri Lankan town as police hunt for Islamic terrorists behind Easter bombings
Chief Assignment Editor- April 26, 2019 15:38Three explosions have reportedly rocked a city on Sri Lanka’s eastern seaboard as the police and the army carry out searches targeting suspects from last weekend’s deadly bombings. The explosions ... Read More
Syrian Tourism Minister: Work in progress to attract tourists from Russia
Chief Assignment Editor- April 20, 2019 01:20Syria’s authorities are making persistent efforts to attract guests from Russia, with religious tourism viewed as a major area, Syrian Tourism Minister Rami Radwan Martini said on Friday. "Work is ... Read More
“Can no longer serve French territory”: France bans Iran’s Mahan Air
Chief Assignment Editor- March 25, 2019 16:32France has revoked the license of Iranian airline Mahan Air from April 1 on its activities outside of Europe, French officials said on Monday. The decision follows a similar German ... Read More
US Travel Advisory ups warning level for travel to Turkey
editor- February 16, 2019 02:38The U.S. Travel Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, today issued a "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" advisory for Turkey due to terrorism and arbitrary detentions with some areas having ... Read More
Syria welcomes visitors with open arms: Is Syria Safe tor tourism?
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 10, 2019 07:56Syrians escape an inhuman regime by the million. European countries are in a state of crisis trying to welcome Syrian refugees, but at the FITUR trade show in Madrid last month ... Read More
‘Do not travel’: US State Department ups Venezuela travel warning to Level 4
Chief Assignment Editor- January 29, 2019 22:30The United States Department of State has raised its Venezuela travel advisory warning for US citizens to “do not travel,” citing civil unrest. The department issued the Level 4 red ... Read More
Tulsi Gabbard US President in 2020? She told CNN but not her father
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 12, 2019 07:57His daughter Tulsi Gabbard is running for president in 2020. Hawaii Senator Mike Gabbard is currently attending the Farm Bureau convention in New Orleans where President Trump will speak on Monday. ... 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
Moscow’s Domodedovo airport buys tank to tow aircraft
Chief Assignment Editor- December 12, 2018 08:30A new tow truck, received by Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, can pull a weight of 125 tons and lay evacuation routes even through thick forest. Of course, it can – 'cause ... 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
Asia winter forecast: Drought to continue from India to Singapore
editor- October 24, 2015 04:36As the record-challenging tropical season winds down following December, drought will continue in parts of Southeast Asia, while snow is forecast in some rather low-lying areas of China, the Korean ... Read More
You have to change or get left behind, Blair tells WTTC delegates
Nell Alcantara- September 11, 2013 01:16SEOUL (eTN) – The former prime minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Tony Blair, delivered this year’s keynote address for the second regional summit by the World Travel ... Read More
Syria and China lead in top international stories at Overseas Press Club Awards
editor- April 25, 2013 04:59NEW YORK, N.Y. - 2012 saw key international press coverage originating from Syria and China. Read More
Syrian civil war killing Lebanese tourism
editor- January 3, 2013 07:39As civil war rages in neighbouring Syria and with tourism from the Gulf non-existent, hardened Lebanese merchants are surviving on a mixed bag of individual initiative, well-off Syrian tourists and ... Read More
Emirates suspends all flights to and from Damascus
editor- November 30, 2012 04:18Dubai's Emirates has suspended its flights to and from Damascus until further notice, the airline said in a statement on its website on Thursday. Read More
The Israel-Hamas conflict and tourism
editor- November 19, 2012 07:09For most media commentators, tourism would be considered an irrelevance as reporters discuss the human misery inflicted on southern Israel and Gaza and the military and political ramifications of the Read More
Syria says no to foreign intervention
editor- August 11, 2012 02:38ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan has taken a strong position against the intervention of foreign forces in Syria, and such a position is altogether different than the expectation of the United ... Read More
Saudi Foreign Minister calls for quick support for Syrian people
editor- February 28, 2012 08:41WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal addressed the inaugural International Conference of the Friends of the Syrian People meeting in Tunisia. Read More
UAE airlines oppose ban on flights to Syria
editor- December 6, 2011 07:08Airlines in the UAE are continuing to fly to Syria after the Arab League issued a deadline of yesterday for sanctions. Read More
Syrian tourism to shift to the East for new markets
editor- November 1, 2011 07:36DAMASCUS, Syria - Switching to new markets was the most important strategy Syria has lately taken to salvage tourism, the country's second largest source of foreign currency, from inevitable breakdown Read More
Syria encourages domestic tourism
editor- August 15, 2011 03:02The Syrian Ministry of Tourism has adopted a package of measures to encourage the domestic tourism. Read More
Challenges to the recovery of tourism in Egypt in 2011
editor- July 29, 2011 00:19Tourism to the Middle East, or should we more accurately describe it as the Muddle East, has been under serious siege during 2011. Read More
UN chief voices alarm at escalation of violence in Syria
editor- June 4, 2011 04:44Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his alarm at the escalation of violence in Syria, which has reportedly claimed at least 70 lives over the past week alone, and called for ... Read More
Ban reiterates calls to end deadly violence and mass arrests in Syria
editor- May 10, 2011 03:34Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his calls for an immediate end to the violence in Syria and for an independent inquiry into the numerous killings during recent protests amid fresh ... Read More
Syria: UN urges end to violence and calls for probe into killings
editor- April 25, 2011 03:24Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the ongoing violence against peaceful demonstrators in Syria, which has resulted in more deaths and many injuries, and called upon the country's authorities 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
Mideast countries untouched by mayhem lower tourist forecasts
editor- March 7, 2011 02:32Regional and international tourism professionals are bracing for fallout from the unrest shaking the Middle East, with cancellations affecting even countries so far spared from the upheavals, notably Read More
Restoring Egyptian Tourism From Crisis to Recovery
editor- February 8, 2011 05:24The Egyptian political upheaval is far from over as I write this article now. Read More
Minister: Syrian tourism up 40 percent
editor- January 24, 2011 04:03According to Syria's Tourism Minister Saadallah Agha al- Qalaa, the number of visitors to Syria increased 40 percent in 2010, generating $8.3 billian in tourism revenue. Read More
Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon to cooperate on tourism
editor- January 17, 2011 04:35BEIRUT, Lebanon - Tourism Ministers from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Turkey convened to launch a quadripartite mechanism for tourism, an initiative that they said embodied the first steps toward establ Read More
Syrian tourist numbers up 55%
editor- August 19, 2010 02:16DAMASCUS — The number of visitors to Syria for the first seven months of this year has risen by 55 percent compared to the same period last year, the tourism ... Read More
5 men planning to pass fake dollars to tourists arrested in Syria
editor- July 29, 2010 05:31A Syrian security official says five men have been arrested for forging $6 million and planning to pass the fake money to tourists visiting the country. Read More
Women leaders in modern Syria, the Arab world and international community
editor- June 1, 2010 11:33“Political empowerment of women in [the] Arab World sets new signs, and women will make the most powerful changes to the econmic crisis," said HE Dr. Read More