Travel
Latest updates on GCC travel and tourism with enhanced tourist destinations and entry of visitors into the GCC with updates in the aviation sector.
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Qatar: Second journalist dies while covering FIFA World Cup
A second journalist has died while covering the FIFA World Cup in Doha. Qatari photojournalist Khalid Al-Misslam died ‘suddenly’ over…
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Russia’s Rosatom bid to build Saudi Arabia’s first nuclear power plant
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has submitted documents to take part in a tender to build Saudi Arabia’s first nuclear power…
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Short bursts of activity lower your risk of early death, study finds
Most of us know that regular exercise is important for our health and longevity but with our busy schedules, many…
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Top employer reveals the worst answer to common job interview question
A top employer has revealed the ‘best’ and ‘worst’ answers to one of the most dreaded interview questions. Jane McNeill,…
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Saudi: Any vehicle without entry permit to Qatar will be returned
Saudi Arabia’s Public Security said that the entry of citizens and expatriates from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with…
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Travel around the world without showing passport, tickets at airports: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has developed new industry standards designed to make travel a whole lot easier. Working…
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Final Boeing 747 jet leaves factory after 53-year production run
The last Boeing 747 jumbo jet left the plane maker’s factory in Everett, Washington, ending a production run of more…
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Iran set to freeze bank accounts of women who refuse to wear a hijab
Iran’s plan to freeze bank accounts reinforces the need for decentralized currencies to exist in tandem with cash and CBDCs. …
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Mystery objects spotted flying across UAE skies
Mystery objects flying across the UAE’s skies have been spotted by residents. Several videos showing bright-red lights streaking through the night sky…
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Saudi: 1M+ travel across King Fahad Causeway during first-sem vacation
The King Fahd Causeway Authority (KFCA) has announced that more than 1 million travellers have crossed the causeway, which links…
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Airlines to return to profitability in 2023 after COVID-19 restrictions ease
The airline industry will become profitable again next year for the first time since 2019 as a snapback in air…
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Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that…
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Saudi Arabia reveals NEOM’s first luxury island Sindalah
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman revealed on Monday the development of NEOM’s new destination island Sindalah, in another move…
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Dubai Airports announces a new programme for seamless travel experience
Dubai Airports is introducing a comprehensive new programme to ensure a seamless travel experience for all people of determination (POD)…
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Lebanon: Inflation rate increased 186.4% in the first 10 months of 2022
Hyperinflation in Lebanon continued for the 28th consecutive month in October, with the Central Administration of Statistics’ Consumer Price Index increasing by 186.4 per…
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Football legend Pele ‘moved to end-of-life care’ in hospital
Brazilian football legend Pele ‘has been moved to palliative care’ in hospital and is ‘no longer responding to chemotherapy’ in…
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Four-day work week increases revenue, happiness and well-being, study shows
The first large-scale study of a four-day workweek has come to a startling close: Not one of the 33 participating…
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Dubai: Students to launch app that lets people buy groceries at cheap prices
Students at a Dubai school are launching a sustainable initiative to support low-income people by enabling them to buy groceries…
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Drowning death of crypto ‘visionary’ Nikolai Mushegian fuels conspiracy theories
A brilliant young cryptocurrency pioneer named Nikolai Mushegian tweeted on Oct. 28 that intelligence agencies were going to murder him — and was…
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WhatsApp launches ‘Message Yourself’ tool
There’s nothing more annoying than heading to the supermarket only to find that you’ve forgotten your list. But the days…
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