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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Sounds of Earth’s magnetic field heard for first time
A haunting audio recording released by the European Space Agency on Tuesday reveals what the Earth’s magnetic field “sounds” like. The magnetic field…
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Saudi Arabia updates procedures for travellers to Qatar from today
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) will update travel procedures for those wishing to travel to Qatar from Nov.1…
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UAE: Wizz Air launches new route to Kuwait
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the ultra-low-fare national airline of the UAE, has today (Oct 31) added Kuwait City to its…
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Sharjah announces changes to real estate ownership law for expats
His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued Law No. (2)…
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Instagram down: Users report accounts being suspended and losing followers
Thousands of Instagram users have reported randomly having their accounts suspended on Monday. The app appears to be experiencing a glitch that…
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Are you quiet quitting? Try ‘job crafting’ instead
The term “quiet quitting” seems to refer to doing only the bare minimum required for one’s job to cope with…
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Elon Musk to revise how Twitter verifies users
Twitter will revise its user verification process, Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday, just days after he took…
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Abu Dhabi airport reopens bag drop service in city centre
Abu Dhabi Airports has resumed a service that allows passengers to check in for their flight before heading to the…
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A Tale of Three Cities
By Nick Cooksey Last month I discovered that Germany is a wonderful place for visitors from the Middle East to…
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Dubai Fitness Challenge to begin tomorrow
Over 800 fitness sessions are scheduled to be held at the DP World Kite Fitness Village as part of 6th…
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South Philippines struck with flood and landslide; 31 dead
At least 31 people died and nine others were missing in flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains…
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Global economy approaching a recession
The global economy is approaching a recession as economists polled by Reuters once again cut growth forecasts for key economies…
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Qatar to drop pre-arrival Covid test before World Cup
World Cup host Qatar has scrapped a requirement for visitors to obtain a negative Covid-19 test before departing for the…
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GCC residents can now enter Oman without visa
All residents of the GCC countries have the right to enter the Sultanate of Oman for all commercial professions, Oman…
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Philippines: Residents afraid to return home as aftershocks wreak havoc
Residents were too afraid to return to their homes as aftershocks rocked a blacked-out northern Philippines on Wednesday, hours after…
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“World’s dirtiest man” dies months after his first bath
An Iranian man nicknamed the “dirtiest man in the world” for not taking a shower for decades has died at…
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How remote work can improve workforce diversity
PMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recently claimed that a return to office will help improve workforce diversity. And if he’s right,…
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Kuwait imposes KD9 fee for Egyptians entering country
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior has announced it will impose a KD9 fee on any type of entry visa for…
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Abu Dhabi airport resumes city check-in service after three years
After a gap of three years and ahead of the busy winter travel season, the Abu Dhabi International Airport’s city…
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UAE: Dubai airport issue peak travel alert over the next 10 days
Dubai Airports has issued an advisory alerting traveller that Dubai International (DXB) will experience an exceptionally busy 10-day period as…
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