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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Saudia achieves five-star rating in APEX evaluation
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has been granted a five-star rating in APEX evaluation, a non-profit organization that surveyed the passengers…
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Gulf Air Receives Five Star Major Official Airline Rating
Gulf Air has received Five Star Major Official Airline Rating at the Future Travel Experience – APEX Virtual Expo which…
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Gulf Air Signs Five Agreements In Tel Aviv
Gulf Air has ceremonially signed five agreements with a number of companies during an official visit from the Kingdom of…
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Pakistan suspends staff after oxygen shortage kills COVID-19 patients
Seven workers at a Pakistan hospital who left scores of COVID-19 patients without sufficient oxygen for hours have been suspended…
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Saudi: Two ships collide off King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam
Two cargo ships collided in the water canal at the King Abdul Aziz Port of Dammam in the eastern region…
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Oman ranked among safest countries for travel in 2021
SOS International Consulting has ranked the Sultanate among the safest countries to travel in the world in 2021, according to…
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Weather warnings issued across Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s civil defense and its meteorology authority issued weather warnings on Friday to various areas in the Kingdom. The…
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Saudi: Foreign investors to become chamber board members
The Saudi Ministry of Commerce has announced that foreign investors can become members of the board of directors of the…
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Gulf Air announces the launch of its operations to Tel Aviv
Gulf Air and EL AL Airlines, Israel’s national airline, are set to embark on a historic collaboration following the signing…
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Saudi Arabia is among safest travel destinations in the world
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ranked 6th among the world safest travel destinations, in light of the novel coronavirus…
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Air Products, nogaholding to develop hydrogen economy in Bahrain
Bahrain’s Oil and Gas Holding Company (nogaholding), the National Oil and Gas Authority’s investment arm, has announced the signing of…
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Trials begin for new anti-COVID ‘cocktail’ drug
An alternative anti-coronavirus jab aimed at protecting those who cannot receive vaccines will enter major trials this weekend. The drug…
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SpiceJet to operate twice-weekly flights between Ras Al Khaimah and Delhi
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK Airport) is gearing up to receive the first commercial flights from Indian value carrier…
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India’s total number of coronavirus cases crosses 9 million
India’s coronavirus cases passed nine million on Friday, as the world’s second-worst-hit country saw hospitals in the capital New Delhi…
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Peru’s interim president resigns as chaos embroils nation
Peru’s interim president resigned Sunday as the nation plunged into its worst constitutional crisis in two decades following massive protests…
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Lewis Hamilton wins 7th F1 title – equalling Michael Schumacher
The Mercedes driver equalled Michael Schumacher’s achievement in terms of titles, after already surpassing the German’s number of race wins…
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Saudi Arabia outlines guidelines for female ID photos
Saudi authorities have laid out regulations for female citizens’ photos in identification cards, according to a local newspaper. The regulations…
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Saudi Arabia curbs arrivals from three countries including India
Passengers from India, Brazil and Argentina arriving in Saudi Arabia must have stayed for at least 14 days at a…
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Thailand launches special visa for travellers from Bahrain
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has announced that it will gradually reopen Thailand to travellers from Bahrain with the introduction…
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Gulf Air resumes direct flights to Casablanca
Gulf Air announced that it will resume its direct operations to and from Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport with one…
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