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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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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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Gulf Air resumes direct flights to the Maldives
Gulf Air announced that it will resume its direct flights to and from Male’s Velana International Airport in the Maldives…
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Al Ula officially reopens for visitors in Saudi Arabia
Al Ula, the historical crossroad of ancient civilizations in northwest Saudi Arabia, has officially reopened for visitors this weekend, local…
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Are digital PCR test results allowed in Emirates Airlines?
After our months of staying at home, a handful of international travel options are finally opening back up with conditions.…
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Boeing warns of 30,000 job cuts after another quarter of heavy losses
Boeing has warned it would cut the jobs of 30,000 workers after another quarter of heavy losses caused by the…
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Gulf Air introduces new ‘Boutique Fares’
Gulf Air has introduced a new pricing concept of its airfares to make it easier and clearer to its passengers…
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Women on 10 flights from Qatar invasively examined: Australia
Female passengers on 10 planes flying out of Doha were forced to endure invasive physical examinations, Australia’s foreign minister said,…
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Dubai named world’s best spa destination
Dubai was awarded the title for ‘World’s Best Spa Destination’ at the World Spa Awards, the global initiative to recognise…
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Australia protests strip exam of women passengers by Qatar airport
Australia on Monday condemned Qatar authorities’ treatment of women passengers on a flight to Sydney who were subjected to internal…
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Blast at Pakistan religious school kills at least seven
A bomb blast at a religious seminary in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday killed at least seven people,…
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COVID-19: Here’s what you need to know when flying to Bahrain
Here are some essential information you can take note of when returning to the Kingdom. On September 4, Bahrain resumed…
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Bahrain: Can you use your BeAware test results to travel via Gulf Air?
According to Gulf Air, if you are flying out of the Kingdom of Bahrain and your final destination requires a…
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Bahrain: Thai drug dealer jailed for 5 years
A Bahraini court has sentenced a Thai woman for five years in prison for dealing in drugs. The First Major…
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Kuwait: Over 190,000 passengers departed since August 1
As of October 18, 197,000 passengers have departed from Kuwait since the airport resumed operations on August 1. While about…
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Russia hopes to supply Philippines with COVID-19 vaccine by year’s end
Moscow hopes to supply the Philippines with the Russian COVID-19 vaccine by the year’s end if joint clinical trials prove…
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Saudi: AlUla heritage sites re-open to public on Oct 31
In a move to realize its, tourism ambitions, AlUla, the open-air museum of unprecedented historical and cultural significance in northwest…
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Bahrain: EWA wins Distinction Award for third consecutive time
The Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has won for the third time running the Distinction Award in Communicating with Subscribers…
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Omani citizens can get e-visa to enter Russia
Omani citizens will be able to obtain en electronic entry visa for the whole territory of the Russian Federation according…
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UAE: Students get a 10% discount in Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways will offer discounts to students who make a booking before November 30. These can be for travel by…
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Gulf Air resumes direct flights to Muscat starting tomorrow
Gulf Air announces the resumption of its direct flights to and from the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, Muscat…
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