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Tanzania welcomes global travel leaders
Business Ghana
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Tanzania is making final preparations as it steps up to host the World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2025 on 28 June. Travel and tourism leaders from across the region are gathering in the capital Dar es Salaam to discover who...
Bahrain sends most government workers home to 'keep streets clear'
The National News
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Bahrain, home to the US Central Command’s regional base, issued public safety guidance on Sunday in the wake of American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The Gulf nation is strategically close to Iran. It hosts US personnel and military officials...
Gary Ades speaks on animal conservation and ecology in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
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July 9, 2025
I WAS BORN in 1961. I’m the middle one. Our family base was in Salisbury (in southern England) during some of my primary years. I travelled around with my father, who was in the armed forces. His name was Jim Ades. So much of my childhood was...
Bahrain Expands Russian Ties Through Seven MOUs
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain is expanding its global economic footprint, signing seven private-sector MOUs with Russian economic bodies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2025. The agreements underscore the...
Bahrain Declares Public Holiday for Islamic New Year on June 26
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has issued a circular announcing a public holiday to mark the beginning of the Islamic New Year 1447....
Bahrain Marina appoints CBRE Bahrain to manage retail sector and develop leasing strategy
bizbahrain
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June 22, 2025
Bahrain Marina Development Company, the master developer of the prestigious Bahrain Marina project located along the eastern waterfront of the capital, Manama, has announced the appointment of the leading global commercial real estate services and...
Travel alert: UAE airlines extend flight suspensions
Gulf News
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Wizz Air Wizz Air has suspended all flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until 15 September 2025 due to ongoing regional instability and airspace restrictions. The airline is also rerouting flights to avoid Israeli, Iraqi, Iranian, and Syrian airspace....
EditorialGaza crisis demands a return to political reality
The National News
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As efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war continue, the latest pronouncement from Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz that the country’s military work on a proposal to “concentrate” thousands of the enclave’s remaining Palestinians in a...
Bahrain Asks Schools To Go Online People To Use Main Roads Only 'If Necessary'
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) [Editor's Note: Follow our live blog for real-time updates on the latest developments in the Israel-Iran conflict.] Bahrain activated a remote learning system on Sunday (June 22) in light of the recent escalation of...
Bahrain Chamber signs seven MoUs with Russian institutions
Gulf Daily News Online
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Bahrain Chamber, represented by its chairman Sameer Nass, signed seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with several Russian chambers of commerce and economic institutions during its participation in the St Petersburg International Economic...
The GCC Grand Tours Visa has officially been approved – here’s everything travellers need to know
Conde Nast Traveller
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June 27, 2025
Travelling across the Gulf is about to become far simpler. The GCC Grand Tours Visa – also referred to as the Unified Tourist Visa – has been officially approved, marking a significant shift in how short-term travel works across Bahrain, Kuwait,...
Middle East updates: What travel advisors are seeing, Qatar CEO’s open letter, travel insurance
KARRYON
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June 25, 2025
What agents are seeing 26 June 2025 We asked travel advisors what impact, if any, the current situation in the Middle East was having on business. Unsurprisingly, there have been a lot of questions – mostly around air travel – but fortunately, few...
UAE leads GCC in hiring, records 4% growth in Q2 2025
ETHRWorld EMEA
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July 10, 2025
The UAE recorded a 4% rise in hiring in Q2 2025, the highest in the GCC, as employer confidence, sectoral expansion, and new digital systems fuelled recruitment momentum, according to Cooper Fitch’s latest report. This comes despite seasonal...
Bahrain and UK Seal $2.7 Billion Investment and Military Agreements
Media Line
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June 20, 2025
Bahrain and the United Kingdom signed two major agreements on Thursday during Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa’s official visit to London, aimed at boosting economic cooperation and strengthening defense ties. The visit included high-level...
Bahraini Dinar to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today- June 20, 2025
ARY News
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June 20, 2025
Karachi, June 20, 2025 – The Bahraini Dinar (BHD) is trading at a stable rate of 751.23 Pakistani Rupee (PKR) today, holding steady since June 18 when it reached 751.34 PKR. This follows a consistent upward trend earlier this month, with the BHD...
Singapore-bound travellers stranded as Middle East airspace closures ripple through Doha and Dubai
The Independent Singapore
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June 27, 2025
SINGAPORE: Thousands of travellers, including many headed to or returning from Singapore remain stranded at major Middle Eastern transit hubs — flight delays and cancellations continue to plague Doha’s Hamad International Airport and Dubai...
Major airlines have canceled flights to the Middle East. Here’s what travellers need to know
The Globe and Mail
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June 27, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Many airlines have suspended flights to the Middle East.ISSEI KATO/Reuters Many airline services remain disrupted in the Middle East arising from the 12-day air war between Iran and Israel that ended with a U.S.-brokered...
Bahrain Thanks President Putin for Efforts to De-Escalate Middle East Tensions at SPIEF
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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Ashen Tharaka TDT | Manama Email: ashen@newsofbahrain.com Lieutenant General His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, National Security Advisor and Royal Guard Commander of the Kingdom of Bahrain, expressed his country’s gratitude to...
Flight cancelled to the Middle East? Here are your passenger rights and travel insurance advice
Euronews
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June 24, 2025
Israel’s missile attacks on Iran on 13 June and the subsequent retaliations have thrown air travel in the Middle East into chaos. Airspace across Iran, Iraq, Israel and Jordan has been subject to closures - some ongoing - and thousands of flights...
Travel warning for six countries where 'airspace could be closed'
Daily Mail
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June 20, 2025
By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 07:21 EDT, 20 June 2025 | Updated: 07:21 EDT, 20 June 2025 The UK government has issued new advice for several countries that could be impacted by 'ongoing hostilities' between Israel and Iran. The fresh warning...