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Egypt
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Tourism
8/7/2022 8:06:33 PM
Flag carrier EgyptAir said it would operate exceptional flights between Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport and Libya’s Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli during summer starting Tuesday to promote tourism.
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
7/18/2022 8:08:19 PM
Spanish customs agents seized a Picasso sketch worth over 450,000 euros from a passenger who arrived at Ibiza airport without declaring the artwork, Spain's customs office said Monday.
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Sports
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Omni sports
7/16/2022 12:04:52 PM
For 10.10 seconds, Ferdinand Omanyala forgot all about the visa issues that almost kept him home, the jet lag from an international flight and his mad dash from the airport to the track just to make it to the starting line in time.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/7/2022 5:54:45 PM
Cairo International Airport received on Thursday morning the first EgyptAir flight from Turkish Dhmi Tekirdag Corlu Airport, amid cooperation to boost tourism and aviation sectors between Egypt and Turkey.
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World
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Region
7/2/2022 10:15:30 AM
Israel carried out an airstrike on a coastal Syrian village near the Lebanon border Saturday morning, Syrian state media reported. Two people, including a woman, were wounded.
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Business
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Economy
7/1/2022 3:41:23 PM
Flights from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and other French airports faced disruptions Friday as airport workers held a strike to demand salary hikes to keep up with inflation and an urgent hiring push to deal with resurgent travel demand.
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Egypt
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Tourism
6/29/2022 3:54:07 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has installed a collection of replicas of the ancient Egyptian protection goddess Selket at the airports of seven touristic cities to promote tourism.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/20/2022 10:04:31 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Cairo International Airport on Monday night, presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement.
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World
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Region
6/15/2022 2:48:57 PM
Israel marked a major escalation in its years-long campaign of airstrikes in Syria, carrying out an attack last week that shut down the country's main civilian airport in Damascus as Israel steps up efforts to stop Iranian weapons shipments to Hezbollah.
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World
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Region
6/13/2022 2:40:50 PM
Iraq temporarily closed Baghdad airport Monday as choking clouds of dust blanketed the capital, the latest crippling sandstorm in a country that has warned climate change poses an "existential threat".
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World
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Region
6/11/2022 11:55:44 AM
Repairs have begun at the airport in Syria's capital, which was closed for a second day Saturday after Israeli air strikes, Syria's transport ministry said.
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World
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Region
6/10/2022 1:51:46 PM
All flights to and from Syria's capital were halted Friday, the government said, after Israeli air strikes wounded at least one civilian and reportedly caused damage to an airport runway.
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
6/7/2022 5:43:46 PM
Saudi Arabia announced its first-ever Islamic Arts Biennale to take place at the Hajj Terminal at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah between 23 January and 23 April 2023.
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Egypt
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Tourism
6/2/2022 6:17:00 PM
EgyptAir launched on Thursday a direct flight from Cairo to Ireland’s Dublin for the first time as part of the newly-launched route between the capitals of the two countries.
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World
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Region
5/23/2022 10:41:53 AM
Iraq closed airports and public buildings on Monday as another sandstorm -- the ninth since mid-April -- hit the country, authorities said.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
5/18/2022 11:29:21 PM
Egypt will start operating its new Sphinx International Airport (SPX), located near the Giza pyramids, in mid-July, as it is now 90 percent complete, Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
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Antiquities
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Museums
5/16/2022 8:55:27 PM
In celebration of the first anniversary of the opening of the two archaeological museums at Cairo International Airport, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Monday that museum visitors will be able to enter free of charge on 18 May.
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World
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International
5/11/2022 3:03:37 PM
The European Union will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the bloc, authorities said Wednesday.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/30/2022 8:49:04 PM
A Russian rocket attack destroyed an airport runway in Odesa, Ukraine's third-largest city and a key Black Sea port, the Ukrainian army said Saturday.
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World
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Region
4/20/2022 2:54:19 PM
Iraq was hit Wednesday by its third heavy dust storm in two weeks, temporarily grounding flights at Baghdad and Najaf airports, as the weather phenomenon grows increasingly frequent.
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