Middle East Travel News

EIGHT more Philippine ambassadors from the Middle East were asked to come home to provide more insight and information into the investigation now being conducted by the Department of Foreign Affairs on the alleged sexual abuses committed against distressed Filipino workers there.

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Muscat: Oman Air flight WY3905, flying from Muscat to Salalah and departing at 18.25, returned to Muscat International Airport shortly after take-off at 18.30 on Monday June 17, following a report of a cockpit window being damaged.

DOHA: Several citizens have called on the authorities to fix an age limit for disbursement of personal loans to curb extravagant spending by Qatari youth on foreign trips in summer.

US Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Friday on a 12-day trip during which he will return to the Middle East, hold high-level talks in Southeast Asia and make his first visit to India.

Just back from a trip to Turkey, Rep. Leonard Lance reiterated his call on its leaders to improve relations with Israel.

Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: for general audiences; parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; no one younger than 17 ... (more)

The Afghan government will not take part in peace talks with the Taliban unless the process is "Afghan-led", President Hamid Karzai has said.

Emirates was tabbed as the world's best airline, according to the annual airline ratings published by SkyTrax.

Troubled Fort Lauderdale millionaire Guma Aguiar raced his motorboat across the choppy waves of Port Everglades inlet a year ago Wednesday - the day he vanished, leaving behind an overwhelming tangle of business and personal lawsuits, a family in turmoil and questions about his survival.

QTA Chairman, Issa bin Mohammed Al Muhannadi, with QTA Tourism Director, Abdullah Al Badr, at the press conference yesterday.

Paris Air Show, France: Qatar Airways took home three honours at the annual Skytrax 2013 World Airline Awards held during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget yesterday.

Doha: An increasing number of young Pakistanis are finding it hard to find jobs in Qatar, with many alleging discrimination while applying for jobs.

Prime Minister Najib Mikati, center, heads a conference at the Grand Serail in Beirut, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

The only surprise in the subterranean tremors in New Delhi over reports out of London and Tel Aviv that Israel tried to sell radar components and electronic warfare systems to Pakistan in 2010 and in 2011 is that the effort appears to have come as surprise to sections of the strategic community in India.

The prolonged unrest in Turkey's main cities this month has had a growing impact on the country's tourism.

Officials from Al Majid Motors Company and Kia Motors Middle East & Africa Regional Head Quarter convene during their visit to the Dubai Ice Rink Al Majid Motors Co., the sole distributor of Kia Motors in the UAE, is building on its strategic relationship with Emaar Retail LLC, the premium provider of leisure and entertainment, in a deal that sees ... (more)

The Levant's famous Bakdash ice cream parlour opened its Amman branch in May and has been attracting Syrians, Jordanians, and their cars, in masses.

Afghanistan will send representatives to Qatar soon to discuss peace with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday, in a step towards reaching a brokered ceasefire in the 12-year-old war.

Turkey is home to as many as 1 million immigrants from Russia and around the former Soviet Union.