ISTANBUL: Turkey’s flagship carrier, Turkish Airlines, has resumed flights to Libya‘s capital, almost 10 years after they were suspended over security concerns in the conflict-torn country.The airlines’s chief executive, Bilal Eksi, attended a ceremony at Mitiga International Airport on Thursday to mark its first flight to Libya since 2015.“We are delighted to start flights again … Read more
The Israeli passport is currently ranked 20th place on the Henley Passport Index. The official X handle of the State of Israel has reacted to a post that lists the names of countries that deny entry to Israeli passport holders. Notably, a page called World Of Statistics has named a few countries that don’t allow … Read more
By Colleen Barry | Associated Press MILAN — Survivors rescued from a deflating rubber dinghy in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported that some 60 people who departed Libya with them more than a week ago perished during the journey, the humanitarian rescue group SOS Mediterranee said Thursday. The European charity’s ship Ocean Viking spotted … Read more
Planning a vacation? Here are the countries that pose the maximum risk for travelers in 2024 — and also the ones that are the safest — according to International SOS. The risk assessment firm, in its 2024 Risk Map, has ranked these countries based on several metrics, including security, medical dangers as well as the … Read more
CAIRO: A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people – including women and children – dead, the UN migration agency said. Saturday’s shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life in … Read more
A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said. The shipwreck, which took place overnight between Thursday and Friday, was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key but … Read more
Libya and Tunisia are principal departure points for migrants (Representational) At least 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Saturday, in the latest such tragedy off North Africa. The migrants are believed to have died because of high waves which swamped … Read more
DUBAI: Fifty oil and gas companies representing 40 percent of global production pledged to decarbonise their operations by 2050 at the UN’s COP28 climate talks in Dubai on Saturday.Saudi giant Aramco and ADNOC of the United Arab Emirates were among 29 national companies to sign a non-binding agreement that also envisaged zero methane emissions and … Read more
By SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press) CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city. The startling death and devastation wreaked by … Read more
By SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press) CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could spiral with 10,000 people reported still missing after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city. The death … Read more