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Organ trafficking: ‘They locked me in and took my kidney’
Wearing a baseball hat and smoking a shisha pipe in a cafe in Cairo, Dawitt tells me he is 19, but looks years younger. He explains that he escaped Eritrea aged 13 to avoid forced, indefinite conscription into military service. His family helped him pay smugglers to travel via Sudan ...
Read More »Transatlantic ties become strained over European car import discussion
After a contentious weekend in transatlantic relations, European cars moved once again to the centre of attention. Germany rejected the view floated inside the US government that European car imports were a threat to national security – meaning that security could not be a justification for imposing additional tariffs on ...
Read More »The end of cheap holidays to Spain? Popular spots join forces to STOP mass tourism
Protesters in Malaga, the Canaries, Palma de Majorca, Malaga, Barcelona, Valencia and Seville, as well as Lisbon in Portugal, Venice in Italy and Malta have set up a new pressure group as they face the same problems due to what they describe as tourism saturation. Their group, the Network of Southern ...
Read More »Turkish Airlines launches FlyFest promo
Turkish Airlines has launched its ‘FlyFest Promotion to enable Ghanaian travelers to visit their dream destinations at a reduced fare. The launch of the FlyFest promotion is to offer the general travelling public the opportunity of enjoying heavily discounted tickets on Turkish Airlines and connecting flights in Istanbul to over ...
Read More »How to travel the world for less than $100 per DAY
A middle-aged couple from Melbourne have revealed how a ‘life-changing adult gap year’ inspired them to pack up their lives, ditch their jobs and travel the world full time – all for less than $100 per day on average. Glenn, 58, and Jacqueline Lamb, 52, took a year off from ...
Read More »Kerala Changanassery beckons tourists with heritage sites
With an abundance of heritage sites and an exclusive terminal for tourist boats, Changanassery is all set to take off as a destination this year. Aimed at bringing a significant increase in tourist arrivals, the Department of Tourism will soon commission a jetty to entice tourist boats to the destination. ...
Read More »Mastering ‘The Winter Escape’ in Meribel
18 February 2019 Until very recently I have always been a girl that would desperately seek the sun sea and sand when given the opportunity to ‘escape’ but having been introduced the wonderful whim of pure white winters , my heart has more often been swayed by a visit to ...
Read More »Brexit nerves mean holidays are put on hold
Holidaymakers are shelving their holiday plans or delaying bookings amid concern that the UK will crash out of the European Union without a deal. Holiday reservations performed well in the approach to Christmas but have taken a nosedive this year. Summer holiday bookings have fallen 6 per cent year on ...
Read More »Sheikh Abdullah reflects on Zayed’s legacy at British Museum gallery opening
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed has paid tribute to his father at the inauguration of a new gallery of the British Museum. The UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation attended the event to open the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Gallery for Europe and the Middle East in ...
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