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Qantas has a new partner airline in the Middle East
KARRYON
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July 1, 2025
Effective 1 July 2025, Oman Air becomes a full member of oneworld, enabling reciprocal frequent flyer benefits and access to the alliance’s wider global schedule of more than 900 destinations. The move gives Qantas Frequent Flyers and oneworld...
Dubai conducts Middle East's first air taxi test flight
CGTN
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Dubai has completed the first-ever piloted eVTOL wingborne flight in a desert test site. /VCG Dubai has completed the first-ever piloted eVTOL wingborne flight in a desert test site. /VCG Dubai has completed the first successful test flight of an...
Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza cafe, school, and aid centres, 95 Palestinians dead
United News of Bangladesh
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Israeli airstrikes on Monday targeted a café, a school, and humanitarian aid centers in Gaza, killing at least 95 Palestinians and injuring many others. Among the dead were women, children, and journalist Ismail Abu Hatab. The most lethal strike...
Turkish Airlines adds a third London gateway with Stansted flights
Breaking Travel News
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July 1, 2025
Turkish Airlines, the airline flying to more countries than any other, is launching flights from London Stansted Airport on 18 March 2026, offering UK passengers even more convenient access to Istanbul and beyond. The national flag carrier will...
Arabian Gulf Properties champions visionary urban development in support of Dubai 2040 Agenda
Travel Daily News
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July 1, 2025
Arabian Gulf Properties reaffirms commitment to Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, focusing on inclusive, future-ready developments that support national urban transformation goals. DUBAI, UAE – Arabian Gulf Properties, one of the UAE’s forward-looking...
Tourists change plans after new warnings for Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Turkey
Wales Online
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July 1, 2025
Forest fires fanned by high winds and hot, dry weather damaged some holiday homes in Turkey as a lingering heatwave covering much of Europe led authorities to raise warnings and tourists to find ways to beat the heat. A heat dome hovered over...
Israeli strikes kill 60 in Gaza as officials in Washington for talks
Irish Independent
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Aircraft bomb at least four schools after hundreds of families sheltering inside told to leaveA day after Mr Trump called to “make the deal in Gaza, get the hostages back”, Israel’s strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, a confidant of prime...
Iran, Cuba Volleyball Teams to Hold Joint Training Camp in Belgrade
Tasnim News Agency
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July 1, 2025
Team Melli, achieved victories over Serbia, Argentina, and the Netherlands in Week 2, but suffered a loss to Germany. Roberto Piazza’s team will not return to Iran afterward; instead, they will stay in Serbia for a one-week training camp before...
Israeli Raids Kill 74 in Gaza as Crisis Deepen
Kashmir Observer
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June 30, 2025
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City on Aug. 12, 2024. (Reuters) Cairo- Israeli forces killed at least 74 people in Gaza on Monday with airstrikes that left 30 dead at a seaside cafe and gunfire that left 23...
Turkish wildfires: Flight delays and airline disruption as İzmir Airport temporarily closes
Derry Journal
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June 30, 2025
Airlines operating in Turkey continue to face major disruption after İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport was forced to shut down temporarily on Sunday due to wildfires burning dangerously close to the airport runways. A spokesperson for the airport...
Qatar Airways resumes full operations in Middle East
Travel Weekly
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June 30, 2025
Qatar Airways has confirmed the resumption of its full flight operations to Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria following the lifting of airspace restrictions in the region. The resumption began 30 June 2025 in compliance with international aviation...
Turkey wildfires disrupt travel as Izmir airport closes
EasternEye
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June 30, 2025
Reservoir levels in the area dropped to around 62 per centGetty Images North-west England had already been classified as being in drought in late May, after experiencing the driest February to April period since 1893. United Utilities reported...
Travel: The World’s Most Surprising Entry Requirements
Tunisie Numerique
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June 30, 2025
Crossing borders is never a trivial matter—especially when entering countries whose entry requirements can verge on the bizarre. The renowned British magazine The Telegraph has compiled a list of the most unusual visa and entry conditions still in...
First it was regime change, now they want to break Iran apart
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 1, 2025
Washington’s foreign policy establishment has a dangerous tendency to dismantle nations it deems adversarial. Now, neoconservative think tanks like the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and their fellow travelers in the...
Israel confirms Palestinian civilians harmed at Gaza aid sites
The New Arab
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June 30, 2025
A Palestinian man mourns over the shrouded bodies of people killed during a reported Israeli strike on a humanitarian aid distribution warehouse in the Sabra neighbourhood in Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip [Getty] The Israeli military...
Trump Will Host Netanyahu at White House Amid Iran Conflict and Gaza Crisis
teleSUR
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Trump and Netanyahu meet as U.S. approves $510 million arms sale to Israel.Photo:EFE. June 30, 2025 Hour: 9:39 pm U.S. President Donald Trump will receive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for the first time since the...
Turkish police detain four cartoonists after image authorities say depicts the Prophet Mohammed sparks protests
KEYT - California
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July 1, 2025
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Turkish police detained at least four cartoonists on Monday accused of drawing and distributing a cartoon that authorities and protesters say is a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed and Moses. The cartoon, published in a...
Tourism holds steady in Cyprus
Kathimerini
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ECONOMY CYPRIOT ECONOMY [AP] Despite the ongoing unrest in the Middle East, Cyprus’ tourism sector is proving both vulnerable and resilient, as a surge in advance bookings acts as a safety net for hoteliers and travel operators. According to...
Govt evacuates group of Australians from Iran
Sky News Australia
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July 1, 2025
The federal government has evacuated five Australians from Iran following the intense 12-day Israel-Iran war. The group was flown out on board a commercial flight from Mashhad to Dubai on Tuesday. It comes after more than 50 Australians left Iran...
Gas prices low as record travel expected over July 4th
The Times Leader - Ohio
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(The Center Square) — As Ohioans prep for the July Fourth holiday weekend, they will generally see a dip in gas prices. According to the Automobile Association of America, the average price per gallon is down a few cents from last week but...