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Jordan’s Tourism Income Up 14.5% in Six Months

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2017 | Business

Amman- The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) said on Sunday that the kingdom saw a rise in tourism revenues by 14.5% during the first half of the year to a total of $2.1 billion. In a press release, the CBJ attributed the rise in the sector’s income to the growth in the...

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Dusk falls over the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)

Abu Dhabi Named Second Best City in the World after New York

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Abu Dhabi, London – Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has been named the second best city in the world to live, work and do business in, overtaking London, Paris, and other major cities, according to the Ipsos City Index. For this survey, Ipsos...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish
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Russia Announces Lifting of Economic Sanctions against Turkey

by Taha Abed alWahed | Jun 5, 2017 | Business

Moscow- Russian authorities have announced the suspension of the ban previously endorsed on Turkish food exports to the Russian markets, along with a warning concerning tourism trips to Turkey. But, the lifting excluded the exports of Turkish tomato, and discussions...

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The Sousse port is seen from the lookout tower of the Ribat fortress in the old city of Sousse, Tunisia. Reuters

Tourism Campaigns in Tunisia Worth $9 Mn

by AlMunji alSaidani | May 27, 2017 | Business

Tunisia – The Tunisian Ministry of Tourism is preparing to launch campaigns to promote tourism in most European markets by the end of June 2017, with a budget of 23.7 Million Dinars (MD) (approximately $9 million). A presentation on the preparations for the...

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Iraqi tourists visit the snowy mountain of Korek near the Kurdistan region’s capital, Erbil. (Reuters)

Tourism Sector Thrives in Kurdistan

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 10, 2017 | Business

Erbil – For over three years, the Kurdistan region has been suffering from an economic crisis driven by the Baghdad-led embargo, drop in oil prices, war against ISIS and the increase of Iraqi refugees. Yet, its tourism sector has started to recover, said the General...