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Lebanese and Arab tourists enjoy a night out in downtown Beirut, Lebanon Monday, June 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

No Gulf Tourists in Lebanon Due to Recent Official Positions

by Wajdi Al-Aridi | Aug 16, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Tourists coming from Gulf Arab countries were absent from the cities and villages of Mount Lebanon this summer, as one of the repercussions to the current crisis between Lebanon and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. For the first time since the end of...

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People sit along Market Street during a rally against recent police shootings around the country, in San Francisco, California on July 8, 2016. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in US cities on July 8 after a black extremist shot dead five cops during a peaceful march against police brutality in Texas, A.F.P

Countries Urge Citizens to Keep Guarded When Visiting U.S. Cities

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 10, 2016 | World

With a series of violent protests rocking U.S. cities, after a string of police shootings of black Americans, a total of three countries have warned their citizens to keep their guard up when visiting the States. The United States regularly issues travel warnings...

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Local and foreign tourists stroll at Taksim square in central Istanbul, Turkey March 22, 2016. Picture taken March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal – RTSBU0B

Airport Attack in Istanbul Could Make a Slow Tourism Season Even Grimmer

by Hugh Naylor | Jul 2, 2016 | Middle East

The sun set long ago on the Byzantine emperors who ruled from this ancient city, known then as Constantinople. The First World War did away with the Ottoman sultans who presided over far-off subjects from its majestic palaces. But even as empires rose and then fell...

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A man jumps into the Mediterranean Sea at the American University beach in Beirut. Reuters

Security Fears Threaten Lebanon’s Promising Summer Season

by Caroline Akoum | Jul 1, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Lebanon’s tourism season is confronting the same old security crisis following reports that assailants could target tourism sites. The issue, which has become an obsession for the Lebanese and the owners of establishments, seems to have struck the high hopes...

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Tunisia has brought in a raft of new security measures, including arming tourist police. (AFP: Fethi Belaid)

Tunisian Minister of Tourism: Deal with Iran Caused us Headache

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | Jun 20, 2016 | Interviews

Tunisia – Tunisian Tourism Minister Selma Elloumi defended the current government headed by Habib Essid describing it as “unjustly treated” government that has worked a lot to change economical and social situations. During an exclusive interview with Asharq...