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Before Deadly Attack

Kabul hotel guests describe lax security

Visitors to an upmarket Kabul hotel

Kabul - Emiratesvoice
Visitors to an upmarket Kabul hotel attacked by Taliban gunmen have described glaring security breaches before the assailants went on a bloody rampage targeting guests, in a city constantly under threat.Bags were not checked,... Read more
in Kabul hotel attack

Taliban militants 'searched for foreigners'

Taliban assault on a hotel

Kabul - Emiratesvoice
Taliban militants who killed at least 22 people at a luxury Kabul hotel went from room to room searching for foreigners, survivors and a security source said Monday as more details of the victims emerged.Insurgents armed with Kalashnikovs... Read more
according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO)

Chinese, Russians shore up Middle East tourism

In Egypt, tourist numbers soared 55 percent in 2017

london - Emiratesvoice
Chinese and Russian visitors boosted Middle Eastern tourism last year following a 2016 slump as Europeans gave the area a wide berth on security fears, according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO).The Mideast region as a whole drew 58... Read more
with the help of Russian air strikes

Assad regime promotes Syria as a 'tourist' destination

The Syrian government has been trying to rebuild Aleppo

Madrid - Emiratesvoice
It is over a year since Bashar al-Assad's regime, with the help of Russian air strikes and barrel bombs, pounded the rebel-held east of Aleppo into submission. Buildings were flattened, those who survived were left terrorised, hungry and... Read more
from six Muslim majority countries

US Supreme Court to take up case on Trump's latest travel ban

Demonstrators protest against President Donald Trump's ban on visitors from six predominantly Muslim countries

Washington - Emiratesvoice
The US Supreme Court said Friday it will review President Donald Trump's latest travel ban affecting citizens from six Muslim majority countries plus North Korea and Venezuela.In what could prove decisive in a legal battle that has roiled the... Read more
with Mexico order

Airbus gets early 2018 jump on rival Boeing

Mexico's Volaris airline places a $9.3 billion order for 80 Airbus A320s

Mexico City - Emiratesvoice
Airbus got an early jump on rival Boeing for 2018 with news Tuesday that low-cost Mexican airline Volaris has ordered 80 of its popular A320 planes for a total $9.3 billion.The planned purchase, which entails deliveries over the next eight... Read more
as Beijing steps up pressure

China's aircraft carrier sails by Taiwan as tensions grow

China's aircraft carrier caused a stir in Taiwan when it first entered the strait

Taipei - Emiratesvoice
China's sole operational aircraft carrier passed through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, the island's defence ministry said, as Beijing steps up pressure on its democratic rival.It comes weeks after Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen warned... Read more
As Orders Dry Up

Airbus warns A380 programme at risk

Airbus said on Monday that it might have to end production

London - Emiratesvoice
Airbus said on Monday that it might have to end production of the double-decker A380 superjumbo jet, having booked no new orders for the plane in two years. The European aerospace group had been banking on another big order from main... Read more