News Syria Tourism: Back on the map: Lebanon hopes for best tourist season in years
Once a mainstay of Lebanon's economy, tourism has been in the doldrums since 2011 when conflict erupted in neighboring Syria. Political disputes in Lebanon and travel warnings against Gulf Arabs ...
News Syria Tourism: Why Lebanon is gearing up for a record number of tourists
What’s more, the war in neighboring Syria and the resulting massive influx of refugees ... “The cedars district is a very important tourist attraction because it symbolizes the beauty of nature that ...
News Syria Tourism: Sabbagh, Abdollahian discuss enhancing Syrian-Iranian parliamentary relations
Abdollahian said that Syria is now entering a new stage, and that the matter of terrorists in Idleb will be resolved. He also stressed the need to focus on tourism and exchange visits by ...
News Syria Tourism: INTERVIEW: Syrian Prelate: ‘I Know What War Means, the Fear of Dying, I Experienced It All in Person’
The Christians in Syria today are less than half in respect ... Institutions of the Arab World” and the Jordanian Office of Tourism. ZENIT’s Deborah Lubov was in Amman to speak at the ...
News Syria Tourism: Jack Letts: 'Jihadi Jack' mother 'horrified' son was in Syria
Image caption Jack Letts, from Oxford, was dubbed "Jihadi Jack" after he travelled to Syria in 2014 The mother of a Muslim convert ... son had initially gone to Jordan and Kuwait for study and tourism ...
News Syria Tourism: Jihadi Jack: Mother of Muslim convert says she was 'horrified' when he phoned from Syria
The mother of a young Muslim convert known as "Jihadi Jack" wept in court as she described her horror when her son called to say: “Mum, I’m in Syria.” Sally Lane told London's Old Bailey that, along with her husband John Letts, she had been forced to walk a "tightrope" as they tried to keep in contact with their son after discovering he was in the war-torn country.
News Syria Tourism: Why Syria's territorial divisions complicate reconstruction
Turkey, for instance, is concentrating on the northern Syrian security belt zone, as companies like Turk Telecom and PTT — the Turkish post office — are involved in local projects. Meanwhile, Afrin's ...
News Syria Tourism: EVEN THE MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES RELY ON TOURISM
Like its neighbor Iraq, Syria is trying to win back tourists. For the past two years, the Syrian Ministry of Tourism has been distributing promotional clips “Syria Always Beautiful” on social networks ...
News Syria Tourism: Regime poison gas use alleged as Syrian army fails to retake Latakia mountain
AMMAN - Syrian rebels held onto a commanding position in a mountain ... Egyptian officials say a roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids, outside Cairo. They say Sunday's blast ...
News Syria Tourism: Iraqi Airways to recommence Syria services
(MENAFN) National carrier Iraqi Airways decided to re-commence its services to Syria, effective May 18 ... the two countries since it would boost tourism and the number of passengers for both ...