‘Code red’: How a Ryanair flight with a dissident on board was diverted to Minsk
With little information to act on beyond an assurance that it was the highest level of bomb threat, the pilots of FR4978 diverted to Minsk. The failur…
In pics: winter scenery of Minsk, Belarus
(Xinhua) 16:17, December 29, 2021 Photo shows rime-covered trees in Minsk, Belarus, Dec. 28, 2021. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua) Photo shows rime-covered trees in Minsk, Belarus…
Helping to Reveal a Still-Shuttered World
life on the Alaskan highway →Between 2014 and 2020, Frank Herfort visited more than 770 Soviet-era metro stations — including stations in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, …
Probe by Poland refutes Belarus account of diverted flight
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The diversion to Minsk of a Lithuania-bound flight carrying a self-exiled Belarusian journalist was an act of “state terrorism” carried out to detain an…
Belarus bans Western imports, airlines from EU and UK
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus on Monday announced retaliatory restrictions on airlines from the European Union and the U.K., as well as a ban on imports of Western goods from coun…
Remarkable Speakers to Address at the TTM Travel Summit 2021
Travel Trade Maldives, opening event, the TTM Travel Summit will be having prominent figures from the travel and tourism industry on 28th November 2021 at Meerumaa Events and Confe…
EU moves to add airlines, others to Belarus sanctions list
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday ratcheted up pressure on Belarus by agreeing to slap new sanctions on President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and others accused of…
Turkey halts flights for some Mideast citizens to EU’s door
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Turkey’s Civil Aviation Authority said Friday that the country is halting airline ticket sales to Iraqi, Syrian and Yemeni citizens wanting to travel to B…
CDC: ‘Avoid Travel’ Warning For 5 New Destinations Due To Covid-19
Romania has tried to get people vaccinated against Covid-19 with evens like the “vaccination . [+] marathon” pictured here at the National Library in Bucharest, Romania, on May 9…
Belarus parliament votes to suspend readmission of migrants
Lukashenko and his officials have described the measure as part of Belarus’ response to the EU sanctions, arguing that the nation can’t afford the costs involved in stemming th…
In southeastern France, touring the village where Marc Chagall found inspiration
By Lily Radziemski, Lily Radziemski for The Washington Post The landscape surrounding Saint-Paul de Vence on the French Riviera. it’s right there, Saint-Paul de Vence, commanding…
British Airways flight times increased by a quarter to avoid conflict zone hotspots
To avoid regions regarded as risky, some British Airways flights to and from south Asia are following routes that increase the distance travelled by up to a quarter.The “great ci…