Category: Economy and Tourism

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More than a thousand migrants have landed in Italy in recent hours and hundreds of others, rescued by humanitarian ships, are waiting for a port of reception, NGOs and Italian authorities said on Sunday. More than 600 people attempting to cross the Mediterranean aboard a drifting fishing boat were rescued on Saturday by a merchant […]

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Europe is not just experiencing heatwaves on land. The Mediterranean Sea is experiencing a brutal marine heatwave this July, which will have devastating impacts on marine ecosystems while also enhancing heatwaves on land. Water temperatures are as high as 6.2°C above normal! This is being reported by US Storm Watch Agency. The Agency added that […]

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Unions, port officials and the French authorities blamed Brexit on Saturday thousands of holidaymakers faced long waits to cross the English Channel, while lorries remained backed up after the second day of travel chaos. The United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Liz Truss laid the blame squarely on Paris, insisting: “The French authorities have not put enough […]

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Domestic tourist expenditures in Turkey increased by 100.4% in the January-March period of this year when compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching TL 12.1 billion ($680 million), according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) Friday. The TurkStat data showed that some 7.3 million people traveled within the country in the first […]

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The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) presented the MHRA BOV Deloitte Hotels Performance Review for Q1 and Q2 of 2022 at the AX The Palace Hotel in Sliema. MHRA President Tony Zahra stated that the economic recovery from COVID times for the hospitality sector is now gaining momentum yet there are other challenges which […]

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Among the initiatives taken more than 10 years ago by the International Federation of Journalists and Writers on Tourism – FIJET – under the Presidency of Dr Tijani Haddad, was the creation of the Academy of Young Journalists characterized by the annual organization of a training program for young journalists, especially those specializing in tourism. […]

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The Palestinian Youth Orchestra, which also includes Mariam Afifi – the symbol of the Palestinian resistance – has completed its preparations for the “Palestine-Turkey Peace Concert” that will be held at the Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO) on July 19. Before the concert, young Palestinian musicians will be hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s wife, first […]


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