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Warning: Islamic State Terror Targeting Egypt and Suez Canal
The Media Line- May 10, 2020Analysts say the security situation in Egypt’s North Sinai region is deteriorating following a deadly attack claimed by Islamic State. ... Read More
US Navy ordered to sink Iranian gunboats in Persian Gulf
Chief Assignment Editor- April 22, 2020American President Donald Trump tweeted today that he has ordered US Navy to destroy any and all Iranian gunboats that ... Read More
COVID-19 impact on US Travel & Tourism nine times worse than 9/11 attacks
Chief Assignment Editor- April 20, 2020The travel industry has lost a full third of all the jobs lost in the U.S. and is experiencing a ... Read More
Cure found for COVID-19 with a single dose of an already FDA approved drug?
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 8, 2020A collaborative study led by the?Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI)?with the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), ... Read More
Philippines Duterte: COVID-19 quarantine violators? Shoot them dead!
Chief Assignment Editor- April 2, 2020During an unscheduled televised address on Wednesday night, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte issued a stark warning to citizens, who breach ... Read More
Special Advisor for Canada’s response to Ukraine International Airlines tragedy named
Chief Assignment Editor- March 31, 2020On January 8, Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down near Tehran by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, killing 176 ... Read More
Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii: Jail for visitors and residents not observing shelter in place
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 23, 2020Curfew! Shelter in place order for Waikiki, Honolulu and the rest of the Island Oahu, Hawaii. Stay in your hotel ... Read More
oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance airlines call for extraordinary support
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 16, 2020On behalf of their member airlines, the three global airline alliances oneworld?, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are jointly calling on ... Read More
Turkey opens Gates to Europe for Syrians
The Media Line- March 1, 2020Europe is on high alert, not only for Coronavirus but for refugees from Syria entering the Schengen area. NATO "Partner" ... Read More
Read what Norwegian Cruise Line victims told the Attorney General
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 26, 2020The cruise business is preparing for major losses of its billion dollar profits. Almost all known cruise companies have been ... Read More
10 people injured in German Carnival parade car attack
Chief Assignment Editor- February 24, 2020More than 10 people were injured when a car deliberately crashed into a crowd during a Carnival parade in the ... Read More
What happened to human rights in the United States of America?
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 21, 2020Should Julian Assange be extradited to the USA. He is facing 17 new?charges?relating to the Espionage Act of 1917 in ... Read More
Stay with me! Iran 40 days after remains Xenophobic
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 19, 2020In 2008 it was the hope of an initiative by this publication to get Iranians motivated with the idea for ... Read More
Ukraine International Airlines launches memorial to victims of Iran attack
Chief Assignment Editor- February 17, 2020On Monday, February 17, at Boryspil International airport, Ukraine International Airlines launched the construction of a park in memoriam of ... Read More
Passenger with bagful of bullets arrested in Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- February 15, 2020Police officers have apprehended a woman trying to carry a bag with 50 small-caliber bullets through Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow, ... Read More
London train station evacuated after stabbing attack
Chief Assignment Editor- February 15, 2020London police have swarmed Euston railway station on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden, on Saturday afternoon. Armed ... Read More
Thai soldier goes on shooting rampage, kills 17 in Korat shopping mall
Chief Assignment Editor- February 8, 2020Thai police and army detachments are currently searching for an army sniper who has killed at least 17 people in ... Read More
Wife of Lesotho Prime Minister faces charges of murdering his ex-wife
Chief Assignment Editor- February 4, 2020An arrest warrant for Lesotho Prime Minister's wife was issued the day she fled the country, after refusing to report ... Read More
One killed, five wounded as gunmen goes on rampage on California Greyhound bus
Chief Assignment Editor- February 4, 2020A passenger on a Greyhound bus en route from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area, opened fire shortly ... Read More
Rogue drone shuts down Spain’s largest airport, ground all flights
Chief Assignment Editor- February 3, 2020All departing flights were grounded and inbound flights diverted after the unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted in the airspace around ... Read More
Ukraine International Airlines assists families of PS752 victims
Chief Assignment Editor- January 31, 2020Ukraine International Airlines continues providing the families of PS752 passengers and crew with the information, legal, and emotional support in ... Read More
European airlines returning to Iranian and Iraqi airspace
Chief Assignment Editor- January 30, 2020The Integrated EU Aviation Security Risk Assessment Group has canceled its advisory for flights over Iranian airspace, saying its decision ... Read More
European pilots: Flying in hostile airspace costs lives
Chief Assignment Editor- January 21, 2020Europe’s pilots are shocked and deeply saddened by the shooting down of Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752 in Iran and the ... Read More
Transcript: Ukrainian Airlines relied on Lufthansa and other airlines before clearing PS752 for take off in Tehran
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 21, 2020Ukrainian Airlines confirmed: PS752 was cleared for takeoff in Teheran on January 8, because Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Qatar ... Read More
Are visitors in Waikiki really safe? The answer is simple…
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 20, 2020How safe are visitors in Hawaii when staying as a tourist in Waikiki? The answer remains very simple. Two police ... Read More
Cape Town Safety: Is Cape Town safe for visitors
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 19, 2020To make Cape Town safe is a big concern for leaders in South Africa. To make Cape Town safe for ... Read More
German Lufthansa extends Iran flight ban until March 28
Chief Assignment Editor- January 17, 2020German Lufthansa airline announced that it will not operate flights to Tehran, Iran until March 28. According to airline, the ... Read More
Five countries demand compensation from Iran for downed Ukrainian Boeing
Chief Assignment Editor- January 16, 2020Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced that Canada, Afghanistan, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Ukraine are demanding that Iran pay ... Read More
FAA declares South Florida a No Drone Zone during Super Bowl LIV
Chief Assignment Editor- January 16, 2020Hard Rock Stadium near Miami is a “No Drone Zone” for Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020. Drones also ... Read More
Sweden’s bombing wave continues with explosions in Stockholm and Uppsala
Chief Assignment Editor- January 13, 2020Powerful explosion rocked an upscale central Stockholm neighborhood on Monday morning, shattering windows and covering entire ?stermalm area block with ... Read More
Will Canada ban Turkish, Lufthansa, Austrian, Qatar Airways, Aeroflot and Ukraine International Airlines?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 12, 2020Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that his government’s focus is accountability and justice for the victims of the ... Read More
Why Lufthansa Group is also guilty in Ukrainian crash in Iran?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 11, 2020Also responsible for the Ukraine International Airlines crash may be Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Aeroflot to ... Read More
We shot down a passenger plane but didn’t mean it
Dmytro Makarov- January 11, 2020A Ukrainian plane which crashed outside Tehran earlier this week had flown close to a sensitive military site and was ... Read More
Learn about tourism safety and security?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 10, 2020In cooperation with the International Association of Tourism Safety & Security Professionals (IATSSP),? The Tourism Safety Security Safety Professionals Conference ... Read More
Iran claims Ukraine International Airlines Boeing ‘caught fire in flight’
Chief Assignment Editor- January 9, 2020Iran Civil Aviation Organization announced that Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 jet 'had caught fire in flight' before crashing just ... Read More
What crisis? Russian tourists not canceling their Middle East trips
Chief Assignment Editor- January 9, 2020According to the Vice President of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), Russian travelers are not calling off ... Read More
