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– His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has arrived in Athens to begin an official visit to the Hellenic Republic. He was received at Athens International Airport by George Gerapetritis, Greece’s
Travel
– Türkiye aims to become the world’s sixth-highest-earning country in tourism revenue, backed by a larger budget allocation for the sector in 2027. The 2027 central government budget draft sets tourism funding at $244.5 million, up from $188.4 million this
– Air Arabia will launch nonstop flights between Sharjah International Airport and Amman City Airport on November 15, 2026. The new route will operate four times each week and expand the carrier’s network between the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
– Air Arabia will resume daily nonstop flights between Ras Al Khaimah and Kozhikode, India, on October 16, 2026. The service will restore a direct air link between the UAE emirate and the coastal city in Kerala. The airline announced
– Dubai-based airline flydubai is participating in the inaugural Syria Travel Show taking place in Damascus from 28th to 30th September 2026. The three-day exhibition, held under the patronage of the Syrian Ministry of Tourism, brings together regional aviation executives,
Dubai-based flag carrier Emirates has entered the northern winter travel period with robust forward booking metrics across its international network, outpacing initial corporate projections. The performance follows a high-density summer operational cycle during which the airline transported more than 8.6
Etihad Airways will launch year-round flights from Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast on Oct. 4, 2026. The service will connect Zayed International Airport with Red Sea International Airport in Tabuk Province. Etihad will start with one weekly
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Health
– St. George’s University has called for risk-based breast cancer screening across Africa after a study found that 21.9% of women diagnosed with the disease in five sub-Saharan African countries were under the age of 40. The university urged healthcare
– The World Health Organization has launched a five-year strategy to strengthen global outbreak detection. The plan aims for every country to detect and understand emerging health threats within 24 hours by 2030. WHO unveiled the strategy during the World
European leaders confirmed substantial financial commitments to strengthen medical infrastructure across the African continent ahead of the World Health Summit in Berlin. Official reports detail that the EU announces investment in health of almost €170 million to support resilient medical
– The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 8,376 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,042 deaths, according to the latest figures from national health authorities. The outbreak has become the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic recorded in the country. By
WASHINGTON, D.C. / RankWire.AI / – Patients who underwent appendix removal for acute appendicitis had fewer later colorectal cancer diagnoses than patients treated only with antibiotics, according to new research. The retrospective study compared matched groups drawn from a large
– The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 8,067 confirmed Ebola cases since its latest outbreak began. The death toll reached 3,901 as of September 26, giving the outbreak a case fatality rate of about 48%. Congolese health authorities