Kidnapped Tourists
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AFP
KHARTOUM — Bandits who kidnapped 19 tourists and Egyptians in the desert have moved them from Sudan to Libya, shadowed by Sudanese forces who have said they will not put the hostages' lives at risk.
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Kenya, Libya
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Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
Kenya's Commission of Inquiry, chaired by retired Chief Justice Majid Cockar, has ruled that in the face of emerging evidence, the Grand Regency Hotel, sold some weeks ago under clouded circumstances,
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Libya
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Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
If Laico, the Libyan Africa Investment Company, thought that by changing the name of the recently acquired hotel to “Laico Regency” it would remove the spotlight from the disputed transaction, the
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Opposes Libyan Claims Resolution Bill
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eTN
WASHINGTON, DC (July 31, 2008) - The law firm Crowell & Moring LLP has released the following open letter on behalf of its clients, the families of the victims of UTA Flight 772 suitcase bombing in Se
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Kenya Grand Hyatt Controversy
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Wolfgang H. Thome
KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The heated controversy in Kenya over the mystery sale of the Grand Regency Hotel to the Libyan Arab Africa Investment Company, and, in particular, the ongoing inquiry held by v
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East Africa tourism
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Wolfgang H. Thome
GOODBYE WINDSOR HOTEL, WELCOME LIBYAN HOTEL
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Libyan Vacation
CYRENE, Libya - From thousands of miles of pristine Mediterranean coastline, to sweeping desert sand dunes and ancient ruins that rival Greece and Italy, Libya has a lot to offer travelers looking for a rare, off-the-beaten-path destination -- but obstacles remain.
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$500,000,000 For Libyan Tourism
Libya's Social and Economic Development Fund and Abu Dhabi-based Al Mibar International for Investments agreed to invest $500 million jointly in real estate and tourism in Libya, Emirates News Agency said.
The Libyan fund also signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Executive Council to invest jointly in energy production in Libya and ... read more
Mid East
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David Beirman l eTN Crisis Expert
The media including the travel industry media tends to have an almost obsessive focus on negative stories from the Eastern Med including the conflict between Israel and the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip and the internal problem in Lebanon. While these problems are very real there remains a lot of positive news.
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Australia
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David Beirman
The media including the travel industry media, tends to have an almost obsessive focus on negative stories from the Eastern Med including the conflict between Israel and the Hamas dominated Gaza Strip and the internal problem in Lebanon. While these problems are very real there remains a lot of positive news.
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Libya
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Wolfgang H. Thome
KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The Libyan-funded and newly-built national mosque was last week officially opened by Libyan President Muammar al-Gaddafi in the presence of President Museveni and several other heads of state and government from the wider Eastern African region.
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Austria Seeks Libyan Help To Free Kidnapped Tourists
DUBAI — An internet statement posted in the name of Al-Qaeda on Monday said the group had extended until next weekend its ultimatum for the release of prisoners in exchange for two Austrian tourists.
The jihadist network's north African branch also threatened to kill the two hostages in the event of any attempt to free them by force in ... read more
Sierra Leone
Libya has offered to help Sierra Leone in its post-war rescuscitation of the tourism industry and energy supply sector, the government here said on Tuesday.
A team of technical experts is due in Sierra Leone "within weeks ... to undertake feasibility studies in tourism and energy provision," a government statement said.
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