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African Union Summit backs Uganda

War On Terror

African Union Summit backs Uganda

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The African Union (AU) Summit in Munyonyo, Kampala, has backed President Museveni’s response to the terror attacks by Al Shabab militias from Somalia on Ugandan territory ...

African Union strengthens resolve on Somalia

united front against terrorism and piracy

African Union strengthens resolve on Somalia

KAMPALA, Uganda - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, has welcomed the call by the African Union to strengthen its role in ensuring stability in the state of Somalia.

Tourism news: Uganda considers more troops for Somalia

Fight Against Terrorism

Tourism news: Uganda considers more troops for Somalia

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

(eTN) - The African Union mission in Somalia, presently short of the envisaged 8,100 troops, may soon see up to 2,000 more Ugandan personnel arrive, according to the latest reports released in ...

Thai ex-PM Thaksin charged with terrorism over his role in deadly protests

arrest warrant on charges of terrorism issued for Thaksin

Thai ex-PM Thaksin charged with terrorism over his role in deadly protests

By ERIC TALMADGE

BANGKOK – Thai authorities accused ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of terrorism Tuesday, issuing an arrest warrant on charges that carry a possible death sentence for his alleged role ...

Outrage over UK police secretly investigating 47,000 ailine passengers

Big Brother Watches Over UK Air Travel

Outrage over UK police secretly investigating 47,000 ailine passengers

Police secretly investigated the travel habits, family, friends and backgrounds of 47,000 innocent people last year after they bought plane tickets to fly into and out of Britain.

Yemeni tourist board bullish despite negative terrorism coverage

Tourism Under Pressure

Yemeni tourist board bullish despite negative terrorism coverage

By Kevin Rozario, eTN

The revelation that Nigerian national, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who allegedly planned to blow up a transatlantic aircraft on December 25, was trained by al-Qaeda in Yemen, placed intense ...

Napolitano talks about boosting airline security

Airline Industry

Napolitano talks about boosting airline security

By Lisa Stark

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano briefed reporters today on her trip last week to Europe to meet with foreign airline and European government officials to discuss ways to ...

UN expert says no to intrusions of privacy in fight against terrorism

Terrorism and Right to Privacy

UN expert says no to intrusions of privacy in fight against terrorism

By eTN Staff Writer

A United Nations independent human rights expert on Tuesday countered the notion that counter-terrorism needs must always outweigh the right to privacy, calling for a new framework to ensure that ...

Direct flights to Yemen halted by UK

UK

Direct flights to Yemen halted by UK

By DAVID STRINGER

LONDON – Britain's government said Wednesday it would create a new terrorist no-fly list, target specific airline passengers for tougher security checks and suspend some international flights in ...

Inspector general of police comes to the aid of Air Uganda

Security Enhanced At Entebbe Airport

Inspector general of police comes to the aid of Air Uganda

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

In view of apparently dropping passenger numbers, which aviation observers connect and attribute to the recent threats made against Air Uganda, the Ugandan Inspector General of Police made a ...

India tries to woo tourists amid terror warnings

India's Tourism

India tries to woo tourists amid terror warnings

By Gethin Chamberlain

India is facing an uphill battle to restore confidence in its tourism industry after a number of countries – including the UK – issued warnings to their citizens that they could be targeted in ...

Fighting terrorism with tourism

Tourism in Iraq

Fighting terrorism with tourism

By Andrew Princz, ontheglobe.com for eTN

Being one of the leading voices of Iraqi tourism and a crusader of the return that country's pillaged and looted antiquities might sound like a thankless task. But to Bahaa Mayah, its a ...

How resilient was tourism in 2009?

Tourism Resilience

How resilient was tourism in 2009?

By David Beirman, eTN Travel and Tourism Security Expert

The tourism industry worldwide began 2009 well prepared for a bumpy ride. The days of confused and panicked reactions to risk and crises are gradually fading into the past.

New year, new beginnings?

The Year That Was 2009

New year, new beginnings?

By Dr. Peter Tarlow, Tourism & More, Inc.

The dawn of a new year almost always means hopes for a better year than the year that has just passed.

Israel cancels travel advisory for India

Israel

Israel cancels travel advisory for India

Israel - The Prime Minister's Office Counter Terrorism Bureau on Tuesday canceled the travel advisory for India under which Israelis were recommended to avoid popular tourist spots and not to ...

The decade in travel: Technology and terrorism

Travel Trends

The decade in travel: Technology and terrorism

By BETH J. HARPAZ

Remember getting through an airport without removing your shoes, dumping your water bottle or showing ID?

The tourism security threat on our desk

Cyber-crime and Cyber-terrorism

The tourism security threat on our desk

By David Beirman, eTN Crisis Expert

I recently accepted an invitation to be a keynote speaker at an upcoming International Tourism Security and Safety Summit conference, which will take place in Cairo 17-21 October, and the ...

Jakarta bombings plotted by hotel florist

Jakarta Hotel Bombings

Jakarta bombings plotted by hotel florist

JAKARTA, Indonesia – When bomb blasts tore through two luxury hotels in Indonesia's capital where Andi Suhandi worked as a florist, he tried to phone a colleague to make sure he was safe.

First suicide bomb attack hits Mauritania, highlighting challenge in fighting terrorism

Africa Terrorism

First suicide bomb attack hits Mauritania, highlighting challenge in fighting terrorism

By Xie Meihua, Xinhua

Mauritanian capital Nouakchott witnessed a suicide bomb explosion on Saturday evening, the first of its kind in the country, highlighting that the northwestern African country is facing serious ...

Is Australia a safe travel destination?

Australia Tourism Safety

Is Australia a safe travel destination?

By Jeff Wilks

According to a new report published last week in the Journal of Travel Medicine, Australia is a safe destination for overseas visitors – at least in terms of tourist fatalities by other than ...

Sri Lanka tourism – where are you going?

Refocusing From Terrorism To Tourism

Sri Lanka tourism – where are you going?

By Srilal Miththapala

With the ending of the war against terrorism and Sri Lanka’s ground security situation rapidly returning to normalcy, there is certainly considerable focus and interest on the tourism sector, ...

 Yemen proves deadly and very unsafe again

Yemen Terrorism

Yemen proves deadly and very unsafe again

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

According to a Yemeni official, nine foreigners missing in Yemen, including seven Germans, a British and South Korean, have all turned up dead.

Iran defuses bomb on Tehran-bound plane

Terrorism

Iran defuses bomb on Tehran-bound plane

By presstv.ir

Iranian security officials successfully manage to defuse a bomb on a Tehran-bound passenger airliner, averting what could have been a major airborne catastrophe.

Police delete London tourists' photos 'to prevent terrorism'

How Bizarre Is Bizarre? Paranoia In London

Police delete London tourists' photos 'to prevent terrorism'

By guardian.co.uk

Austrian tourist who photographed bus and Tube stations says 'nasty incident' has put him off returning to London.

Extremist group in Greece attacks police

Greece Anarchy

Extremist group in Greece attacks police

By Nicole Itano, The Christian Science Monitor

ATHENS - The shooting of a Greek policeman Monday escalates a simmering conflict between police and leftist groups – and raises new concern over a resurgence of the militant left in a country ...

Bali: Not another Mumbai

Terrorism

Bali: Not another Mumbai

By Balidiscovery.com

In an end of the year briefing by Bali's chief of police, Inspector General Teuku Husein Ashikin, the island's leading law enforcement officer issued assurances that his officers were prepared to ...

The unpleasant reality is that targeting travel is effective.

Tourism And Terrorism

The unpleasant reality is that targeting travel is effective.

By Joe Brancatelli, washingtonpost.com

Put aside your fear and loathing for a moment, because we need to discuss the business of travel terrorism.

eTN Inbox: Greetings from Mumbai!

India Tourism

eTN Inbox: Greetings from Mumbai!

What has happened in Mumbai is most unfortunate. We were hoping to have a good tourist season. However, in view of the recent siege, the next three months don't look too exciting.

Terrorism kills off tourism in Mauritania

Mauritania

Terrorism kills off tourism in Mauritania

By AFP

NOUAKCHOTT — The Saharan sand dunes are more barren than ever in Mauritania as tourists have deserted this North African desert nation following attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda last year.

3 guilty in London plot that caused airline chaos

UK

3 guilty in London plot that caused airline chaos

By AP

London — A British jury has found three men guilty of conspiracy to murder in a terrorist bombing campaign that could have killed hundreds with liquid explosives.

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