VIDEO: WHO holds emergency summit as China virus deaths rise

Various countries have become more vigilant as death toll from China’s new-flue rose to nine on Wednesday. The infection suspected to have come from animals has infected around 470 people,...

Airport-bound passengers must start early during peak holiday period, advises RTA

Passengers heading to the airport during the peak holiday period should leave for the airport four hours before their flight, advised Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority on Thursday. ...

An unwanted Christmas tree goes on display at Lithuanian airport

Staff at the Lithuanian airport in Vilnius came up with a sharp idea to remind travellers that safety comes first: a Christmas tree made of confiscated knives and toy guns....

Work for SEZ under CPEC to start

Pakistan’s Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said the government is targeting the groundbreaking of first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by the end...

VIDEO: Emirates creates Guinness World Record with Tolerance flight

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter Emirates Airline’s A380 made history on Friday as it took off from Dubai Airport with 500 passengers onboard from over 150 nationalities underscoring its mission to...

VIDEO: Travel chaos as US braces for 'bomb cyclone'

A storm packing heavy snow and high winds that wreaked havoc as it whipped through Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska marched into the upper Midwest on Wednesday as anxious Thanksgiving travellers...

Ministry details requirement for visa-on-arrival for Emiratis visiting India

Emiratis visiting India for a period not exceeding 60 days for business, tourism, conferences and medical purposes under the Indian government’s new visa-on-arrival scheme will be required to fill a...

Number of Indian visitors to GCC likely to increase 81% by 2024

The number of Indian tourists travelling to the GCC is expected to increase 81 per cent from 5.4 million in 2018 to 9.8 million in 2024, growing at a Compound...

India introduces visa on arrival for Emiratis

The Government of India has decided to extend Visa-on-Arrival facility to nationals of the UAE. The decision comes into effect from Nov.16, 2019. The announcement was confirmed by the Indian...

Indias apartment sizes shrink 27 per cent over the last five years