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Missiles overhead, sirens blare, flights cancelled: What life looks like for over 40,000 tourists trapped in war-hit Israel
The Economic Times
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June 15, 2025
Thousands of tourists in Israel have seen their travel plans ruined after the country’s sudden conflict with Iran. Air raid sirens have woken people in the middle of the night, many have rushed to bomb shelters, and some are now searching online...
Middle East air travel disrupted amid Israel-Iran escalation
The New Arab
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June 16, 2025
Flights across the Middle East have been widely suspended or rerouted as escalations between Israel and Iran continue [Getty] Flights across the Middle East continue to be grounded or rerouted as tensions between Israel and Iran erupt into open...
40,000 tourists stranded in Israel as missiles fly, planes grounded
Gulf Today
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June 15, 2025
Woken by air raid sirens, hurrying to bomb shelters, scouring travel sites for escape routes - thousands of tourists in Israel have found their holiday plans upended by the country's conflict with Iran. Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran in...
Costa Rica recommends suspending travel to Israel and Iran following escalation of conflict
Q Costa Rica
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June 15, 2025
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended that citizens suspend all travel to Israel and Iran amid the escalating military conflict in that region. “Given the recent military escalation in the region, the continued state...
Saudi airports issue travel alert after airspace closures
What's on Saudi Arabia
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June 15, 2025
This is everything we know so far… This past weekend, Saudi Arabia announced that citizens and tourists travelling abroad should be alert when leaving for the airport amid airspace closures in the region. This is what we know about the Saudi...
'I visited the Pope with King Charles - a comment I said to the monarch still haunts me'
OK!
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June 15, 2025
For many years, only a handful of artists have had the privilege of accompanying the Royal Family on their global travels. Although such an experience would typically be a career highlight, one artist has expressed deep regret over an exchange...
'I was invited on a royal tour with King Charles - but there's one thing I regret'
The Mirror
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June 15, 2025
For decades, a select group of artists have had the privilege of accompanying the Royal Family on their global travels. While such an experience is typically a career highlight, one artist has expressed deep regret over a comment he made to King...
Czechs to board Slovak evacuation flight from Jordan, foreign ministry issues new travel warnings
Radio Prague International
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June 15, 2025
Several Czech citizens will fly from Amman to Bratislava on Monday aboard a Slovak repatriation flight, Foreign Ministry spokesman Daniel Drake told the Czech News Agency. The Czech ministry is keeping its list of evacuees up to date and remains...
Foreign Office issue UK travel warning for UAE, Egypt, Tunisia and Qatar
Coventry Live
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June 15, 2025
A warning has been issued by the UK Foreign Office for individuals travelling to six countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In an update released today (June 13), the FCDO updated all the travel safety pages of Jordan, Oman, United Arab...
Israel warns its citizens from travel to Jordan
Ammon News
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June 15, 2025
Ammon News - Israel's National Security Council issued a warning to Israelis to avoid returning to the occupied territories via Jordanian or Sinai airports. The council said in a statement, according to Ynet: "Due to the closure of Ben Gurion...
'I joined King Charles on royal tour – my response to his 3-word comment was humiliating'
Cambridge News
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June 15, 2025
For decades, a select few artists have been given the opportunity to travel around the world with the Royal Family. While the occasion is normally a highlight of someone's career, one artist has claimed that an incident involving King Charles left...
EgyptAir cancels flights to Beirut, Amman, Baghdad, Erbil until further notice due to ongoing Iranian-Israeli conflict
Egypt Today
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June 15, 2025
CAIRO – 15 June 2025: EgyptAir announced on Sunday the suspension of its flights to Beirut, Amman, Baghdad, and Erbil until further notice. The decision comes in response to ongoing developments in the region and is part of the airline’s...
Mayada El Hennawy to Perform Live at 39th Jerash Festival on July 27
Sada Elbalad
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July 7, 2025
Mon 07 Jul 2025 | 08:22 AM Iconic Syrian singer, Mayada El Hennawy, will perform live at the 39th edition of the Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts on July 27. Under the patronage of Jordan's King Abdullah II, the 39th edition is scheduled to...
Israel-Iran Strikes: UAE Issues Urgent Travel Alert Amid Mideast Flight Disruptions
Gulf Insider
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June 15, 2025
The UAE has issued an urgent travel advisory, calling on all Emirati nationals, residents, and visitors to check with their airlines for the latest flight schedules as ongoing regional tensions continue to disrupt air travel across the Middle...
The final journey of former Maine state Sen. Harold L. Silverman
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 8, 2025
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Anav Silverman Peretz is a 2004 Calais High School graduate. She...
UAE airports alert travellers as airlines extend cancellations amid Israel-Iran conflict
Khaleej Times
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[Editor's Note: Follow the KT live blog for live updates on the Israel-Iran conflict.] The ongoing Israel-Iran conflict has disrupted flight operations in the region and route chaos worldwide. UAE airlines were forced to extend flight...
Stranded Israelis told not to go to Larnaca, Athens; not to use Egypt, Jordan land crossings
The Times of Israel
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June 15, 2025
Israeli authorities have cautioned citizens stranded abroad against rushing to Larnaca or Athens in the hope of getting home sooner, as Israeli airspace remains closed for both arrivals and departures until further notice. The National Security...
Czechia to send evacuation flight for citizens in Israel, warns against travel to region
Radio Prague International
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June 15, 2025
Czechia will send a repatriation flight on Monday for its citizens in Israel, the Foreign Ministry announced on social platform X. Those wishing to board must register with the Czech Embassy in Tel Aviv. In addition, several Czech citizens are...
Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies draw thousands to peaceful protests across Missouri
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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June 15, 2025
Protesters fill the stairs leading up to the Missouri State Capitol during the “No Kings” protest Saturday in Jefferson City. The protest and march drew over 1,000 attendees, according to event organizers (Michael Baniewicz/Missourian). Thousands...
This Dark, Intense British Thriller Has a Perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score and It’s Stephen King’s All-Time Favorite Series
Collider
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June 14, 2025
After publishing over 60 novels and more than 200 short stories — a catalog that's inspired more than a few Hollywood classics – you might say Stephen King knows a thing or two about good stories. The internationally bestselling author is known...