AS Baghdad security improves and US troops draw back, workers in cranes are removing mile after mile of giant concrete slabs put up to prevent the slaughter of innocents in sectarian fighting. For
I WAS in Bahrain this weekend attending a family wedding when I heard early in the morning that the iconic star of the 70s, Farrah Fawcett, had died at the age of 62 after a long and brave battle
NABLUS, West Bank: More than 20 years after their cinemas were shuttered by the eruption of the first intifada, Palestinians in the battered West Bank town of Nablus can finally go back to the movies. The
Air travel remained a large and growing industry worldwide until last year. This year, its prob lems are compounded by the adverse effect on the industry caused by the global financial crisis and
The commercial aviation industry faces considerable short-term challenges. These include the global economic recession, declining passenger and cargo traffic, unpredictable fuel prices and, in part
Saudi Arabia’s multibillion-riyal airports development project to meet growing traffic demand is on track according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). All 27 of the country’s airports
There was a time when the name of Freddie Laker’s “Skytrain” airline was a fairly accurate description of how simple flying could become. Turn up; hop on; fly off. That has all changed — not because
Come vacation season, Saudi families and expats working in the Kingdom are jet set to travel — to explore and relax, whether within the country, elsewhere in the region or in wider world. It is estimated
