US citizens should continue to avoid visiting Somalia because violent crimes such as kidnapping and murder remain endemic throughout the country, the Department of State said in renewing its travel advisory on the country. “Do not travel to Somalia due to crime, terrorism and piracy,” the travel advisory said on Wednesday. “Violent crime, such as

Passengers wait around in the South Terminal building at Gatwick Airport after drones flying illegally over the airfield forced the closure of the airport, in Gatwick, Britain, December 20, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Passengers flying in and out of London Gatwick will face at least another 24 hours of disruption after several drone sightings forced Britain’s

NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 18 – National carrier, Kenya Airways has launched daily operations from Nairobi to Mogadishu, Somalia. This comes after previous postponement occasioned by delay in getting additional airline and operational requirements for aircraft operating this route. Aircraft Leasing Services (ALS), which is already licensed to fly this route, will operate on behalf of

Kenya Airways has postponed the launch of its direct flight from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the Somali capital Mogadishu indefinitely. The national carrier which had initially planned to fly to Mogadishu beginning November 15 was to launch its direct flights to Aden Adde International Airport, Mogadishu, on Wednesday in a move that

More than 40 million tourists coming from abroad visited Turkey in the January-October period, smashing the year-end target with two months to spare. The Culture and Tourism Ministry announced Friday that nearly 35.6 million foreigners visited Turkey in the first 10 months of 2018, a 22.4 percent increase compared to some 29 million in the

Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ has postponed the launch of its direct flight from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Somali capital Mogadishu until December 5. The national carrier was to launch its direct flight to Aden Addule International Airport, Mogadishu today in a move that was expected to boost trade with the Horn of Africa

Although the Jewish State and the Gulf Kingdom have no diplomatic ties, Palestinians with Israeli citizenship have been able to perform the hajj, considered compulsory in Islam, using temporary Jordanian passports. Riyadh has eliminated this loophole despite reports about a rapprochement and military cooperation between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has changed its passport

Kenya Airways Chief Executive Sebastian Mikosz has said local carrier Jambojet will start flying to Somali and Burundi as part of its plan to grow its regional presence. The Mogadishu flights will start on 15th November. Speaking to Capital in The Morning Mikosz said the airline sees an opportunity in the growing regional air traffic.

Egypt State Information Service yesterday denied “organ theft” of a British tourist who had recently died in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. Officials were responding to reports published in a number of British newspapers who cited the tourist’s family as saying that his body was returned to the UK missing organs including his heart

Passengers were getting ready to board the world’s longest flight on Thursday — a marathon 19 hours in the air between Singapore and New York. Two pilots, a special “wellness” menu and more than seven weeks’ worth of film and television entertainment were expected to accompany travelers on the 16,700-kilometer (10,400-mile) journey to the Big