alarabiya.net July 2014 reported Egyptian police said Saturday they have arrested a driver for raping a Russian tourist in a resort town, as the government cracks down on an epidemic of sexual harassment and violence. Police said the mini-bus driver raped the woman after pretending the vehicle had broken down, to trick her husband into getting off before speeding off with his intended victim. Read Article
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christiantimes.com reported a British tourist is claiming he spent 20 days in a Moroccan jail for reportedly practicing homosexual acts in the North African country. Ray Cole, a 69-year-old gay man from Great Britain, was reportedly arrested in Morocco and sentenced to four months in prison for practicing homosexual acts. The man was freed after […]
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imagen.com.mx reported today at least six Mexican tourists died and 25 others were injured to the bus that traveling in the Sinai peninsula, northeast of the Egyptian capital, official sources reported. The accident took place on the route between the monastery of Santa Catarina and the Martyr Ahmed Hamdi tunnel, about 20 kilometers from the […]
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The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced 24 people, including an American, to prison terms of up to 27 years Wednesday for forming a terrorist cell and plotting to attack Saudi and Bahraini interests, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The defendants, sentenced to at least two years in prison, also include one Yemeni national, while […]
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AFP reported – KABUL, Afghanistan – A group of gunmen stopped two cars with 15 tourists traveling in one of the central provinces of Afghanistan, and shot all of them at the side of the road, Agence France-Presse reported, citing local authorities. Read Article
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sky.com reported two US airlines have cancelled all flights to Israel following reported rocket fire near Tel Aviv airport. Delta said one of its planes from New York to Ben Gurion International Airport had to be diverted to Paris on Tuesday because of the reported missile fire. Flight 468 had 273 passengers and 17 crew […]
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alarabiya.net reported a recent lull in security incidents had Lebanon in hopes of a booming tourist season this summer. Paired with a new government, Gulf countries seemed to have finally let up on travel warnings to their nationals. Unlike Western tourists, Gulf nationals tend to listen to these warnings. A series of recent suicide bomb […]
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timesunion/AP reported that Sarai Sierra, a 33-year old mother of two, who was vacationing alone in Istanbul, has been missing since Jan. 21, when she was due to board her flight back home. The state-run Anadolu said 28 police officers were assigned to scan security camera images from around the Taksim neighborhood, where she stayed […]
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banglamail24.com reported…DHAKA: A leading international development organization founded in Bangladesh has discovered that most of the road accident cases in the country are ultimately caused by reasons related to human errors. No matter how safe the vehicles and driving environment, roads safety can’t be achieved without a driver’s capability to drive safely, said BRAC known […]
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newstrackindia.com reported an Indian national was arrested in Israel for allegedly smuggling diamonds and gold worth hundreds of thousands of dollars hidden in his underwear, media reported Tuesday.The diamonds were recovered from an Indian tourist by the custom officials, during a routine inspection at the Jordan river border crossing area — an international border between […]
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