Middle East Travel News

Melburnians gather to remember those that perished when MH17 crashed out of the sky.

When U.S. and European airlines quickly canceled flights to Israel on Tuesday, they showed both a skittishness and a new sense of urgency in dealing with global trouble spots following last week's downing of a passenger plane over Ukraine.

We won't give a prize to Hamas in that it will harm normal life in Israel," Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz said.

Israeli passengers walk near a departure time flight board displaying various cancellations at Ben Gurion International airport, near Tel Aviv, on July 23, 2014.

John Kerry isn't afraid of the FAA. Just a day after the top U.S. airline regulator banned flights to Tel Aviv, Kerry flew in to try to wheel and deal an end to the violence in Gaza.

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As the madness in the Middle East plays out, the Mayor of Lynchburg, Mike Gillette, is in the middle of it all.

The FAA has banned U.S. -Israel flights for up to 24 hours following rocket attacks near Tel Aviv airport U.S. CAPTIONING COMPANY AND RIGHT NOW AT 6:00 NO AMERICAN FLIGHTS ARE BEING ALLOWED TO FLY TO THE AIRPORT IN TEL AVIV FOLLOWING AN HAMAS ROCKET EXPLOSION NEARBY.

TEHRAN A member of Iran-Britain Parliamentary Friendship Group says Tehran welcomes expansion of relations with London provided that the country's rights are preserved.

The drinking water resources on the eastern, Jordanian side of the Dead Sea could decline severe as a result of climate change than those on the western, Israeli and Palestinian side.

Delta planes sit at their gates at John F. Kennedy Airport on April 23, 2014 in the Queens, New York City.

Several American air carriers have suspended flights from the United Stated to Israel starting today following a report that a rocket had struck near Tel Aviv's main airport earlier in the day.

International Airport, the first thing guests will notice are eight ancient olive trees, evoking a Mediterranean vibe and perhaps hinting at the pleasures of the palate to come.

Alhokair Fashion Retail has unveiled plans to significantly grow the Marks & Spencer store portfolio in Saudi Arabia with a pipeline of 10 new store openings by April 2015.

I first heard of vCita a few years ago when I was in Israel. At the time it was creating an online scheduling tool - similar to that offered by Tungle and ScheduleOnce .

Doha: Highway improvements as part of Ashghal's vital nationwide Expressway Programme have commenced on another significant arterial road into Doha.

Rebecca Scoggin lived in a lot of places growing up: Juneau, Nome, Fairbanks, Homer, Anchorage.

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Right in between the surge of rockets from Islamic extremist group Hamas and ground offensives from Israeli forces, innocent inhabitants of Gaza City turn to other options for shelter and safety.

Richard Sincere has traveled regularly to Israel since studying in Tel Aviv in the early '70s, but it was one excursion in particular that left a lasting impact on the Evanston resident and businessman.