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France seeks to reassure business as tourists cancel trips

The French economy minister has reassured business leaders that security measures put in place after the Paris terror attacks are not designed to

Economy

France fears economic impact of Paris terror attacks

Beyond the appalling human cost – quite naturally the focus of everyone’s attention – France is bracing itself for the economic impact of the Paris

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Bukhara's rich handicraft heritage

Fascinating gold embroidery, colourful pottery and handmade carpets. In the old caravan city of Bukhara merchants still sell their goods today under

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Handicrafts and bazaars from Bukhara

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Macedonian Postcards: The Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery

In this episode of Macedonian Postcards we discover more of the beautiful Mavrovo National Park

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Away from the madding crowd, in a Macedonian monastery

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Business Line: a blow to Egypt's tourism, and Hedy Lamarr's legacy

The Sinai plane crash shattered Egypt’s tourism dream. The country has been doing its best to lure back visitors after the Arab Spring revolution of

Economy

Sharm el-Sheikh and Egypt's tourism fear hangover from Sinai crash

Egypt’s President has said the “lights will not be going out in Sharm el-Sheikh”, as he visited the Red Sea resort hit by the suspension of foreign

USA

Seattle's beloved, but grungey, gum wall gets wash after two decades

Economy

EasyJet's 20th birthday present to frequent flyers

Twenty years ago exactly, on 10 November 1995, an aircraft with an orange logo took off from Luton in England and flew to Glasgow in Scotland

Egypt

Egypt: tourist repatriations stepped up from Sharm el-Sheikh

Thousands more tourists, particularly from Russia and Britain, have been flown out of the Egyptian resort, as reports say investigators increasingly believe a bomb caused the recent plane crash.

Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh to foreign tourists: 'please don't go'

The Russian and British operations to airlift their citizens out of Sharm el-Sheikh are staggering for the Egyptian government. Pouring cold water on

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Macedonian Postcards: The Mavrovo National Park

In this episode of Postcards we visit the largest of the three Macedonian national parks

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An escape into the great Macedonian outdoors

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Mediterranean Eden: The greening of Monaco

The most striking thing when you arrive in Monaco is the density of the urban landscape. And yet, if you look closely, on the roofs, between the

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Green tales

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Monaco: off the beaten track

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Egypt

Tourism industry fears huge losses from Egypt crash

The crisis risks dealing a huge blow to Egypt's tourism industry, but also to Russian tour operators.

Egypt

Russian tourists cancel Egypt holidays, fly to Turkey

Russian airlines are sending empty planes to Egypt to rescue stranded travellers. Russia’s deputy prime minister said the number of Russian tourists

Egypt

British tourists stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh start returning to UK

Around 1,500 British tourists, who had been delayed in Sharm-el Sheikh for days after flights were cancelled following last Saturday’s Russian