The joke plaque expresses gratitude to Fairfield from its “sister city” in Egypt for support during the stuck-container-ship incident exactly five years ago.

Charles Armstrong, the product manager on Google Maps, is trying to explain how the platform’s turn-by-turn directions are getting their biggest update since the service launched in 2009. Maps is an ...

Egypt is imposing early closing times for shops, cafes and restaurants to cut oil use as energy prices surge during the war.

Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, said Iranian forces were “waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners ...

You can predict a lot about the global travel economy without ever looking at GDP or hotel occupancy. Watch the pickpockets instead. Their “micro-economy” tracks where tourist money, congestion, and ...

In boardrooms, policy circles, and airport lounges, a quiet revolution in global travel is already fully underway: women now account for an estimated 84% of all solo travelers worldwide in 2026. That ...

The Trump administration is awaiting Iran's formal response to its 15-point peace proposal, as Tehran continues blocking the Strait of Hormuz.

Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a drone strike on fuel storage in Kuwait City (AP Photo) Dubai, Abu Dhabi ...