Geneva based International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday that air travel demand in the Middle East will increase 1.2% this year. However because of current overcapacity, airlines will post a loss. Capacity has increased 3.8% this year. The IATA just revised its projected loss estimate for the coming year at $800 billion, four times their initial forecast . IATA said that the airlines in the region continue to add capacity ahead of growth and despite difficult economic conditions will be the only region with demand growth in 2009.
The Hotel de Ville, a glory from the 15th century, is located along the Rue de l'Hotel-de-Ville in the Old Town district. It has witnessed many important political decisions, including the first convening of the Geneva Covention in 1864, and the founding of the League of Nations in 1920. ...
The James Joyce Cultural Center is one of Dublin's more unique attraction, dedicated to perhaps the city's most famous resident. It opened in June 1996 thanks to the tireless efforts of Senator David Norris, a James Joyce scholar. Norris bought the property, an eighteenth century Georgian mansion, in 1982. At that time, many of the wonderful Georgian buildings on the street and t...
This is the mountain where the first revelations of the Qura'an reached the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) via the arch angel Gabriel. Almost 2500 feet high, at the top of the mountain is the small cave of Hira where the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) usually escaped from society to meditate. This is where arch angel Gabriel spoke to Muhammad (SAW) on behalf of Allah. This is located about 16 km from Masjid-al-Ha...
Budapest’s version of London’s Highgate cemetery or the Pere Lachaise of Paris, this cemetery was established in 1847. Spread across this 56 hectare space has some 3000 graves and mausoleums which are the last resting places of national heroes and some celebrities such as actress Lujza Blaha and poet Endre Ady. Southeast of the main entrance is plot 21 which has the graves of those who died in the...