Sudanese operated Sun Air began flight operations between Abu Dhabi and Khartoum on Saturday. This is the 43rd airline to operate from the Abu Dhabi International Airport, and Abu Dhabi is the second UAE destination for Sun Air. Sun Air will operate the flight on a Boeing 737 with capacity for 168 economy class passengers from terminal 2 in the Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Sun Air is full service airline which began operations in June 2008 with three Boeing 737-400 aircraft and one Airbus A310-300 aircraft.
Zurichhorn is a public park along the western end of Lake Zurich (or the Zurichsee). It's located at the small delta where the Hornbach stream flows into the lake. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, wealthy Zurichers built new homes outside the city walls in what is now the Seefeld district. In the mid-nineteenth century, the area became a hub of sh...
A fence enclosed tank, just off Kantipath is said to have been built by King Pratap Malla for his grief-stricken wife after the accidental death of their son in 1667. The pokhari (pool) was used during the Malla era for trials by ordeal and later became a suicide spot; because of this, the tank is opened only one day a year, the fifth day of the Tihar festival. ...
Baalbek is perhaps Lebanon’s greatest treasure. During Greek and Roman times it was known as Heliopolis, or City of the Sun, though the area had been settled for thousands of years prior. It was made part of the Roman Empire in 64BC as General Pompey conquered the region. Construction of the Temple of Jupiter began shortly thereafter, and the city began to grow because of its location on import...
This is the most well-known historical site in Athens, and maybe of the Western World. Pericles is the famous Greek responsible for the transformation of the Acropolis into a city of temples during the fifth century BCE. A stop here on your trip to Athens is a must, and the collection of temples and historical sites you will find here will surely not disappoint. As you enter, you will walk through...