RAMALLAH, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 (WAFA) – During a telephone call from his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President Mahmoud Abbas discussed tonight the latest political developments, internal Palestinian conditions, and bilateral relations between their two countries.

President Abbas briefed Steinmeier on the latest political developments related to the Palestinian cause and reviewed the internal Palestinian dialogue as"...

London Travel Week has confirmed that it will be returning in a fully virtual format this year, to help aid the recovery, rebuilding and innovation of the travel and tourism industry. The move follows the announcement that WTM London and Travel Forward will be fully virtual this year. Taking place between October 30 and November 5, before WTM Virtual, London Travel Week will be made up of a variety of offerings designed to inspire, educate and celebrate the industry. The week will also provide an opportunity for brands, destinations and businesses to showcase themselves to the audience of travel professionals before they finalise their meetings, conference sessions and virtual stand visits, said a statement. The week will also provide the forum for six Speed Networking sessions during the run of the event. These 5-minute meetings will allow attendees to meet, exchange virtual business......

RAMALLAH, Monday, September 21, 2020 (WAFA) – Bethlehem has joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, a Palestinian committee announced today.

The Palestinian National Committee for Education, Culture and Science (PCECS) announced that Bethlehem became a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, an international network that supports and improves the practice of lifelong learning in the world’s cities by promoting"...

• AMERICAN EXPRESS TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND AND ENHANCE EXISTING CENTURION LOUNGES AT NEW YORK’S LAGUARDIA AIRPORT AND LAS VEGAS’ MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
• AMERICAN EXPRESS INTRODUCES NEW “CENTURION LOUNGE COMMITMENT” HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS

Today, American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced plans to expand two of its signature Centurion Lounges and introduced The Centurion Lounge Commitment, a set of new health and safety protocols and practices, which will be implemented"...

As restrictions on travel begin to ease globally, destinations around the world are focusing on growing domestic tourism, with many offering incentives to encourage people to explore their own countries.

With domestic tourism set to return faster than international travel, this represents an opportunity for both developed and developing countries to recover from the"...

Despite the dynamic conditions and changes in government rules and restrictions, travellers are regaining confidence in their ability to travel and therefore continue to dream of their next holiday destination, says a report.

The Middle East and Africa, like the rest of the world, is carefully monitoring the opening of its borders to residents and tourists, and working"...

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, revealed on Monday some “temporary” measures for Palestinian patients in the besieged Gaza Strip to travel for treatment.

“A temporary arrangement has been agreed to support #Palestinian patients and companions from #Gaza to access essential #health services outside the Strip,” Mladenov tweeted.

The"...

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Evalona Limited for two new build hotels in Bangladesh.

The 200-room Holiday Inn Resort Kuakata is due to open in early 2026 and the 150-rooms Crowne Plaza Kuakata will open its doors to guests in Q1 2028. Located on the second largest beach in Bangladesh,"...

Mavenir, the industry’s only end-to-end cloud-native 4G/5G Network Software Provider focused on accelerating digital transformation for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), was recognized for its continuous network and service innovation, taking home two awards for “Best 5G Core” and “Best OpenRAN” at the 5G World Awards 2020, hosted by Informa Tech. Leveraging Mavenir’s technology innovation DNA, both the OpenRAN vRAN and 5G Core use cloud-native architecture and open interfaces, following web-scale principles to provide the required scalability, agility and reliability in order to support the wide range of 5G use cases and meet stringent 5G performance requirements. In addition, both are fully containerized solutions and share a common integration and management layer. “Mavenir continues to drive forward with advanced cloud-native solutions......

Going into Tibet is not a myth in modern times.

Across the roads and over the streams in Tibet, you will see the magnificent sunrise in the City of the Sun, breathe in and out the pure smell of nature, and pink-cheeked children will sing folk songs and prayers for you. CGTN's journey Into Tibet 2020 officially kicked off on August 19 this year.

Three teams led by CGTN"...