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The Sultanate recorded over 387,000 GCC visitors  for H1 2014

 Sharjah, UAE; October 20th , 2014: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, today announced today that it will begin regular direct services to Tbilisi, Georgia, from October 28, 2014. Tiblisi is Air Arabia’s 100^th global destination.

Sharjah, UAE; October 14, 2014: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, today announced that it has been named among the World Economic Forum’s prestigious Global Growth Companies (GGCs) for 2014. Air Arabia joins 27 other GGCs across Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East, representing a broad cross section of industry sectors.

Lebanon, August 26, 2014: Anyone searching for the best airline deals from Lebanon to London, Europe or North America will now be able to hold their British Airways flight for up to 72 hours for as little as GBP 5 or approximately USD 8* through ba.com.

• From September 2, the airline will operate three scheduled flights per week from its hub in Ras Al Khaimah 

Sharjah, UAE; August 18, 2014: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), today announced that from September 2, 2014 it will run three flights per week from its new hub in Ras Al Khaimah to Chittagong, Bangladesh, further strengthening its connectivity with a core growth market.

AFTER MORE THAN FOUR YEARS SAILING AROUND THE WORLD AND THE ARCTIC, TARA WILL BE ON MISSION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER 2014, WITH TWO OBJECTIVES: TO ACCOMPLISH A SCIENTIFIC STUDY CONCERNING PLASTIC POLLUTION, AND TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION. MAY TO NOVEMBER 2014

Beirut, July 6, 2014: With the beginning of summer season and the launching of tourism activities in Lebanon, touch the leading mobile telecommunications operator managed by Zain is sponsoring, in line with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, a number of cultural events including Jounieh and Baalbek International festivals. touch’s initiatives  fall within the company’s continuous support to vital local sectors, among which the tourism industry as a major contributor to the Lebanese economy.

June 22, 2014 - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is viewed by the rest of the world as an oil-driven economy—heavily dependent on revenue generated from the oil & gas segment and its related sectors. However, the Saudi government has exerted key efforts in developing its other industries, especially those coming from the non-oil segment, in order to decrease the heavy dependence on oil.

Airline to launch three new flights to Muscat from RAK

June 16, 2014 - The Oman Ministry of Tourism and Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa's first and largest low-cost carrier, have announced the launch of three new flights to Muscat from Ras al-Khaimah (RAK), UAE.  This will allow Air Arabia to fly thousands of passengers out of Ras al-Khaimah International Airport to Oman’s capital city.

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