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Egypt says concrete wall will protect resort of Sharm el-Sheikh

February 9, 2021446 Views

Egypt says a recently constructed 36 km concrete and wire barrier encircling Sharm el-Sheikh will help protect tourism at the Red Sea resort on the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula. Authorities in southern Sinai hope to revitalise tourism which has been dented by upheaval after Egypt’s 2011 uprising, the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Sinai in 2015 and the coronavirus pandemic. In 2005, bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh killed dozens in one of Egypt’s deadliest militant attacks. Wall to protect Sharm-el-Sheikh resort town in Egypt The security barrier is made of concrete slabs with stretches of wire fencing separating the resort from the desert around it. Some of the slabs are marked with black peace symbols. Those entering the city by road have to pass through one of four g...

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Seychelles Tourism appoints BRANDit as India Representative

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

January 19, 20211283 Views

Island nation now open to all vaccinated global travellers The vibrant outbound tourism industry of India is optimistic about some green shoots of recovery by the latter half of 2021. Travelling is innate to humans and having spent a considerable amount of time indoors, people are yearning to explore more than ever before. In light of this sentiment, Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) is all set to rule the travel rosters yet again with the appointment of BRANDit as its official representative in India. BRANDit will handle marketing, sales and Public Relations for the island nation in the Indian subcontinent. The East African Island destination is now open to all global travellers. As part of its big tourism push, Seychelles has opened up to travellers from around the world – provid...

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Great Green Wall gets more support to restore degraded landscape

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

January 13, 20211326 Views

The ambitious Great Green Wall for the Sahel and Sahara Initiative (GGW) has received at least 10 billion US Dollars in new funding. The funding will fast track efforts to restore degrading land, save biological diversity as well as create green jobs and build resilience of the Sahelian people. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, made the announcement at the just concluded One Planet Summit for Biodiversity co-organized by France, the United Nations and World Bank. The GGW snakes along the southern margin of Africa’s Sahara Desert running from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea, all the way from Senegal in the West to Djibouti in the East. The Great Green Wall Accelerator makes up 30 per cent of 33 billion United States Dollars needed to achieve the Great Green Wall’s ambitions...

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Future or fantasy? Senegal questions ‘Akon City’

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

December 14, 20201850 Views

Herds of cows meander across the one-lane highway that leads down Senegal’s coast to Mbodiene, a farming village surrounded by scrubland where singer Akon plans to build a futuristic city. The designs, which show shiny, pinkish buildings that bend and curve like waves, would look at home in any sci-fi movie. Futuristic design of City planned by famous singer Akon In the master plan, architect Hussein Bakri has carved out space for a parking lot - for flying cars. Akon, the Senegalese-American singer of 2006 hit “Smack That”, has said the city will attract tourists and create thousands of jobs. U.S.-based firm KE International said it plans to start construction on the $6 billion project next year. But in Senegal, a West African country where villagers drive horse carts on u...

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टाला में ज़ेबरा व जिराफों के बीच

BHASHA SINGH

November 10, 20201705 Views

दृश्य 1गाड़ी के आगे अचानक दो सींग वाला लहीम-शहीम गैंडा (राइनो) आ गया। मुंह से चीख निकली और साथ ही दिल बल्लियों उछलने लगा। अरे, पृथ्वी का यह दुर्लभ जीव सामने, बिल्कुल लबे-सड़क खड़ा है। थूथन पर बड़ा-सा सींग, दूसरा सींग कुछ आधा-अधूरा सा दिख रहा था। गाड़ी खटाक से रुकी और हाथ दरवाजा खोलने की ओर गया... दृश्य -2सामने दौड़ लगी हुई है। लंबे-लंबे जिराफ एक दूसरे के साथ रेस लगा रहे हैं। उनके शरीर की लय इतनी मंत्रमुग्ध करने वाली है कि पता ही नहीं चलता है कि कब एक छोटा जिराफ गाड़ी के बिल्कुल बगल में, तकरीबन सटते हुए खड़ा हो जाता है... दृश्य 3ऐसा लगता है कि सड़क पर गाड़ी के आगे-आगे धूल का बवंडर चल रहा है। सहसा कुछ अनदेखा सा घटित होता है। धीमी रफ्तार से चल रही गाड़ी, अचानक रोक दी जाती है। फर्लांग भर दूरी पर गाड़ी के आगे जंगली भैंसों का दल खड़ा है। वे बहुत उग्र और परेशान नजर आ रहे हैं। अपने पै...

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Egypt upgrades visitor experience at Giza pyramids site

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

October 23, 2020653 Views

Egypt has unveiled new visitor facilities on the plateau outside Cairo where the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx are situated, the country’s most visited heritage site and the sole remaining wonder of the ancient world. Developers late on Tuesday night opened a new restaurant, “9 Pyramids Lounge”, which covers an area of 1,341 square meters and overlooks the Giza pyramids. There will also be a fleet of new environmentally friendly buses to guide tourists around the plateau. Overlooking the pyramids “9 Pyramids Lounge” is the first restaurant at the ancient site. “One of the problems always faced is that people say there are no special services for tourists, that there is no cafeteria, no restaurant, nothing that can be offered to visitors,” said Mostafa Waziri, Secreta...

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शानो-शौक़त से अफ्रीकी नजारे

UPENDRA SWAMI

October 17, 20201557 Views

कोविड-19 के असर के कारण रोवोस रेल का परिचालन फिलहाल 5 जनवरी 2021 तक बंद है। अभी की स्थिति के अनुसार 6 जनवरी 2021 से यात्राएं फिर शुरू हो जाएंगी। तब तक कीजिए इस रेल की एक वर्चुअल सैर बीती सदी के अस्सी के दशक के आखिरी सालों में एक दक्षिण अफ्रीकी रेल उत्साही रोहन वोस ने पुराने भाप के इंजनों और डिब्बों को खरीदना और उन्हें सहेजना शुरू किया। जमा-पूंजी बढ़ी तो आज वह रोवोस रेल नाम की लग्जरी ट्रेन कंपनी के मालिक हैं। रोवोस रेल के पास अफ्रीका का सबसे विशाल टूरिस्ट रेल नेटवर्क है। और, यह दुनिया की सबसे आलीशान ट्रेनों में मानी जाती है। पुराने डिब्बों में अब राजसी रौनक है। एडवर्ड काल की आंतरिक सज्जा, 1920 के दौर जैसी ऑब्जर्वेशन कार, लकड़ी के स्तंभों से सजी डाइनिंग कारें, तीन तरह के सोने के कूपे, हर कूपे में मिनी बार और चौबीस घंटे के लिए खिदमतगार- ये सारी बातें एक बेहद आलीशान सफर की दास्तान ल...

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Untouched and unopened for 2,500 years, 59 coffins now unveiled in Egypt

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

October 4, 2020518 Views

Egypt on Saturday put on show dozens of coffins belonging to priests and clerks from the 26th dynasty nearly 2,500 years ago, with archaeologists saying tens more were found in the vast Saqqara necropolis just days ago. Excavated coffins displayed publicly for the first time. Photo: REUTERS The 59 coffins were discovered in August at the UNESCO world heritage site south of Cairo, buried in three 10-12 meter shafts along with 28 statues of the ancient Egyptian God Seker, one of the most important funerary deities. They belonged to priests and clerks from the 26th dynasty, said Mostafa al-Waziri, secretary-general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. One of he burial sites where coffins were found. Photo: REUTERS The Egyptian archaeological mission behind the discovery had...

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South Africa will keep barring tourists from high-risk countries including India

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

September 30, 2020688 Views

South Africa will not allow tourists from countries with higher coronavirus infection and death rates, including India, Britain, the United States and France, to enter when its borders open up on Oct. 1, ministers said on Wednesday. But business travellers with scarce and critical skills including diplomats and investors from countries considered “high-risk”, which also include the Netherlands and Russia, can enter, Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said. “We will review the data every two weeks,” Pandor told a news conference, saying the government would be guided by epidemiological data when deciding which countries were deemed high-risk. President Cyril Ramaphosa this month loosened pandemic restrictions in South Africa, which had one of the world’s strictest lockdowns at the...

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Intelligence helps Namibia turn tide against rhino poachers

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

September 22, 2020671 Views

Incidents of rhino poaching in Namibia have been dropping steadily as timely intelligence work has helped nab hunters before they shoot in known hotspots, the government said on Tuesday. Joint police and government task forces have proven “extremely successful”, the spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said, with intelligence enabling a proactive, rather than reactive, response. “Instead of the discovery of a dead rhino initiating an investigation, would-be poachers are now regularly arrested while they are still conspiring to kill a rhino,” Romeo Muyunda said in a statement celebrating World Rhino Day. It said just 22 rhinos have been poached in Namibia so far this year, down from 46 in 2019, 78 in 2018, 55 in 2017 and 61 in 2016. Of 88 arrests ...