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British Airways has lowered the cost of tickets on all Middle East routes and as Paul Starrs British Airways’ Commercial Manager, Middle East mentions
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February, 2007
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15 February
Dubai reveals Middle East`s MICE potential to Frankfurt
A delegation from Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) of the United Arab Emirates has met with a group of leading business and civic dignitaries in Frankfurt, Dubai’s twin city in Germany.
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15 February
Car Bombs Kill 7 Amid Iraq Crackdown
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — U.S. and Iraqi troops moved into a Sunni neighborhood in southern Baghdad on Thursday, while insurgents struck back with car bombs that killed seven people. In southern Iraq, British troops sealed off the border with Iran to prevent weapons smuggling.
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15 February
Muslim Brotherhood Members Held in Egypt
Police arrested 73 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, in what appeared to be a pre-emptive strike against the country’s largest Islamic group ahead of elections and a key parliamentary debate, officials said.
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15 February
UK troops help to seal off Basra
British troops have assisted an operation to surround the Iraqi city of Basra and close the border with Iran.
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14 February
Palestinian PM “to resign in two days” to form govt
GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and his Hamas-led cabinet will resign in the next two days to make way for a unity government with the rival Fatah faction, a government official said on Tuesday.
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14 February
UN says Israel, Lebanon armies violated ceasefire
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israeli forces crossed into Lebanon last week in an effort to clear mines and the Lebanese army opened fire while Israeli forces were still in their own territory, a U.N. investigation reported.
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14 February
Rice says Iran should see North Korea as example
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that a deal with North Korea over its nuclear program should serve as a message to Iran that international diplomacy could achieve results.
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14 February
CHRONOLOGY-Events in Lebanon since Hariri’s killing
Reuters) – Eleven people were killed in two bomb blasts near the Christian mountain town of Bikfaya, north of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, security sources said.
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14 February
EU presidency condemns Lebanon bomb attacks
EU president Germany sharply condemned attacks on buses in Lebanon on Tuesday and called upon all sides in the country to take steps to avoid an escalation of violence.
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