Articles tagged with "temporary closings-delays"
Spain
By Larry Habegger | June 19th, 2002 |
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Iberia Airlines has canceled some 77 flights a day on its domestic routes to relieve airport congestion and minimize delays. Part of the blame for chronic flight delays in Spain... [Read this entry]
France/Italy
By Larry Habegger | June 14th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
The March 24 fire that killed some 40 people in the Mount Blanc tunnel which connects France and Italy has prompted new safety measures for the Frejus tunnel, which links... [Read this entry]
Thailand
By Larry Habegger | May 28th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
The Burmese government recently closed three major border checkpoints for alleged security reasons: the northern border crossing between Mae Sai and Tachilek, the western checkpoint between Mae Sot and Myawadi... [Read this entry]
Gibraltar
By Larry Habegger | May 13th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
A dispute over Spanish fishing rights around Gibraltar, the 2.5 square-mile English colony on the tip of Spain, prompted the Spanish government to tighten restrictions on travel to the Rock... [Read this entry]
Yemen
By Larry Habegger | April 30th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
The U.S. Embassy in San’a reopened April 28 after being closed for five days because of unspecified threats against U.S. interests in the country. The city has experienced two recent... [Read this entry]
Bosnia-Herzegovina
By Larry Habegger | March 26th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
The U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo closed to the public March 20 and shut down entirely March 22 after receiving word of possible terrorist threats. Al-Qaeda terrorists reportedly met in Sofia... [Read this entry]
Mexico
By Larry Habegger | March 12th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
The International Conference on Financing for Development will be held in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, March 18-22. Forty heads of state, including President George W. Bush, are expected to attend. Security... [Read this entry]
France/Italy
By Larry Habegger | March 12th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
The Mont Blanc tunnel in the Alps reopened March 9 after being closed almost three years because of a devastating fire. The opening was met with demonstrations from locals protesting... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom
By Larry Habegger | February 19th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
Last year’s foot and mouth disease epidemic devastated the livestock and tourism industries, but this year will be a different story. In January officials declared the final county free of... [Read this entry]
Bolivia
By Larry Habegger | February 19th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
Highland coca growers have blocked roads near Lake Titicaca since January in an effort to force the government to allow coca cultivation for domestic, non-cocaine, use. The leaf has been... [Read this entry]
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