FCO advice obn travel to United Arab Emirated

Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises high vigilance while travelling United Arab Emirates, including Dubai. Its website reads:

There is a high threat from terrorism. We believe terrorists may be planning to carry out attacks in the UAE. Attacks could be indiscriminate and could happen at any time, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers such as residential compounds, military, oil, transport and aviation interests. You should maintain a high level of security awareness, particularly in public places.

Full information is available on FCO's United Arab Emirates page, to follow, please click here.

Sphinxes avenue and new pyramid discovered

The missing section of Sphinxes avenue and new pyramid has been found in Cairo at Saqqara area.

According to Farouk Hosni, Egypt’s minister of culture, the avenue was mentioned in Roman manuscripts and documents unearthed beside the Serapeum, the necropolis of the Apis bulls at Saqqara.

The newly discovered pyramid might be dated back to the Old Kingdom. Despite the lack of cartouche, Dr. Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities believes that it may belong to King Menkauhor of the Fifth Dynasty, which would make it almost 4500 years old.

New regulations for travel to U.S.

From 12th of January 2009 all flying to U.S. under the visa waiver programme will have to register their details online with the U.S. Government at least three days before travel.

Australia, Japan and most countries in Western Europe; including UK are involved in the US Visa Waiver Programme. It is said, that passengers will have to supply the same information they now include on immigration forms they have to fill in before entering the U.S. The online registration supposed to be valid for two years.