How to Get to Algeria
The state-owned airline Air Algerie operates direct flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Algiers airport on Tuesdays: weekly in summer and once every 2 weeks in […]
Middle East
Saudi Arabia Economic Data
Basic data Capital Riyadh Population 35 million Language Arabic Religion Islam State system Monarchy Head of State His Royal Highness King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz […]
Palestine Overview
Palestine, the name in use since ancient times for the landscape, which roughly corresponds to the area of the present-day states of Israel and Jordan […]
Ancient Arabic Arts
Ancient Arabic art, art of pre-Islamic culture on the Arabian Peninsula, in the coastal zones on the Persian Gulf since the 3rd millennium BC. Chr. […]
Algeria Overview
Algeria, Arabic Al-Djazair [-d ʒ a-], officially Al-Djumhurijja al-Djazairijja ad-Dimukratijja ash-Shabijja [-d ʒ um- -d ʒ a- – – ʃ a-], German Democratic People’s Republic […]
Al-Ahwar Marshland and Remains of Mesopotamian Cities in Southern Iraq (World Heritage)
Mesopotamia, the alluvial land between the Euphrates and Tigris, is considered the cradle of civilization. Settled since the Paleolithic, one of the first high cultures […]
Ankara, Turkey Arrival and Transport
Airports Ankara Esenboğa International Airport Ankara Airport is located 28 km northeast of the city and offers some international connections. Most foreign travelers, however, have […]
Living in Egypt
MONEY Currency 1 Egyptian pound = 100 piastres. Currency abbreviation: LE (£ E), EGP (ISO code). There are banknotes in denominations of 200, 100, 50, […]
FAO History
The emergence The FAO was founded on October 16, 1945 in Quebec, Canada. The initiative was taken as early as May 1943 when then-US President […]