The Principality of Liechtenstein, the European Commission and the Council of the European Union have signed a protocol on Liechtenstein's accession to the Schengen visa-free area. According to…
The Czech Republic and the United States signed a memorandum on February 26, on the basis of which Czech citizens will no longer need to obtain visas for travel to the United States starting in the…
Dubai authorities warn tourists that drug control has significantly tightened. If light drugs (even in the smallest amounts), banned medications, or other suspicious substances are found, travelers…
Technology
India, which recently launched the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, priced at $2,360, is set to produce the world's cheapest mobile phone as well.
Curiosities
Like France and the Netherlands, the UK is soon going to introduce a mandatory exam for foreigners wishing to obtain residency. As reported by IA Rosbalt, they will test knowledge of English, as well…
Everyday life
The introduction of sharia into the daily life of British society appears to be a matter of the very near future. At least, as reported by Vremya Novostei, both secular and religious authorities in…
The International Air Transport Association IATA has placed on its website's main page a countdown timer to midnight on May 31 – the date set for stopping the issuance of paper airline tickets and…
Education
Today there are about 10,000 business schools in the world. But, as Kariera notes, the best of them are still concentrated in Europe and the USA. Where to go for an MBA diploma: to the homeland of…
Aero International magazine, citing data from the JACDEC accident research bureau, has published a list of the 60 safest airlines in the world over the past 35 years.
Israel's Ministry of Transport has ordered all airlines to tighten security measures on aircraft to prevent terrorist attacks, reports Yediot Ahronot. The Israelis were forced to take such measures…
In the near future, a procedure will be introduced whereby all travelers to the US will have to obtain an online entry permit before receiving a visa.
Brits have found a way to offset falling property prices: owners of homes for sale are clearing them out completely, removing even such 'integral' items as kitchen sinks and built-in light fixtures…
Everyday life
Over Stockholm, Helsinki, and Copenhagen, the drawn-out calls of muezzins resound; the courts of Northern European cities, overshadowed by green banners, conduct cases according to Sharia law; and…
Demand for education is growing worldwide. And demand gives rise to... that's right, supply. But there are supplies and supplies. Some suppliers are honest: they offer certified products with a…
American magazine Forbes published a list of the most expensive universities in the world. As the publication notes, the list does not include American Harvard, Princeton and Yale from the…
Tourism
There are countries that are obviously uninteresting to anyone. For all my conscious life, I numbered Tunisia among them. I thought that people go there only because they don't have enough money to…
A trip to exotic countries is especially tempting in winter, when after a minimum of seven hours of flight you can find yourself on a sun-drenched coast of a tropical resort and feel all the delights…
Despite rising prices and the emergence of new points of attraction for wealthy people worldwide, the value of Spain in the eyes of compatriots looking for real estate abroad has not diminished over…
French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently presented his 'Hope for the Suburbs' plan at the Élysée Palace, which provides for a series of long-term measures to help residents of the outskirts. Over…
Immigration
By 2050, the US population will reach 438 million people, with one in five Americans being an immigrant. This forecast was made by the influential research company Pew Research Center, USA Today…
Immigration
There is no dispute that the need to change the rules for naturalizing immigrants in Germany has been long overdue. According to general opinion, notes the German magazine "Partner," the existing…
Immigration
For some time, Canada's Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration was not subjected to particular attacks from the opposition. Nevertheless, as Russky Toronto notes, criticizing its work in a country…
Visas
European Union wants to collect fingerprints of all foreigners entering and leaving the Schengen area. According to Gazeta.Ru, the biometric data will be compiled into a single database and made…