The death toll from wildfires on Turkey's southern coast rises to eight as firefighters battled for a fifth day to contain blazes still raging in coastal resort towns.

Egypt has inaugurated a factory dedicated to making high-quality replicas of ancient Egyptian artifacts, available to tourists for purchase.

At least 14 people die and three are seriously injured when a cable car linking Italy's Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain in the Alps plunged 20 meters to the ground.

As many countries tightened lockdowns on the eve of the New Year, Dubai opened its borders to flocks of tourists coming from across the world, branding itself as a sunny, quarantine-free escape hatch.