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TEHRAN - Islamic countries capture only 13 percent of the world tourism market, Tehran City Councilor Ahmad Masjed-Jameii said here on Saturday. “Only 4 of the 25 countries which are frontrunner in ...

LAHORE, April 26: Federal Tourism Minister Ghazi Gulab Jamal has proposed formation of a tourism organization of Islamic countries and establishment of a fund for the promotion of tourism. Speaking on ...

Fields with traditional wooden houses on stilts, colourful kites flying over white-sand beaches, a lively culture, tasty food and generally friendly people, Kelantan sounds like the ideal place for a ...

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia – Tourism Malaysia welcomed 24 senior government officers from 18 countries earlier this week for a course on Islamic Tourism. PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia – Tourism Malaysia welcomed 24 ...

DUBAI, UAE, Sept 23: A recent Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry analysis based on data from prominent global research agencies forecasts 11%growth in the global Islamic tourism market share by ...

MECCA/RIYADH, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A few steps away from Mecca's Grand Mosque, a dozen empty towers rise into the sky above the holy city visited by millions of Muslim pilgrims every year. Hilton and ...

Bangladeshi Premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday highlighted the need to promote tourist traffic within the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which constitutes a collective population ...

In this photograph taken on November 10, 2014, tourists visit an Islamic center in Mataram on the island of Lombok in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province. Lombok is at the center of an Islamic ...

KUALA TERENGGANU: Tracing the historical remnants of Islamic scholars, including those around the Islamic Civilisation Park (TTI) and the Terengganu River, has potential to further strengthen the ...

“Only 4 of the 25 countries which are frontrunner in tourism are Islamic countries,” Masjed-Jameii said in a speech to the “International Conference on Tourism of Islamic Countries” running from March ...