With the furore over the cartoon / caricature issue reaching fever pitch, the Danish Government has advised its citizens to leave Syria and Lebanon, and also advised against unnecessary travel to Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sudan and the UAE.

However, the government of Bahrain and the Danish Consulate in Bahrain insist that the country is, and always has been a safe haven for Danes and expats in general.

Read the story here: Nothing to fear - By MOHAMMED AL A'ALI

With the huge expat base from Kerala in the Middle East, Emirates Airlines is launching new cargo services and boosting existing links to places in the Indian State.

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On February 1, Emirates Skycargo will launch services to Thiruvananthapuram with eight weekly flights using a combination of Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 777-200 aircraft, the Dubai-based airline said in a statement.

Emirates Skycargo will now offer the cargo community around 135 tonnes of belly-hold capacity every week to Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai each, and 120 tonnes to Cochin. These capacities are also supplemented by Emirates Skycargo's Boeing 747-200F freighter, which flies to Chennai once a week offering a capacity of 105 tonnes.

Read the whole story here: Zee News - Emirates to boost cargo services to South India