Middle East And Africa News

(7-Aug-2006) Pakistan has reintroduced the green Customs channel at its airports, easing clearance for returning expatriate workers

(1-Aug-2006) KUWAIT. Madrid-based duty-free operator Aldeasa opened a new 220sq m (2,367sq ft) fragrances outlet plus an adjoining 68sq m (732sq ft) boutique at Kuwait International airport at the beginning of July

(1-Aug-2006) LEBANON. As the conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah movement continues, Beirut Rafik Hariri International airport remains closed following its targeting by Israeli bombers

(1-Aug-2006) AFRICA. Duty-free operator Saresco Afrique has predicted a sales increase of 33% by the end of the year following a store refurbishment programme

(1-Aug-2006) South Korean tobacco supplier Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corp (KT&G) has reported a 16% rise in second-quarter profit compared with the same period last year, dismissing concerns that a recently-introduced ban on sales to Korean military personnel would be damaging

(19-Jul-2006) Irish staff at Beirut Duty Free are safely out of Lebanon, according to Aer Rianta International-Middle East managing director John Sutcliffe

(18-Jul-2006) Arrivals duty-free in the Middle East has long been overshadowed by the region's thriving departures business, but recent initiatives have led to rapid growth in the channel. John Rimmer discovers how retailers are seizing a previously neglected opportunity

(15-Jul-2006) Australian specialist chocolate company Paton's Macadamias has appointed Distributions Fontaine to represent it in Canada, where the brand already supplies Aer Rianta International-North America

(15-Jul-2006) Swiss watch supplier Montres Charmex has so far failed in its bid to appoint a distributor for duty-free markets in Africa and the Middle East

(15-Jul-2006) Luggage label Samsonite has signed a deal with one of the UK's best-known fashion designers, Alexander McQueen, to produce a luxury collection of travel bags, luggage and travel accessories