“Gulf of Aden… sounds like Paradise” Peacefrog’s photos around Balhaf, Yemen (balhaf airport)

Preview of Peacefrog’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Balhaf, Yemen Entry Title: “Gulf of Aden… sounds like Paradise” Entry: “Early wake up as we had to leave the hotel at 5am… we were taken to the [...]

What are your thoughts on profiling Arab looking people at Airport Security?

I hate getting hassled when I’m at airports because I happen to be tan and appear Arab to some people. I’m actually fully Italian American, and not Arab or Muslim at all. Yet people seem to hassle me just because of my looks. Do you think this is fair and what can I say when [...]

Hundreds of Terrorists Planning ATTACKS; Airport Security FAILED

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Yemen beefs up airport security

Authorities in Yemen say a comprehensive overhaul of airport security is under way following last week’s foiled parcel bomb plot. All cargo – every single parcel – will be checked manually. Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra has this exclusive report from Sanaa international airport.

Taxiing on tarmac, Amman Airport

Taxiing on tarmac, Amman Airport

Why does airport security keep asking me questions when I return from Muslim countries?

Sometimes I just visit Muslim countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Yemen, Tajikistan, etc. out of curiosity. These places are in the news all the time; I might as well check ‘em out, right. I also went to Baghdad for a while in 2008 and went south to Najaf and saw the Imam Ali mosque with [...]

Yemen ramps up airport security

Yemen is stepping up security measures at the Sanaa international airport, after the al-Qaeda in Arabic Peninsula threatened more attacks on American targets. The country had also come under criticism after a Nigerian allegedly attempted to blow up a US airliner on Christmas Day after it was revealed that the suspect had undergone training in [...]