Sunday, October 22, 2006

Tourism: Aden expects a million visitors for Eid al-Fitr

Tourism officials in Aden are expecting a million visitors during the vacation days of Eid al-Fitr.

The Yemen Observer reports that Brigadier General Abdullah Qiran, the head of Aden Governorate security, said that all the security forces are prepared to receive about million visitors during Eid al-Fitr.

Instructions have been issued as to how to protect tourists arriving at Aden Airport and at the city's seaport.

* Eid Al-Fitr, or the Celebration of Breaking the Fast, marks the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is the month of fasting.