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Saudi Arabian Airlines Launches Beta Version of 'Ahlan Wasahlan' Online Magazine

Saudi Arabian Airlines Launches Beta Version of 'Ahlan Wasahlan' Online Magazine
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Saudi Arabian Airlines Launches Beta Version of 'Ahlan Wasahlan' Online Magazine

Saudi Arabian Airlines Launches Beta Version of 'Ahlan Wasahlan' Online Magazine

Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudia, launched on Saturday the online beta version of its "Ahlan Wasahlan" magazine, which is available to guests on all its domestic and international flights. Access has been expanded, and anyone can now browse the magazine online, at any time and from anywhere.

This step comes as an extension of a 15-year partnership between Saudia and the Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG), which are jointly publishing the magazine.

Khaled Tash, head of marketing in the Saudi Airlines Group, indicated that the site is part of an ambitious plan to develop the magazine in 2022.

"We aim to transform Ahlan Wasahlan into a digital platform that enhances the exposure and marketing of the Kingdom’s cultural and touristic attractions. The platform will use various digital solutions and provide interactive digital services," he said.

He added that Saudia "will work, in the coming months, to cooperate and coordinate with all concerned parties, as well as experts and specialists in the fields of media, culture and tourism. It will take their opinions and suggestions into consideration, to build various partnerships and to develop ideas for the content, publishing techniques, and innovative services."

Since its launch in 1977, Ahlan Wasahlan, in all its 492 issues, has showcased the extraordinary developments unfolding in Saudi Arabia, providing crucial information about the Kingdom’s rich heritage and giving valuable guidance about its touristic destinations in order to help travelers make the best use of their visits.

SRMG Labs, the group’s technology and digital platform developer, has finished developing the online version of Ahlan Wasahlan.

Saudia has invited readers and guests to check the new website and submit their comments and suggestions online.

This step comes as part of the ambitious transformation strategy of the Saudi national carrier, Wings of Vision 2030, as Saudi Airlines seeks to contribute to achieving the Kingdom’s goals at all levels, among the most important of which are the transport, tourism and culture sectors by 2030.

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‘Secret City’ Discovered Underneath Greenland’s Ice Sheets

Construction on the mysterious base began in 1959 (Getty)
Construction on the mysterious base began in 1959 (Getty)
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‘Secret City’ Discovered Underneath Greenland’s Ice Sheets

Construction on the mysterious base began in 1959 (Getty)
Construction on the mysterious base began in 1959 (Getty)

Deep below the thick ice of Greenland lies a labyrinth of tunnels that were once thought to be the safest place on Earth in case of a war.

First created during the Cold War, Project Iceworm saw the US plan to store hundreds of ballistic missiles in a system of tunnels dubbed “Camp Century,” Britain’s the METRO newspaper reported on Wednesday.

At the time, it said, US military chiefs had hoped to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union during the height of Cold War tensions if things escalated.

But less than a decade after it was built, the base was abandoned in 1967 after researchers realized the glacier was moving.

Now, the sprawling sub-zero tunnels have been brought back to attention in the stunning new images.

Alex Gardner, a cryospheric scientist at Nasa’s jet propulsion laboratory said: “We were looking for the bed of the ice and out pops Camp Century. We didn’t know what it was at first. In the new data, individual structures in the secret city are visible in a way that they’ve never been before.”

The underground three-kilometer network of tunnels played host to labs, shops, a cinema, a hospital, and accommodation for hundreds of soldiers.

But the icy Greenland site is not without its dangers – it continues to store nuclear waste.

Assuming the site would remain frozen in perpetuity, the US army removed the nuclear reactor installed on site but allowed waste – equivalent to the mass of 30 Airbus A320 airplanes – to be entombed under the snow, the magazine said.

But other sites around the world – without nuclear waste – could also serve as a safe haven in case of World War 3.

Wood Norton is a tunnel network running deep into the Worcestershire forest, originally bought by the BBC during World War 2 in case of a crisis in London.

Peters Mountain in Virginia, US, serves as one of several secret centers also known as AT&T project offices, which are essential for the US government’s continuity planning.

Further north in the states, Raven Rock Mountain Complex in Pennsylvania is a base that could hold up to 1,400 people.

And Cheyenne Mountain Complex in El Paso County, Colorado, is an underground complex boasting five chambers of reservoirs for fuel and water – and in one section there’s even reportedly an underground lake.