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Slowenien begrüßt den Winter mit einem erweiterten Angebot an Schneesportarten, nordischen Loipen und Outdoor-Abenteuern

LJUBLJANA, Slowenien, Dec. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Im ganzen Land haben die Skigebiete ihre Anlagen und Dienstleistungen weiter verbessert und moderne Liftanlagen, einen umfassenden Verleihservice, professionelle Ski– und Snowboardschulen sowie ein breites Angebot an geführten Touren etabliert. So können Besucherinnen und Besucher aller Leistungsstufen vielfältige Winteraktivitäten ausprobieren, die von actionreichen Sportarten wie Skifahren, Snowboarden und Skitouren in beeindruckender Berglandschaft bis hin zu entspannteren Aktivitäten wie Snowparks, Eislaufen in malerischer Umgebung, Schneeschuhwandern, Fackelwanderungen und Hundeschlittenfahrten reichen.

Ein einheitlicher Langlauf–Skipass

Das Langlaufloipennetz Sloweniens bleibt ein Highlight der Saison. Beliebte Orte wie Pokljuka, Bohinj, Planica und Jezersko bieten gut gepflegte Loipen, die für jedermann geeignet sind, vom Freizeitskifahrer bis zum Leistungssportler. Zur Unterstützung dieser Erlebnisse wird der einheitliche Langlauf–Skipass – der führende nordische Skigebiete mit einem einzigen Ticket verbindet – erweitert, um längere Aufenthalte und eine nachhaltigere regionale Mobilität zu fördern.

Wellness, Gastronomie und festliche Winterstädte

Der Winter in Slowenien lädt Reisende außerdem dazu ein, Outdoor–Aktivitäten durch kulturelle und Freizeitangebote abzurunden. Die Gäste können sich in Thermalbädern entspannen, die lokale Gastronomie genießen oder festliche Weihnachtsmärkte in historischen Städten erkunden. Friedliche Spaziergänge durch verschneite Täler, kombiniert mit urbaner Winteratmosphäre, sorgen für ein abwechslungsreiches saisonales Erlebnis bei kurzen Entfernungen.

Weltweite Werbung für Sloweniens Winterangebot

Um Sloweniens Wintergeschichte international bekannter zu machen, startet die slowenische Tourismuszentrale von November bis Februar eine weltweite Werbekampagne in 20 Märkten, die durch digitales Storytelling, redaktionelle Partnerschaften, Fachveranstaltungen und Pressereisen unterstützt wird. Zentrale Informationen, Inspirationen und fertige Reiserouten sind auf dem offiziellen Tourismusportal slovenia.info zu finden, das Besucherinnen und Besuchern einen umfassenden Überblick über Wintererlebnisse, Reiseziele sowie die praktische Reiseplanung bietet.

Mit seiner kompakten Geografie, seiner modernen Wintersportinfrastruktur und seinem wachsenden Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit lädt Slowenien Besucherinnen und Besucher dazu ein, den Winter auf aktive, authentische und zeitgemäße Weise zu erleben. Von spannenden Abenteuern in den Bergen bis hin zu ruhigen Ausflügen in die Natur ist jedes Ziel leicht erreichbar.

Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter:https://www.slovenia.info/en/things–to–do/active–holidays/skiing–in–slovenia

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La Slovénie salue l’arrivée de l’hiver en proposant une offre élargie de sports de neige, de pistes de ski de fond et d’aventures en plein air

LJUBLJANA, Slovénie, 30 déc. 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dans tout le pays, les stations de montagne ont encore renforcé leurs installations et leurs services, en mettant en place des systèmes de remontées mécaniques modernes, un service complet de location de matériel, des écoles de ski et de snowboard professionnelles ainsi qu’une large gamme d’activités guidées. Ce dispositif permet aux visiteurs de tous niveaux de découvrir différentes activités hivernales. Ils peuvent ainsi passer du ski alpin, du snowboard et du ski de randonnée à haute intensité dans des paysages montagneux spectaculaires à des activités plus détendues telles que les snowparks, le patinage sur glace dans un cadre traditionnel, les randonnées en raquettes, les marches aux flambeaux et les balades en chiens de traîneau.

Un forfait de ski de fond unifié

Le réseau de ski de fond slovène demeure l’un des points forts de la saison hivernale. Des domaines skiables populaires tels que Pokljuka, Bohinj, Planica et Jezersko offrent des pistes bien entretenues qui conviennent aux skieurs de tous niveaux, qu’ils soient amateurs ou confirmés. Pour profiter au mieux de la saison, le forfait de ski de fond unifié (Unified Cross–Country Ski Pass), qui relie les principales stations nordiques grâce à un seul et même billet, poursuit son extension, encourageant ainsi des séjours prolongés et une mobilité régionale plus durable.

Bien–être, gastronomie et villes festives pour la saison hivernale

L’hiver slovène invite également les touristes à compléter leurs activités de plein air par des offres culturelles et de loisirs. Ils peuvent ainsi se détendre dans les centres thermaux, savourer la gastronomie locale ou découvrir les marchés de Noël festifs des villes historiques. Des promenades paisibles dans les vallées enneigées, combinées à l’ambiance hivernale urbaine, garantissent une expérience saisonnière aux multiples facettes assortie d’une grande facilité d’accès.

Promouvoir l’offre hivernale de la Slovénie à l’échelle mondiale

Afin de faire connaître l’hiver slovène à l’échelle internationale, le Slovenian Tourist Board (Office du tourisme slovène) lance une campagne promotionnelle mondiale sur 20 marchés, de novembre à février. Cette campagne s’appuie sur des articles en ligne, des partenariats éditoriaux, des événements commerciaux et des voyages de presse. Des informations centralisées, des sources d’inspiration et des itinéraires prêts à l’emploi sont disponibles sur le portail touristique officiel slovenia.info, qui offre aux visiteurs un aperçu complet des activités hivernales et des destinations touristiques tout en leur prodiguant des conseils pratiques pour la planification de leur voyage.

Avec son territoire compact, ses infrastructures modernes dédiées aux sports d’hiver et son engagement croissant en faveur du développement durable, la Slovénie invite les visiteurs à vivre l’hiver de manière dynamique, authentique et contemporaine, entre sensations fortes en montagne et escapades paisibles dans la nature, le tout à proximité immédiate.

Pour en savoir plus : https://www.slovenia.info/en/things–to–do/active–holidays/skiing–in–slovenia

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Eslovênia Recebe o Inverno com Mais Esportes na Neve, Trilhas Nórdicas e Aventuras ao Ar Livre

LIUBLIANA, Eslovênia, Dec. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Em todo o país, os resorts de montanha fortaleceram ainda mais suas instalações e serviços, introduzindo sistemas modernos de elevação, aluguel abrangente de equipamentos, escolas profissionais de esqui e snowboard, e uma ampla gama de experiências guiadas. Isso permite que os visitantes de todos os níveis explorem diversas atividades de inverno, desde esqui alpino de alta energia, e passeios de esqui e snowboard em terrenos montanhosos dramáticos até atividades mais relaxadas, como parques na neve, patinação no gelo em paisagens tradicionais, caminhada na neve, passeios à luz de tochas, e trenós puxados por cães.

Passe Unificado de Esqui Cross–Country

A rede de esqui cross–country da Eslovênia continua sendo um destaque da temporada. Locais populares como Pokljuka, Bohinj, Planica e Jezersko oferecem trilhas bem conservadas adequadas para todos, desde esquiadores recreativos a atletas avançados. Para apoiar essas experiências, o Unified Cross–Country Ski Pass – que conecta os principais resorts nórdicos com um único ingresso – continua a se expandir, incentivando estadias mais longas e uma mobilidade regional mais sustentável.

Bem–estar, Gastronomia e Cidades Festivas de Inverno

O Inverno na Eslovênia também atrai os visitantes a complementar as atividades ao ar livre com ofertas culturais e de lazer. Os hóspedes podem relaxar em centros de spa termal, saborear a gastronomia local ou explorar mercados festivos de Natal em cidades históricas. Caminhadas tranquilas por vales cobertos de neve, combinadas com atmosferas urbanas de inverno, garantem uma experiência sazonal variada a curtas distâncias.

Promoção Global da Oferta de Inverno na Eslovênia

Para ampliar a história de inverno da Eslovênia internacionalmente, o Conselho de Turismo da Eslovênia está lançando uma campanha promocional global de novembro a fevereiro em 20 mercados , apoiada por narrativas digitais, parcerias editoriais, eventos comerciais e viagens para a mídia. Informações centralizadas, inspiração e itinerários prontos estão disponíveis no portal oficial de turismo slovenia.info, oferecendo aos visitantes uma visão abrangente da experiência de inverno, destinos e planejamento prático de viagens.

Com sua geografia compacta, infraestrutura moderna de esportes de inverno e foco crescente na sustentabilidade, a Eslovênia convida os visitantes a passar o inverno de maneira ativa, autêntica e contemporânea – das emoções das montanhas às fugas naturais serenas, tudo de fácil acesso.

Descubra mais: https://www.slovenia.info/en/things–to–do/active–holidays/skiing–in–slovenia

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Sudan’s Crisis: Mass Killings Continue While the World Looks Away

Sudan’s crisis

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By Andrew Firmin
LONDON, Dec 30 2025 – Satellite images show corpses piled high in El Fasher, North Darfur, awaiting mass burial or cremation as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia tries to cover up the scale of its crimes. Up to 150,000 El Fasher residents remain missing from the city, seized by the RSF in November. The lowest estimate is that 60,000 are dead. The Arab militia has ethnically cleansed the city of its non-Arab residents. The slaughter is the latest horrific episode in the war between the RSF and the Sudan Armed Forces, sparked by a power battle between military leaders in April 2023.

Both sides have committed atrocities, including executions, extrajudicial killings and sexual violence. It’s hard to gather accurate figures, but at least 150,000 people are estimated to have been killed. Around nine million people have been internally displaced, and close to four million more have fled across the border. Some 25 million now face famine.

Civil society and humanitarian workers are responding as best they can, but they’re in the firing line. They face death, violence, abduction and detention. Emergency orders impose bureaucratic restrictions on civil society organisations and limit aid operations and freedoms of assembly, expression and movement, while troops also block aid delivery.

Reporting on the conflict is difficult and dangerous. Almost all media infrastructure has been destroyed, many newspapers have stopped publishing and both sides are targeting journalists, with many forced into exile. Extensive disinformation campaigns obscure what’s happening on the ground. Mohamed Khamis Douda, spokesperson for the Zamzam displacement camp, exemplified the dangers for those who tell the truth. He stayed on in El Fasher to provide vital updates to international media. When the RSF invaded, they sought him out and killed him.

The world looks away

Sudan is sometimes called a forgotten war, but it’s more accurate to say the world is choosing to ignore it – and this suits several powerful states. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the RSF’s biggest backer. It continues to deny this, even though weapons manufactured by the UAE or supplied to it by its allies have been found at sites recovered from RSF control. Without its support, the RSF would likely have lost the war by now.

In recent years, the UAE has worked to cultivate influence among several African states. It has developed a series of ports around Africa, with one planned on Sudan’s stretch of the Red Sea. It has big agricultural investments in Sudan and receives most of the gold mined there. The UAE has evidently concluded that RSF control is the best way of securing its influence and protecting its interests, regardless of the cost in human lives. In response, Sudan’s government has moved to improve links with Russia. It’s been reported it may allow Russia to develop a permanent Red Sea naval base.

The UAE faces little international pressure because western states that are strongly aligned with it, including the UK and USA, downplay its role. The UK government continues to supply the UAE with arms in the knowledge these are being transferred to the RSF, while a whistleblower has accused it of removing warnings about possible genocide in Sudan from a risk assessment analysis to protect the UAE. The European Union and UK reacted to the El Fasher atrocities by placing sanctions on four RSF leaders and the USA is said to be considering further sanctions, but these measures never reach as far as figures in the UAE government.

The UN Security Council, where the UK is the permanent member that leads on Sudan, has also been predictably ineffective. Russia has said it will veto any resolution the UK brings. Yet in June, the UK refused an offer from African states, serving on the Council on a rotating basis, to take over responsibility, something that could have created more space for negotiation.

Among other countries with regional influence, Egypt strongly favours the Sudan government, and Saudi Arabia is somewhat supportive too. They come together with the UAE and USA in a forum called the quad. Despite competing interests, in September there appeared grounds for hope when the quad brokered what was supposed to be a three-month humanitarian truce, followed by a nine-month transition to civilian rule. Both sides accepted the plan, only for the RSF to keep fighting, causing the Sudanese government to reject the proposal.

Pressure and accountability

Whether fighting halts may depend on the USA’s diplomatic whims. Trump has recently appeared to take more interest in the conflict, likely prompted by Saudi Arabia’s ruler Mohammed bin Salman, who visited the White House in November.

Trump may want to claim to have ended another conflict in his evident quest for the Nobel Peace Prize, but it’s hard to see progress unless the US government proves willing to pressure the UAE, including through tariffs, a blunt instrument Trump has used to force deals on other states. The fact the Trump administration currently applies tariffs at its lowest rate, 10 per cent, shows its continuing warmth towards the UAE.

Campaigners are trying to focus more attention on the UAE’s central role in the conflict. One highly visible focus is basketball: the NBA has an extensive and growing sponsorship agreement with the UAE, part of the regime’s efforts to sportswash its international reputation. Civil society campaigners are calling on the NBA to end its partnership, and their advocacy may help move Sudan up the US agenda.

The international community has the power to stop the killing, but first it must acknowledge the role of the UAE and its western allies in enabling it. All involved in the conflict, within and beyond Sudan, must put aside their calculations of narrow self-interest. The UAE, their allies and the other quad states should face greater pressure to broker a genuine ceasefire as a first step towards peace, and use their leverage with the warring parties to ensure they stick to it.

Andrew Firmin is CIVICUS Editor-in-Chief, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report.

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Saabsoft and Property Finder Announce Strategic Partnership to Transform Real Estate Operations in the UAE

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saabsoft Technologies, a leading Bitrix24 partner in Dubai, UAE, today announced a strategic partnership with Property Finder, the Middle East’s largest and most influential real estate listing portal. The collaboration introduces a unified digital ecosystem designed to simplify and modernize how real estate companies manage listings, leads, and customer journeys.

At the heart of this partnership is Saabsoft’ Property Listing App for Bitrix24, a proprietary real estate listing solution developed exclusively by Saabsoft and embedded natively inside Bitrix24. The application enables real estate companies to manage their property inventory, publish listings directly to Property Finder, and receive qualified leads automatically back into Bitrix24—creating a centralized and fully connected Real Estate CRM environment.

In addition to portal integration, Saabsoft provides end–to–end Website Development services tailored specifically for real estate companies. These websites are fully integrated with Bitrix24 and the Saabsoft Property Listing App, allowing agencies to display live listings on their own websites and capture website–generated leads directly into Bitrix24. This ensures that all inquiries—whether from Property Finder or company websites—are managed from a single system, supporting a complete digital transformation of the real estate sales process.

“Our goal has always been to simplify complexity for real estate businesses,” said Ashraf Soubhi, Managing Director of Saabsoft Technologies. “By combining Property Finder’s market leadership with our deep expertise in Bitrix24, native integrations, and real estate website development, we are enabling companies to run their entire operation—from listings to leads to sales—through one unified platform.”

The solution is offered to Saabsoft’s Bitrix24 real estate clients as a comprehensive, industry–focused package designed for brokers, developers, and property managers. It delivers improved data accuracy, faster lead response times, better management visibility, and a scalable foundation for growth—positioning Bitrix24 for Real Estate as a powerful operational and sales backbone.

This partnership further reinforces Saabsoft’s commitment to delivering practical, enterprise–grade solutions that address real market needs and support the continued evolution of the real estate industry across the UAE and the wider Middle East.

About SAABSOFT

Saabsoft Technologies is positioned as a forward–thinking, innovative software company specializing in digital transformation, business automation, custom application development, Website Development. Over the years, the company has grown to serve clients across a variety of industries including Government, real estate, healthcare, manufacturing and logistics.

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