{"id":243651,"date":"2025-07-17T17:09:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=243651"},"modified":"2025-07-17T17:09:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:09:37","slug":"tourism-minister-confirms-progress-on-rwanda-and-saudi-arabia-air-service-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/tourism-minister-confirms-progress-on-rwanda-and-saudi-arabia-air-service-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Minister Confirms Progress on Rwanda and Saudi Arabia Air Service Agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3575731176\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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