Thanks
“places” custom post type was already checked as suggested
listings are now displayed on the front-end
the bar issue is defenetly connected some how to GD, disabling the plugin turns it on again
about RTL – the title now displayed correctly but the tabs are left to right.
see attached image

the space between icons at the upper part of the GD side bar is OK but at the lower part the text is attached to the icon, how can i add space there?

By the way, how can I traslate plugin phrases? do you have a .po file?