Middle East
Amman shedding its old image
Jordan's increasingly young population is helping shape Amman's new scene, a tamer version of the Middle East's so-called "sin city". Read Article...
Iran bans foreign tours on mourning holidays
Iran has banned travel agencies from organising tours to countries where concerts are held during Shi'a mourning holidays. Read Article...
Yemen tries to revive remote region
Tarim is getting a face-lift before it replaces Qayrawan in Tunisia as the "capital of Islamic culture", an honour that rotates annually among cities in the Islamic world. Read Article...
Finding history at every corner
Most of the world's ancient civilisations had roots in the tourist paradise of Syria, writes Lance Cherry. Read Article...
Souk and ye shall find
Graham Howe decides to skip the skylines and shopping malls and instead opts for the old magic of Dubai. Read Article...
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