The feature · Syria
The inaugural Syria Travel Show opened at the Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus, bringing together government ministers, airline representatives, hotel chains, foreign investors, and travel influencers. With overall visitor numbers more than doubling in the first half of 2026, the industry races to build the capacity to host them.
The feature · Egypt
Of the hundreds of thousands of artifacts that have been unearthed so far across Egypt, none is as important to Egyptian history and Egyptian cultural identity as the Rosetta Stone. This one artifact unlocked virtually all of Egyptian history for scholars and the world by enabling the translation of thousands of years of the country's history that had been hidden in plain sight for over 1400 years, seemingly everywhere yet completely unreadable until a young French linguist experienced his "aha moment" and brought an ancient civilization's story back to life.
The feature · Regional
While the international media have portrayed the entire Middle East region to be one monolithic destination, three years of data have now shown that the global traveling public isn't buying that stereotype anymore. As tourism tanked in some countries that were directly involved in or impact by the regional conflicts over the past three years, other countries were setting new records.
The feature · Saudi Arabia
The recent launch and rapid expansion of Riyadh Air's route network across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East shows that this new player on the global aviation scene is more than just glamorous branding. With the backing of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and with leadership from a former Etihad chief executive, Riyadh Air is poised to break into a very competitive market and compete on par with the global and regional heavyweights.
The feature · Saudi Arabia
Critics who have been quick to jump on delays and restructuring within the NEOM giga-project as evidence of a faltering Vision 2030 are obscuring - and perhaps intentionally ignoring - the enormous progress and impressive success that the kingdom has already achieved within several other giga-projects that are getting far less attention from international media, such as the new mind-blowing resorts that have opened down the coast as part of the Red Sea Project.
The feature · Egypt
Today, we often forget just how diverse the Mediterranean region was ethnically, linguistically, and culturally in ancient times. At the height of its…
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