Thread: On World Tourism Day, we take a look at destinations filled with rich histories and hidden stories.
If you're wanderlust or keen to learn more about hidden gems in the MENA region, this is for you 👇 #WorldTourismDay
With the rise in global armchair travelling due to the pandemic, MEE takes a virtual tour of ten of Jordan's spectacular, and lesser known, sites 🇯🇴🏛️ middleeasteye.net/discover/jorda…
Beyond the cruise boats on the glistening channel, or the ancient markets further inland, lies a city famous for its rich heritage... middleeasteye.net/discover/turke…
This exhibition traces a tangle of histories, encompassing the site’s mysterious ancient origins, its rise to prominence, western appropriation, its political identity and the contemporary reality... middleeasteye.net/discover/baalb…
Al-Andalus was the territory under Muslim rule for more than seven centuries, from 711 and 1492.
At its greatest extent, it covered most of the Iberian peninsula, including modern-day Spain and Portugal. middleeasteye.net/discover/trave…
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- Israel ordered a full evacuation from Rafah
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🔴 UPDATE #Israel #Palestine
Israeli warplanes have obliterated a family in Khan Yunis, bombing a tent in the southern Gaza Strip middleeasteye.net/live/live-isra…
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Israeli police released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on Tuesday, after detaining him a day earlier following what activists described as an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank
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🔴 UPDATE #Israel #Palestine
A Hamas delegation is expected to arrive in Cairo today to meet with senior Egyptian officials on efforts to reach a new ceasefire deal in Gaza middleeasteye.net/live/live-isra…