Middle East Travel News

Saudi princesses seek their freedom: Several daughters of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, including Sahar and Jawaher seen here in this undated photo, say they have been held for the past 13 years in the royal compound in Jeddah.

The family of an eight-year-old girl from Leeds is taking legal action against travel giant Thomas Cook after she was seriously injured in an accident while on holiday in Turkey.

Eerie, mountain-framed pictures taken by Kaupo Kikkas show the cinema in a ghostly location among sand dunes, rocks and North African heat.

Ten years ago, Jerusalem was just starting to emerge from the Second Intifada, which scared away local residents as well as investors.

The rabbi of Temple Adas Israel talks about how the temple has evolved, a educational trip to Israel and leaving the temple after 15 years.

In an address before the Israeli parliament Wednesday, Cameron said Britain will stand alongside Israel in opposing a nuclear Iran and combating Islamic extremism.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting nearby Oman on his first trip to an Arab country since taking office last year.

A bus from an Egyptian news channel was previously attacked and destroyed by pro-Morsi supporters earlier this week At least two bombs exploded in Egypt Tuesday evening with one detonating near the Israeli embassy, according to Agence France Presse and Reuters .

On January 23, I was walking home from a shopping sojourn in the mega-urban environs of Garden City.

An airline owned by the United Arab Emirates said it "emphatically refutes" claims that it excludes Israel from its official travel-route map and refuses to transport Israelis.

If the U.S. government turns over the bulk collection of telephone data to an independent third party, higher costs and delays in identifying potential threats could result, the Navy admiral nominated to be the next head of the troubled National Security Agency said Tuesday.

In January, SEG leadership toured the Gulf Cooperation Council and familiarized themselves with our Middle East Office and constituents.

In a story March 9 about the U.S. secretary of commerce's trade mission to the Middle East, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Penny Pritzker is on her first trip outside of North America since being named commerce secretary.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani will pay an official visit to Oman to hold talks with senior officials of that country, Press TV reported.

The Revolutionary Council of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday unanimously endorsed his rejection of demands to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, officials at the meeting told AFP.

SYRIA is expected to miss a major deadline in the destruction of chemical weapons.

One tourist attraction in Israel worth exploring is the Israeli Museum at the Rabin Center.

Special operations forces from Iraq, Jordan and the U.S. conduct an exercise June 20, 2013, as part of Eager Lion multinational military maneuvers at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center in Amman, Jordan.

CBC Radio correspondent Laura Lynch has reported from many parts of the world, most recently Europe and the Middle East.

United Development Company , a leading Qatari shareholding company and the master developer of The Pearl-Qatar, is the Sliver Sponsor of the 30th GCC Traffic Week, held at Darb ElSaei, Khalifa City new Traffic Administration, March 9 to 15, 2014.