Middle East Travel News

KABUL, Afghanistan - It's painful for US soldiers to hear discussions and watch movies about modern wars when the dialogue is full of obsolete slang, like "chopper" and "GI."

Working in the field of Jewish identity empowerment of Russian-speaking Jews in Israel and worldwide, it is often tempting to concentrate on the mission of getting out and spreading around as much Jewish knowledge as possible.

US Secretary of State John Kerry waves as he boards his plane at Brussels National Airport, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.

Britain's new non-resident envoy to Iran Ajay Sharma says he has held "detailed and constructive" talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzadeh and other officials, Press TV reported.

When people ask about the best place I've been, I usually reply Oman. It's a tough question for any traveller because how can you compare apples with oranges, beaches with mountains.

Titles with backing from the Qatari cultural organization traveling across the border to the United Arab Emirates' festival event includes Cherien Dabis' "May in the Summer," a U.S., Qatar and Jordan production that will compete in the Muhr Arab Feature sidebar.

Marie Russell, right, and Linda Toomire help veteran John Gillespie shop for presents for his family Tuesday morning at the American Legion Auxiliary Holiday Gift Shop set up in a recreation hall at Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center.

Turkish imam and rock musician Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer gives the call to prayer on Feb. 11, 2013, in Kas.

'The conservator's philosophy speaks directly to war-torn areas. For example, Iraqis feel intensely about their ancient sites and artifacts.

BEIRUT: Lebanonese Army units erected Tuesday overnight sand berms along the border with Syria in east Lebanon, a senior security source told The Daily Star.

DOHA: The Qatar Chamber yesterday welcomed the visiting Portuguese businessmen to invest in the country for its future development.

Perched on the tip of Istanbul's historic peninsula, Hagia Sophia -- with its spectacular dome, elegant curves and towering minarets -- is an iconic sight for millions of tourists visiting the city each year.

Philippine Ambassador Crescente R Relacion receiving the cheque from General-Secretary of Qatar Football Association, Saoud Mohannadi , at Al Bidda Tower in Doha yesterday.

Officials and experts say the arrangement could be mutually beneficial for doctors in need of work and a nation in need of more doctors.

A downtown city street block, closed for about an hour Monday morning, was reopened after officers determined a suspicious device found in a nearby apartment was harmless.

An undated electron microscope image made availalbe by the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases shows novel coronavirus particles, also known as the MERS virus, colorized in yellow.

Britain's newly-appointed envoy will travel to Iran on Tuesday, the first diplomatic visit by a British official since its embassy in Tehran was stormed more than two years ago.

Just a few days after being chosen to host the 2020 World Expo convention, the glittering city of Dubai was also named the world's leading destination at the 20th edition of the World Travel Awards which took place in Doha over the weekend.

The Herzl Center, an educational center designed to introduce Hungarian Jews to the Zionist movement, was inaugurated in Theodor Herzl's birthplace, Budapest.

Woody Guthrie sang of America's "redwood forests" and "gulf stream waters." The traveling troubadour and American folk poet electrified a nation with his paeans to America's indomitable spirit and beauty.