Middle East Travel News

Professional Korean kite flyers at the Kite Flying Event held at the Museum of Islamic Art Park yesterday.

Move over, Dubai. If Saudi Arabia's newest construction project goes as planned, the Burj Khalifa could be dethroned as the world's tallest tower.

For some of the scientists and doctors who helped the world battle the 2003 SARS outbreak, the recent rapid rise in human infections in several Middle Eastern countries caused by a cousin virus is creating a sense of sharp unease.

Muscat: A host of the most recognised names in the maritime industry have unveiled their timeline to commence activity at the Sohar Port and Freezone.

Text from a Aramaic song is seen at Sts. Peter and Paul Melkite Catholic Church April 17, 2014 in Ottawa.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan will take part in the 19th annual "Way of the Cross Procession" that will travel across Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday.

Muscat: The South Korean Embassy in Oman is closely following the news related to a ferry carrying 459 people that sank off South Korea's southern coast.

The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee awarded an $18,000 grant to connect marine scientists in Israel with Mote to study difficult challenges currently faced by our oceans.

The United States and Israel are creating a working group to help Israel advance toward joining the visa waiver program.

Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad arrived at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport this week for Passover, crossing paths in the air with thousands of their compatriots heading from Israel to Turkey for the same holiday period.

Egypt is a land of contrasts. The ancient, the modern and the traditional all seem to coexist peacefully, quite comfortably here.

Jewish worshipers cover themselves with prayer shawls during the Passover priestly blessing ceremony as they pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, April 17, 2014.

Hundreds of Christians in the Gaza Strip left the coastal territory on Thursday to celebrate Easter in the occupied West Bank and Israel.

Baku, Azerbaijan, April 17 By Umid Niayesh - Trend: The U.S. is violating its obligations towards the UN by not issuing a visa to Iran's envoy, the Islamic Republic's MP believes.

Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, today announced it will boost frequency and capacity to Larnaca and Athens, adding depth to its expanding network, while enhancing connectivity over its Abu Dhabi hub.

The U.S. has denied a visa to Hamid Aboutalebi, Iran's choice as ambassador to the United Nations, which is based in New York.

The Jews and the Irish are model minorities trying to preserve tradition and community in a centrifugal world which dissolves people's bonds to the past and to each other.

Istanbul, the noisy metropolis on the Bosporus Strait lauded by many a travel ranking, has much more to offer than grand mosques and bazaars.

Zig Zag Kid tells the story of a 13-year-old boy, his adventures, fears and fantasies.

As Jews marked the second morning of the Pesach holiday, Muslims rioters marred the day by hurling flares and rocks at police forces on the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site.