Features - Middle East
IBN Battuta
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Historian Ross E. Dunn provides an insight into the life and travels of Ibn Battuta, as he explored Eurasia and Africa in the 14th century. |
Qatar National Convention Centre
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From 2011, Qatar will play host to one of the region’s largest conference venues.? |
Articles - Middle East
The Cartier Challenge
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The Qatar Airways polo team hopes to achieve three consecutive tournament victories at the Cartier International Dubai Polo Challenge this month. Lewis Borg-Cardona caught up with Amr Zedan, ambassador for the Cartier Challenge. |
insight - Sohail Rahman
Occupation - News Anchor & Correspondent – Al Jazeera English news
A face recognised by many, award-winning journalist ‘So Rahman’ is known for ‘breaking the news’ and not just presenting it. |
Muscat
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Muscat has always been a city of arrivals and departures.A maritime trading hub on the Gulf of Oman, this enigmatic city has welcomed visitors for the past 2,000 years, prompting the 15th century Omani navigator Ahmad ibn Majid al-Najdi to describe its populace as ‘hospitable and sociable people who love strangers’. His portrayal of Muscat’s citizens is as accurate today as it was 500 years ago. |
weekend away - Damascus
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The oldest continuously inhabited city in the world has ancient streets packed with Orthodox churches, Ottoman palaces and stunning mosques. Souks burst with carpets and brassware, Islamic art bedazzles in museums, and the dining and hotel scene is stepping out with considerable chic. |
Luxury Spas
If there’s one thing of which there’s no shortage in the Middle East it’s luxury. From Amman to Oman, the Dead Sea to the Nile, the region is replete with hotels that specialise in pampering.
Qatar National Day
As countries across the world struggle to maintain their national identity in the face of increasing globalisation and the seemingly continuous erosion of tradition and culture, the State of Qatar uses its National Day celebrations to reinforce the importance of heritage, culture and traditional values.
