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Iran’s Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System (Twitter)

March 10th, 2019 - 12:52 GMT

Interested in How Water Systems Were? Your Best Best is Iran’s Shushtar But Hurry....!

Iran’s Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System is under threat of excessive amounts of mineral salt and wastewaters that perpetually pass through the southwestern UNESCO World Heritage.

Ramadan is just around the corner and foreigners visiting the Middle East region need to be respectful to the religious month and aware of customary etiquette. (Shutterstock)

May 12th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Weekly Business Roundup: Kuwait Deports 2,000 Expats, How to Survive Ramadan at Work and 6 Stories You Probably Missed

UN forum held in Riyadh last week amounted to a 'slap in the face', says HRW. (AFP)

May 8th, 2017 - 07:34 GMT

HRW says Saudi UN Forum is a ‘Slap in the Face’

Palestinians protest in support of prisoners on hunger strike in Jerusalem. (AFP/File)

May 6th, 2017 - 12:31 GMT

UNESCO Resolution: Israel ‘Occupying Power’ of Jerusalem

Tunisia took the leading position in the competition which evaluated 910 extra virgin olive oils from 27 countries. (File photo)

May 4th, 2017 - 02:47 GMT

Tunisia Bags Award for Best Olive Oil in the World. Mabrouk!

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AFP/David Buimovitch)

May 4th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Calling Israel an 'Occupying Power' Costly for UN

The full extent of the damage to Hatra remains unclear. (AFP)

April 27th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

UNESCO listed site of ancient Hatra recaptured from Daesh

A picture taken on April 16, 2017 shows a general view of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Egypt's south Sinai, where a policeman was killed and three others wounded on April 18, 2017. (AFP/Pedro Costa Gomes)

April 19th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

One killed in Daesh attack near St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt

Al-Azhar University. (File photo)

April 1st, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Al-Azhar university in Cairo: one of the oldest academic institutions worldwide

Palmyra has experienced widespread destruction of the ancient monuments since first being taken over by Daesh in 2015. (AFP/File)

March 8th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Palmyra once again retaken from Daesh, but remains in ruins

The ancient city of Palmyra was recaptured by Daesh in late 2016. (AFP/File)

March 2nd, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Syrian army, militias push into Palmyra in anti-Daesh offensive

To cope with projected demand, there are an additional 61,224 hotel rooms in the pipeline across Saudi Arabia. (Shutterstock/raydignity)

February 14th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Saudi travel and tourism to be worth $81B by 2026

The latest culprit behind Middle Eastern diplomatic tensions: a lowly flatbread dish topped with minced meat and vegetables. (Shutterstock)

October 29th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Lahmacun or Lamadjo? ‘Pizza war’ breaks out between Turkey and Armenia