Middle East News

A dazzling supermoon rose over Dubai in April.

Look this way for this month's supermoonThese travel suppliers are offering offering a front-row seat to a rare cosmic event.

Tour groups will be permitted to enter the country from 23 May, but they will be accompanied by vaccinated guides and drivers.

Israel to vaccinated tourists: Come back!Protected by mass vaccination, Israel reopens to tour groups from 14 countries, including Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.

Ponant's Le Bellot will sail in the Indian Ocean in December.

Ponant unveils Indian Ocean expedition cruiseSailings through Seychelles and Zanzibar Archipelago off Tanzania will feature calls to pristine islands and wildlife spotting...

Cruise Saudi managing director Fawaz Farooqui (left) and MSC Cruises executive chairman Pierfrancesco Vago (right) signed a framework agreement in Saudi's capital Riyadh.

MSC Cruises heading for Saudi Arabia this winterRed Sea sailings offered from MSC Magnifica and the brand-new MSC Virtuosa, with first departures from Jeddah starting in...

This year, gatherings of no more than 20 are allowed.

Get vaccinated to get your prayer permit, says Saudi ArabiaUnlike 2020, this year's holy month holds the promise of a Ramadan that's closer to normal.

SIA Group announced that its three passenger airlines — SIA, SilkAir and Scoot — operated 11 February flights with a full set of vaccinated pilots and crew.

These airlines have nabbed the jabAll relevant staff at Etihad and El Al have received the Covid-19 jab, while Singapore Airlines operates first flights with...

A proven vaccination certificate, as well as a negative PCR test result done within 72 hours of travel will allow global travellers entry into the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago.

Get your vaccine, skip the quarantineIsolation no longer needed for fully vaccinated travellers to the Seychelles, but travellers can't ditch their masks — yet.

The UAE community have been urged to book tickets early for Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion, the first of three themed pavilions built for the mega expo.

A sneak peek inside Expo 2020 DubaiFirst of three themed pavilions launches ahead of the global exhibition in October.

Tourism 'not the panacea' for Africa, stress conservation players amid rising illegal wildlife threats. (Pictured: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.)

Survival of Africa's wildlife tourism under threatThe pandemic is hurting the continent's tourism industry, as well as the communities and animals dependent on it.

Zulal Wellness Resort, opening later this year, will be home to the world’s first centre for traditional Arabic Islamic medicine.

Qatar ramps up tourism offerings ahead of 2022 World CupSpotlight shone on soon-to-open properties outside Doha, including Hilton Salwa Beach Resort and Zulal Wellness Resort.