Tragedy struck in southern Jordan on Sunday as flash floods swept through Wadi al-Nakhil, claiming the lives of a Belgian ...

Beyond golden dunes… Looking at the images in the gallery below, you’d be forgiven for thinking they were in far-flung ...

For lower hotel prices and fewer tour groups, the best time to visit Petra is in summer, between June and August. However, ...

Jordanian authorities on Sunday evacuated nearly 1,800 tourists from the ancient city of Petra after the area was hit by ...

The Middle East, a region steeped in history and natural ... attractions An ancient city carved into rose-red cliffs, Petra's ...

Mahadin said that 1,785 tourists had visited the site earlier in the day, and most were evacuated by Civil Defence teams from high-traffic areas, including the Al-Khazneh, the Siq, the Roman Soldier's ...

Tamara Davison"The Middle East is a vibrant smorgasbord of colour ... United Arab Emirates to the breathtaking ruins of Petra in Jordan, each corner of this region provides a unique glimpse ...

Petra flourished as spice routes developed ... driven by romantic as well as commercial notions of exploring the Middle East. The prospect of finding the ruins of lost civilizations inflamed ...

During the centuries just before and after Christ, Petra was the Middle East's premier emporium, a magnet for caravans traveling the roads from Egypt, Arabia and the Levant. And scholars now know ...