Middle East

Where will you be going next year?

What's new for 2010? South Africa hosts the World Cup, Beirut is ready to party, Doha becomes Arab Capital of Culture, Istanbul becomes European...

10 November 2009

How to make the most of your water park holidays

Kids love playing around the pool or on water slides. That includes the big kids too. Here's a guide to the do's and dont's to make sure your...

28 July 2009

City Guide to Beirut

Beirut has been crowned with being one of the 44 must-vist places to go in 2009. Ramy Salameh took time out to discover the city in which he was born.

27 February 2009

Israel: Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

When BMI launched its new 4-hour Heathrow-Tel-Aviv route to coincide with Israel's 60th birthday, Sharron Livingston went to check out the holy...

7 September 2008

12 Best Beaches 2007 - 1 for each month

It’s true. As a nation of beach-lovers, life’s a beach. But which beach is best? By Nic Havers

23 February 2007

Ten Reasons to Visit Israel

Remarkable, fascinating and controversial with world class cultural and religious sites all packed into a country the size of Wales!

20 December 2006

Sailing in The magical Med

Just a few hoursÂ’ flight from the UK, lie some superb sailing grounds. Mike Longhurst went sailing off the southern coast of Turkey in search of...

18 December 2006

Lycia: Sailing Through the Centuries

Archeologist and film-maker Peter Sommer checks out the finest wonders on the Turkey coastline.

21 August 2006

Sleepless in Tel Aviv

Bustling Tel Aviv offers an interesting city break on the Med. says Sharron Livingston

18 May 2006

Haifa - A Mountainside Haven By The Sea

The tiny land of Israel is always in the news, but not so its ancient harbour city of Haifa. Afterall, what can you say about a biblical city whose...

8 May 2006