Middle East
Peaceful Middle Eastern country is underrated and understated, like its food
Oman is a rare creature of the Middle East. As I journey from desert camp to mud brick inn and five-star resort, dishes are as unexpected as they are fragrant.
- by Belinda Jackson
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Port guide: Abu Dhabi, UAE
It might be the conservative cousin of Dubai, but wealthier Abu Dhabi has rolled out ambitious tourism and cultural projects, and is a sight to behold.
- by Brian Johnston
Why this hidden oasis is the coolest luxury destination right now
Pilgrims, cameleers, incense traders, empire builders, and even Lawrence of Arabia have passed through these lands. Now, it’s the turn of curious travellers.
- by Belinda Jackson
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Lebanon
Hezbollah rockets reach Tel Aviv area in the heart of Israel
The Lebanon-based group fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in the heaviest barrage in weeks.
- by Abby Sewell and Bassem Mroue
Sorry, New York, this city’s food scene is better
Dubai is one of the world’s youngest cities, but its multifaceted food DNA tells a much deeper story.
- by Jenny Hewett
Hezbollah’s new chief says group will continue war with Israel
The group still seeks a ceasefire but on terms it deems acceptable, Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Qassem said in a televised address.
- by Sally Abu al-Joud
Opinion
Middle East at war
‘Nowhere is safe’: A photographer’s perspective on the Middle East conflict
Photographer Kate Geraghty returns to the Middle East to show the human toll of a conflict causing grief, loss and anger.
- by Kate Geraghty
How the Human Rights Commission went to war with itself
The Australian Human Rights Commission has been under siege from within and without as it struggles to take a neutral stance on the conflict in Gaza.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Troops round up men, order women to leave camp in northern Gaza, medics say
Israeli military forces besieged hospitals and shelters for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip as they stepped up their operations, witnesses say.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi
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Middle East at war
Blasts hit Beirut as Israel targets Hezbollah-run bank branches
Meanwhile in Gaza rescuers are still recovering people from the rubble after an Israeli attack that killed dozens.
- by Amina Ismail and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Beirut is a city you can’t help but love, even as it breaks your heart
Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty have spent eight days in Beirut, where bullet-holes in palm trees among the glitzy restaurants tell the tale of a broken city.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
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