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Pro-Palestine group sends teachers classroom guide challenging ‘Anzac mythology’

Teachers for Palestine want schoolchildren taught about Australian soldiers acting as “enforcers of Empire” in post-WWI Egypt.

  • Alex Crowe and Noel Towell

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The InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Mina Al Arab Resort.

Beyond Dubai: The smallest emirate wants to be your next stopover

Not enough beach? Build one. No islands off the coast? No problem. Just put them there yourself.

  • Carrie Hutchinson
Riyadh Air aims to take on award-winning rivals Emirates and Qatar Airways with its pointy-end offerings.

New rival for Emirates and Qatar Airways unveils its luxurious cabins

Riyadh Air is set to take off at the end of this year with cabins to rival the best in the sky. Just don’t expect to be served champagne on board.

  • Leen Al-Rashdan
One thing at least is settled - this dish is delicious.

Part pizza, part smash burger, this delicious flatbread is controversial

Food is a wonderful thing, tied to history, culture and identity, but that also means it can be a source of controversy. Welcome to the world of lahmajun.

  • Ben Groundwater
Traffic is terrible in Riyadh.

I did a women-only trip in one of the world’s most notorious countries

It’s one of the world’s most patriarchal societies, but I had a behind-the-scenes look at the secret lives of women here.

  • Katrina Lobley
Stroll through the magroves at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.

The new bucket list for Asia: 25 must-do places and experiences

From neon-lit cities to some of the oldest civilisations on Earth, from white-sand beaches to the highest mountains, no other continent can rival Asia for diversity.

  • Ute Junker
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Umayyad Mosque at sunset – a Christian basilica in a previous life, a Roman temple to Jupiter before that.

A country too dangerous to visit is one I can’t wait to return to

As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and prosper and crumble into ruin”.

  • Luke Slattery
Terminal A.

Inside the $4.8 billion ‘world’s most beautiful airport’

It’s an increasingly popular stopover spot for Australians and was striking enough for Tom Cruise to shoot a major Mission Impossible scene in.

  • Anthony Dennis
Even better than the real thing: Anantara Santorini Abu Dhabi Retreat.

Avoid Greek island’s infamous crowds by visiting the fake one instead

Overcrowded Santorini tops my anti-bucket list: the places I’ve absolutely no intention to visit. Could this little fake version be nicer than the real deal?

  • Hazel Plush
Balcony view of whitewashed Muscat from the Mandarin Oriental.

A five-star stopover stay in a neighbour beats bustling Dubai

This outstanding outpost of the venerable Mandarin Oriental brand impresses even more than most.

  • Anthony Dennis

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