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Walking in Palestine
Palestine is synonymous with violence, but Kevin Rushby finds politics takes a back seat on an extraordinary new walking route where the people are welcoming and the countryside stunning
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Hot spots: New trips to the Middle East
More and more of us are heading to north Africa and the Middle East, and there are plenty of new trips to these ancient lands, says Matthew Teller
Travel features p2
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Arabian nights: stylish places to stay
Four new and revamped urban bolt holes in the Middle East and north Africa
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Algiers, north Africa's white lady
Few travellers visit Algeria these days but the country's capital – famous for its brilliant light – has a beauty that belies its recent violent history, says Horatio Clare
Travel features p4
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Tea in the Sahara: a road trip through the Libyan desert
Following an ancient trade route across Libya, Sara Wheeler enounters Berber life, and finds that trade and smuggling are still alive and well
Travel features p5
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Back to Bahrain
His search for the exotic paradise of his childhood proved elusive, but 25 years on Tom Yarwood discovers a new side to Bahrain, the 'Kingdom of the Two Seas'
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Middle East: Gulf getaways
Spend some Arabian days and nights exploring the culture and coastal beauty of the Gulf, says Tom Yarwood
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Oman's desert island
Though Oman is the tourist hotspot of the Arabian peninsula, the remote island of Masirah is barely known. That may soon change, says Peter Carty
Travel features p6
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Jordan's green crusade
With all the Roman ruins and Petra, it's tempting to focus on Jordan's historic sites, but its nature reserves and their chic eco-lodges shouldn't be missed. Gemma Bowes takes a tour