Mackerel kebabs from Turkey, chicken and sumac casserole from Palestine, ful medames from Syria – we continue our culinary travels across the Middle East
August 2016
Why I love …
‘I’m in love with a whole continent’ – Colin Thubron on his passion for Asia
The continent that ‘both invites and resists understanding’ has always fascinated the travel writer. And his favourite country is today the saddest: Syria
June 2015
Syrians respond to 'summer in Syria' tweet with photographic realities of war
From the Guardian archive
From the archive, 12 June 1926: A trip to Palmyra in Syria
March 2011
The Middle East: to go or not to go?
Tourism is a big industry for the Middle East, but is it wise to head there now? Gemma Bowes consults tourist boards, tour operators and the Foreign Office
January 2011
Active adventures
Rachel Dixon picks trips that pack in the activities, from snowshoeing and ice climbing in Slovenia to kayaking and canyoning in Turkey
September 2010
Where's hot now? Sunny autumn getaways
Readers' travel tips
Readers' tips to souks
Arabian nights: stylish places to stay
Hot spots: New trips to the Middle East
August 2010
Next stop Baghdad - Syria's ultimate backpacker cafe
Backpackers from across the globe make the pilgrimage to a cafe in the Syrian desert, but why? Matt Carroll finds out. Plus more cult cafes
June 2010
Why Syria scrubs up so well
Kevin Rushby puts himself at the mercy of a muscular, tattoed masseur in a hamman in the Syrian city of Aleppo
January 2010
Ask Tom
Travel tips
Syria's mysterious Dead Cities
December 2009
The world's greatest train trips
Remote Middle East getaways
October 2009
Syria's crusade for tourism
Our Middle East editor reports on an ambitious campaign to double visitor numbers to Syria by 2012
