Postcards from the edge: travels in Trump's banned countries
Kevin Rushby reflects on the warmth and hospitality he has encountered in the countries now on President Trump’s ‘bad’ list
September 2016
Insider's guides
An insider's guide to Sana'a: 'We live in a prolonged war zone'
There is more to the Yemeni capital than violence – from the enchanting melody of minarets and oud music to residents who wield ‘brooms, not guns’ in an effort to clean up their city
November 2015
Can Middle East tourism ever recover?
The Islamic world’s mystery and riches once attracted droves of western holidaymakers. But terrorism has devastated the industry in Egypt and Tunisia – and even countries untouched by conflict. Is there any way back?
April 2012
Record-hunting in Yemen
Hypnotic oud, Polish jazz, the Godfather of Soul – and lots of the local amphetamine. Vinyl obsessive Chris Menist takes stock of his finds from a crate-digging trip on the Arabian peninsula
November 2010
Eyewitness
Eyewitness: Trigger happy
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
April 2010
Philip Lee Harvey's world view
Location photographer Philip Lee Harvey has spent 18 years capturing scenes across the globe - from the tribal villages of Ethiopia to the remote island of Socotra in the Yemen
November 2009
50 ultimate travel experiences | landscapes
From Manhattan's skyline to volcanic lakes, explorers, travel writers and tour operators remember their favourite travel moments
October 2009
Ask Tom
Travel tips
Tom Hall of Lonely Planet answers your questions about worldwide travel. This week: security in Madagascar, women travellers in Morocco, hotels in Panama City, and insurance for travel to Yemen
May 2009
Yemen behind the headlines
Travel blog
Would you travel to Yemen?
May 2008
Is this the worst place on earth to be a woman?
In Yemen, women belong to men. Most are illiterate. They are arrested in the street. They die in childbirth. In this special report, Rachel Cooke meets the brave few who are campaigning for midwives and against early marriage
March 2008
A new underwater kingdom
Saudi Arabia is a controversial holiday choice but for divers it offers some of the world's last virgin coral reefs, says James Montague
October 2007
Space, the final frontier
Want to live out your Lawrence of Arabia fantasies but can only spare a couple of days off work? Tom Robbins travels to Oman for a weekend in the Empty Quarter - 250,000 square miles of nothing but dunes.
July 2006
Mystery of an African queen
There are two versions of the legend of the Queen of Sheba - one set in Yemen and the other in Ethiopia. Catherine Arnold explores them both.
April 2006
The land that time forgot
It's the Indian Ocean's answer to the Galapagos - an island cut off from the rest of the world, with a time-capsule collection of plants and wildlife which are extinct elsewhere on the planet. Mike Carter heads for Socotra.
July 2005
The Galapagos of Arabia
Socotra is a naturalist's paradise - and you don't have to go to the ends of the earth to get there. But few have ever heard of it, let alone been. Charles Aithie reports.
June 2002
Queen of the desert
Tomorrow we get the chance to celebrate another monarch, when the Queen of Sheba exhibition opens at the British Museum. Andrew Wilson went to Yemen, the land she is said to have ruled 3,000 years ago, to see what treasures remain.
September 2001
Lost in the desert
Tourists should not be put off by its lawless reputation. Erlend Clouston reports from the land that laid the foundations for modern civilisation.
April 2001
Is this the next Caribbean?
People still live in caves and travel by camel on this island in the Arabian Sea. But plans are afoot to turn it into a holiday paradise over the next 10 years. Erland Clouston takes a look.
March 2000
Going to extremes
The deaths of four tourists in 1998 shocked the world, kidnappings continue and the Foreign Office advises against travel to this remote corner of Arabia. So, was Tim Morris irresponsible to take his family there?
