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From busy city life to the calm of the desert – the gateway to the Sahara is next level

The emirate is on a mission to show potential visitors and residents that there’s much more to it than high rises and shopping malls, tourism chief Issam Abdulrahim Kazim tells Newsweek

Tens of thousands of international travellers once flocked to see Syria’s ancient wonders. Now, after more than a decade of isolation, there is fresh hope that the visitors will return

Spa-centric (and stylish) stays for anyone who needs to relax after a social summer

The Mediterranean is full of gorgeous coastal hotspots. Which one will you pick?

WITH ITS LONGSTANDING ISOLATION AND TURBULENT MODERN HISTORY, THIS CARIBBEAN NATION DEFIES CATEGORISATION. COME TO SALSA DANCE IN HAVANA, HIKE AND HORSE-RIDE THROUGH VIÑALES VALLEY AND SNORKEL IN THE CLEAR WATERS OF THE BAY OF PIGS