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tunisia

Members of the Tunisian Symphonic Orchestra perform at the Opera Theatre in Tunis. (Tunisian Ministry of Culture)

Classical music attracting wider audiences in Tunisia

Tourism

Tourists walk through the ruins of the ancient Roman site of Volubilis, near the town of Moulay Idriss Zerhounon in Morocco’s north central Meknes region. (AFP)

Record year for Morocco tourism with increased air links to Europe

Egypt

Port Fouad seen from Port Said. (Marc Espanol)

Egyptian city of Port Said, where East meets West

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UAE

Extreme desert explorer Max Calderan warms up next to a fire in Abu Dhabi. (Caline Malek)

Trekking through the unbroken sea of sand in the Empty Quarter

Algeria

Celebrating identity. Algerian Berber women prepare couscous as they mark the Yennayer New Year in the village of Ait el-Kecem, south of Tizi-Ouzou, east of Algiers. (AFP)

Celebration of Amazigh new year reflects Algeria’s diversity but also stark contradictions

Morocco

A house on the outskirts of Marrakech. (AFP)

Marrakech a magnet of foreign investment in real estate

Tantora Festival

A view of the facade of the mirrored-wall Maraya Theatre in Al-Ula, a UNESCO World Heritage site in north-western Saudi Arabia.(AFP)

Tantora Festival showcases world cultures, Saudi heritage

Sheikh Ahmad Hawili

Sheikh Ahmad Hawili (L) and soprano Ghada Shbeir. (Beirut Chants Festival)

Beirut Christmas carolling comes with a revolutionary twist

tunisia

A Palestinian farmer checks the palm tree fruit to make sure it is disease-free. (Culture & Arts Association, Palestine)

Date palm heritage in Arab World celebrated by UNESCO