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UAE

A general view of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum in Abu Dhabi.(Reuters)

UAE museums offer virtual voyages in history and civilisation of Arabian Peninsula

Travel

A view of Mar Challita Church in Akkar. (Samar Kadi)

Akkar, the spectacular and yet forgotten part of Lebanon

Ismailia

The house of the French developer of the Suez Canal Ferdinand de Lesseps in Ismailia. (Marc Espanol)

Egypt’s Ismailia remains off the beaten track

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Ait-Ben-Haddou

A man sits atop the ancient fortress of Ait-Ben-Haddou where scenes from the HBO series "Game of Thrones" were filmed, south of Morocco's Atlas Mountains. (AFP)

Morocco fortress village hopes to draw ‘Game of Thrones’ fans

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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