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A view of the Kilanieh Noria (water wheel) along the Orontes (Assi) river in the city of Hama in west-central Syria. (AFP)

On Syria river, craftsmen revive famed water wheels

Travel

Abdlul Rahman Mostafa, 48, owner of papyrus farmlands and workshops looks at his agricultural land in al-Qaramous village, north of Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters)

Egyptian villagers struggle to save papyrus

UAE

An Etihad Airlines plane from Abu Dhabi preparing to land at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. (AFP)

UAE will allow travel to 'low-risk' destinations

UAE

A diver inspects transplanted coral near Dibba Port in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)

Divers re-plant coral off UAE coast to build reef

tunisia

Tunisian Minister of Tourism Mohamed Ali Toumi: "Come and discover this country!" (Ministry of Tourism)

Tunisian Minister of Tourism Mohamed Ali Toumi says country 'ready and safe'

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MENA region

Ground hostesses assist travellers from behind glass windows at Dubai International Airport on May 22. (AFP)

Tourism experts look to future of the industry in MENA after pandemic

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Moumhamedou Ahmadou, the Director of the library and transcript writer, handles an ancient transcript in a library in Tichitt . (AFP)

Tichitt, a Mauritanian jewel of Islamic culture, sees itself ‘forgotten’

dubai

Pre-pandemic days. A 2017 file picture shows visitors at the Dubai Parks and Resorts stand during the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) at the Dubai World Trade Centre. (AFP)

Arabian Travel Market goes online to discuss prospects of recovery from pandemic

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

Akkar, the spectacular and yet forgotten part of Lebanon