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THE majestic Nile is the centrepiece of Egypt’s beauty, its strips of fertile green riverbanks appear like a mirage in the wilderness.

FORGET Dubai - Abu Dhabi's mix of high-end culture with high-end adrenalin is causing the world to sit up and take notice.

FROM nude beach parties and wild bashes to gay clubs and showgirls, Beirut is rapidly earning a reputation as the sin city of the Middle East.

AN Israeli town hopes dozens of reported mermaid sightings and a hefty reward will help boost tourism to the region.

MORE than one million tourists visited Lebanon last month, a record number for the tiny Mediterranean country, the tourism ministry said.

IMAGINE waking up, pulling open the curtains and staring into the mouth of one of the biggest fish in the world.

BEACHES in Dubai have been plagued by a bloom of algae that has killed fish and is potentially harmful to humans.

IRAQ is back on the tourist map after welcoming its first Western visitors since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

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