In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries. Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building ...

Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in Wadi Musa, Jordan. As visitors enter Petra from the winding gorge known as the Siq, they first behold the ...

There was even a Roman-style amphitheatre large enough to seat 3,000 people. Then it was time to start the journey up 800 rocky steps to the impressive Ad-Deir Monastery. Trekking through Petra, ...

Michael Jordan's legacy has grown beyond basketball to take on all sports, entertainment, and fashion. But what if the Air Jordan never got off the ground due to arcane NBA rules in 1985?

Marsa Zayed is a transformational project to turn a 320-hectare (3.2 million m2) section of Red Sea beachfront into a tourism and business hub and a southern gateway to Jordan’s key attractions, the ...

Donkeys, horse-drawn carriages and camels are all options within the city, although their welfare is sometimes questionable. Donkey on the route in Petra, Jordan A third of the city was destroyed by ...

2022-12-23 | Christmas tree of the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, France (© Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images) ...