Like most people I have met in Jordan, he welcomes me to his country and offers his assistance. He also shakes my hand and I am grateful. “As-Salaam-Alaikum [Peace be unto you],” I say.

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The twin beams of our headlights jiggle over the dirt, lighting up a small but constant patch of empty night. The seats squeak, my body swaying in the front as the copper-colored ground grabs at our ...

Wadi Rum is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Jordan rivaled only by the ancient city Petra. It's a government-protected nature reserve home to Bedouin tribes who have inhabited the wadi ...

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Smothering southern Jordan, the vast Wadi Rum Protected Area epitomizes an Arabian desert scene. It's utterly silent, where ...

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AMMAN — The increase in the number of tourists arriving in the Kingdom resulted in Wadi Rum’s camp occupancy rates exceeding 80 per cent, according to a stakeholder. “The occupancy rate in Wadi Rum ...