Saudi Arabia

This labour-intensive dish has crossed empires, borders and belief systems, becoming a shared language of generosity around the world.

From paneer wraps in India to ski-through burgers in Sweden, photojournalist Gary He's new book McAtlas shows that the world's most global chain is also one of the most local.

Long closed to the outside world, this ancient city is now revealing its secrets. From hot air ballooning to stargazing, here are Swizz Beatz's picks in one of his favourite places.

Set in the AlUla Valley, this ancient desert oasis has birthed flourishing civilisations. Now, after years of being closed to outsiders, it's starting to reveal its secrets.

Reema Juffali reveals how to spend a memorable weekend in her hometown of Jeddah, from relaxing on the Corniche to shopping Saudi's most creative designers.

From Mongolia's mysterious deer stones to cities to honour the dead, ancient sites built by people trying to make sense of life, death and the universe are scattered across the planet.

Spread over a vast, remote landscape in north-western Saudi Arabia are millennia-old archaeological remains that could change our understanding of prehistory.