The clear desert sky filled with twinkling stars above Jordan's Wadi Rum has turned into sand lashes, lit up brightly by the headlights of the parked jeeps. Hamad, one of our hosts, was right after ...

Director Ridley Scott's highly anticipated "The Martian" is in theaters Friday. While much of the film will take place on Mars, it's the Middle Eastern desert of Wadi Rum, Jordan, which serves as the ...

WADI RUM – Known for its desert landscapes and ancient heritage, Wadi Rum also offers some of the clearest and darkest skies in the region. As interest in astro-tourism grows worldwide, the Kingdom is ...

Deep in the remote deserts of southern Jordan, not far from the border with Saudi Arabia, lies Wadi Rum one of the world’s most stunning natural wonders. Nicknamed the Grand Canyon of the Middle East, ...

Wadi Rum, also known as the Valley of the Moon, is the most surreal desert scenery in Jordan with its massive sandstone cliffs, vast red dunes, and ravines. Off the daytime appeal of the area as a ...

WADI RUM — Runners from around the world gathered for the 11th edition of the International Wadi Rum Marathon. Organised by Unlimited Distances, the marathon offered far more than just a competitive ...

It traces the stunning, extraterrestrial landscape featured in films like Star Wars and Dune, while helping to preserve traditional Bedouin culture. My Bedouin guide Abdallah led the way up and into ...

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 ...

Nate Mankovich, Manuel López and Alvaro Vernich have made the first ascent of 'Yantibih Lak' (6c, 450m) on the west face of Jebel Kazhali in Wadi Rum, Jordan. López reports.