Ibn Battuta

The story of Ibn Battuta, one of history’s most prolific travellers

Ibn Battuta’s journeys lasted for a period of almost thirty years, covering most of the Muslim world and beyond.

Al Ula: the historic desert city where the Gulf rift disappeared

Boasting grand rock formations, spectacular ruins and monumental tombs, Saudi Arabia aims to transform Al Ula into one of the world’s top cultural tourism destinations.

Not Jeff Bezos, or Bill Gates: Mali’s Mansa Musa was the richest man ever

Ask anyone who the world’s all-time richest person is and you’ll probably hear Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Gates or Warren Buffett - but that is of course, wrong.