Religion has always inspired grand structures; cathedrals that touch the clouds, altars that echo with history, and sanctuaries that draw millions. But some churches take things to a whole new level.

One of the world’s most sacred religious sites – Mount Sinai – where amid thunder and fire, God is said to have handed over the 10 Commandments to Moses on tablets of stone, is now on course to become ...

On a recent Thursday afternoon, the Haikou International Duty Free City, a sprawling mega-mall on China’s southern island province of Hainan, is worryingly empty. A few families meander through the ...

For years visitors would venture up Mount Sinai with a Bedouin guide to watch the sunrise over the pristine, rocky landscape or go on other Bedouin-led hikes. Now one of Egypt's most sacred places - ...