1.0Expedia SG Storieshttps://www.expedia.com.sg/storiesAndrew Grayhttps://www.expedia.com.sg/stories/author/Andrew Gray/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6gvmaXHhEN"><a href="https://www.expedia.com.sg/stories/world/middle-east-destinations/">Best Places to Visit in the Middle East</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.expedia.com.sg/stories/world/middle-east-destinations/embed/#?secret=6gvmaXHhEN" width="600" height="338" title="“Best Places to Visit in the Middle East” — Expedia SG Stories" data-secret="6gvmaXHhEN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.expedia.com.sg/stories/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Middle-East-Desert-Featured.jpg25601440Many Singaporeans may not even be aware that we have a small but important Arab community in Singapore. In the 19th century, many Yemeni Arabs came to Singapore and were involved in the trade, retail and real estate development. In fact, the Arabs were the largest landowners in Singapore at that time. The historic Raffles… Continue reading Untitled