Heritage

'The mentality is changing': The awakening of Algeria's tourism industry

Algeria is dispelling its reputation for isolation as the government takes steps to position the North African country as a major tourist destination

‘In Oran, people live’: Algeria’s second-largest city improves its image

War in Sudan is ravaging its rich history

Israel's war on Gaza

Israel has destroyed Gaza's heritage sites, but it cannot erase my memories of them

Mohammed Mourtaja

Uzbek embroidery: How needle and thread has defied dictators and factories

'The last stop of Europe': In a remote Greek port, live like a pasha in an Ottoman palace

Namesake: Reflections on Nusaiba, a warrior woman of early Islam

Abdulhamid II: An autocrat, reformer and the last stand of the Ottoman Empire

Ghosts of Thessaloniki: How a quest for a table revealed much about a city's multilayered past

Egypt discovers 100 intact sarcophagi in largest find of 2020

In pictures: Pomegranate festival returns to Syria’s Idlib

Athens's first mosque since the 19th century is 'a dream come true'

Egypt to develop city of Saint Catherine, with an eye on faith tourists

Israeli museum postpones auction of rare Middle Eastern artifacts after outrage

Iraq's heritage sites suffer renewed wave of looting amid pandemic

In pictures: Inside the home of the last Ottoman Bey of Constantine

Egypt discovers 14 ancient coffins at Saqqara

Ten places to visit in Jordan from the comfort of your own home

Ancient boardgames: Experts find the missing piece (but can't figure out how to play)

In pictures: Gold-hunters scour Sudan's ancient sites

Massive fire tears through historic Durban mosque in South Africa