Walking through a river valley in central Asia, a team of archaeologists scanned the craggy landscape for anything that ...

The UN cultural agency UNESCO said Thursday it would consider enhanced protection of ancient sites in Lebanon after a wave of near-misses in strikes by Israel triggered an appeal by Lebanese lawmakers ...

An Israeli airstrike has destroyed an Ottoman-era building just a stone's throw from the UNESCO-listed temples of Baalbek in ...

Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...

In an important discovery, archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the National Academy of Sciences of ...

Last year, Egyptian archaeologists announced the discovery of the first burial site in Luxor, dating back to the ancient ...

Nowruzgah of Nashtifan, a special annual festival held on the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, has been officially ...

Israel ramped up bombing in the historic city of Baalbek famed for its Roman temples, following an evacuation warning for 400 ...

The Iranian leader told his generals to prepare for a response after reportedly downplaying the damage Israel inflicted in last week's Tehran attack.

The heads of several United Nations organisations have urged all sides to immediately cease fighting in the war-torn Middle ...

The central area is bordered by ramparts and is slightly more elevated, according to the study. Here, researchers found “stepped tower-tombs,” a new type of structure to Arabia and “defined as a large ...

As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site’s ...