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Comment: As blockading states agree to end their irrational boycott of of Qatar, Rami Khouri highlights how diplomacy and statecraft also helped preserve the ancient Nabataean Arab Kingdom.
Since 2014, a series of projects financed by the European Union has changed the face of a small section of the sprawling necropolis.
Turkey seeks new life for submerged tourist town
Concerns have been raised over Hasankeyf in Turkey's mostly Kurdish southeast, a town that stood for 12,000 years before the Ilisu Dam erased its original history.
The standing monuments of American apartheid
Comment: America must choose whether to accept or resist Trump's vision that casts protesters, not violent police, as the country's evil ...
Lebanon blast could cost more than $8bn: World Bank
The Beirut port blast that killed more than 180 people in Lebanon caused more than $8 billion in damage and economic loss, the World Bank said ...
VR technology revives archaeological marvels from the Middle East
A new generation of digital conservationists are using cutting edge virtual reality technology to revive war-damaged cultural heritage sites.
Impact Lebanon: the group leading the Beirut aid appeal
As the political elite point fingers of blame, aid groups stepped up to help Lebanon during this time. Impact Lebanon is one of them.
Egypt highway uproots graves, homes in 'City of Dead'
Egypt's ministry of antiquities defended the destruction of the cemetery last month and said "there was no destruction of monuments".
The terror and guilt of watching Beirut from afar
Beirut, a welcoming cosmopolitan city loved by all those who call it home, lies in ruins. Michal Kranz, a journalist until recently based in ...
Rio's Christ lit up to honour victims in Beirut
Brazil's famous monument, Christ the Redeemer lights up to remember the more than 137 people who died in the horrific Beirut explosion.
Egypt invites Elon Musk after 'aliens built pyramids' tweet
Egypt's international cooperation minister has invited the Tesla founder to visit the pyramids after he tweeted the ancient structures were ...
Egypt denies destroying ancient Islamic cemeteries to build bridge
Egypt's government has denied it was destroying ancient Islamic cemeteries to make way for a bridge.
All is not enough: Why 'Black Lives Matter'
Comment: The truth of the matter is, America has yet to be great for all its citizens, writes Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla.
Hagia Sophia resurrection paves way for 'Al-Aqsa liberation': Erdogan
An Arabic-language statement published on the official Turkish presidency website said the move to 'resurrect' Hagia Sophia paves the way for ...
US 'disappointed' by Turkey mosque move on Hagia Sophia
Turkey's decision to transform the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia into a mosque was 'disappointed' the United States said on Friday.
Hagia Sophia to be reopened for Muslim worship: Erdogan
President Erdogan announced that the Hagia Sophia, one of the architectural wonders of the world, would be reopened for Muslim worship.
Russian Orthodox leader warns Turkey over Hagia Sophia move
A threat to Istanbul-based Hagia Sophia is a threat to the whole of Christian civilisation, a Russian Orthodox church leader warned.
Saudi Arabia's erasure of its Ottoman history will backfire
Comment: Saudi Arabia is distancing itself from its Ottoman past to fuel its rivalry with Turkey, whipping up jingoistic sentiments, and ...
UK's Johnson announces inequality review after anti-racism protests
Johnson has been accused of delaying real action on racism and discrimination in the UK.
Protesters throw bust of slave owner into Mississippi River
A bust in New Orleans has become the latest to fall amid a nationwide effort to remove monuments linked to the Confederacy and slavery.
Over 100 arrested after violent UK far-right protest
Protesters clashed with police at a far-right rally to 'defend' monuments in central London.
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London mayor warns of 'violence' as far-right protest planned
London's Muslim Mayor Sadiq Khan fears clashes may break out between far-right and anti-racism protestors in London this weekend.
Christopher Columbus statue beheaded in Boston
A statue of Christopher Columbus in Boston has been beheaded, police said on Wednesday, as calls to remove sculptures commemorating colonisers ...
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed stark racial inequalities in British society.
The family of Algerian singer Idir confirmed the death of the Berber icon in Paris on Sunday.
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