Can Iraq Get Its Water Wheels On UNESCO World Heritage List?
Local academics believe that water wheels, used all around the world, were discovered on the banks of the Euphrates River in Anbar province and should be on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Iraqis Celebrate as UNESCO Lists Babylon as World Heritage Site
Babylon, the city that was at the heart of the ancient Babylonian empire over 4,000 years ago, has just been named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, to the delight of Iraqis.
Baalbek: Symbol Of Power Or Living City?
The “Baalbek: Archives of an Eternity” exhibition collected an unprecedented number of objects from the ancient Lebanese city, exploring the interplay of power and people through the millennia.
Egyptian, International Artists Explore Complexity Of Middle Eastern Identity In Cairo
The Cairo Biennale has resumed after an eight-year hiatus, bringing together international and Egyptian artists to take on identity in the Middle East.
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Iraq: Shabak and Christian business partnerships are helping coexistence in Bartella
Two families of greengrocers, one Shabak and one Christian, have been running their shop together for decades, coming to represent peaceful co-existence in Bartella
Byzantine-era churches restored in Libya following vandalism by ISIS
Churches in Libya dating back to the fifth century are being restored following the damage that was done to them by ISIS and other militant groups.
Christians in Bakhdida revive the Virgin Mary procession in a show of...
The statue of the Virgin Mary, which was destroyed by ISIS, has finally been restored and returned to Bakhdida (Qaraqosh) in northern Iraq.
Restoration of Amazigh caves as tourism sites in Tunisia
Amazigh people in Tunisia have been saving historical artefacts from extinction by restoring and converting them into tourist sites.