Culture is the cry of men
in face of their destiny
Culture is a bridge for everyone (Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
Heritage Middle East
Published on 22 April 2012
Middle Eastern students learn that history can unite
Educational Linkage Approach in Cultural Heritage
Published on 14 February 2012
Report: UNESCO Concern Bumps Two Jewish Holy Sites From Heritage Program
Middle East politics
Published on 13 February 2012
'Electronic war on Palestine' since UNESCO membership
UNESCO member punished
Published on 11 December 2011
Moroccans Question Islamist Stance On Culture
Party politics and culture
Published on 23 October 2011
Iran's culture suffering from state cronyism
Preservation suffers from mismanagement
When writing and art meet
MANUMED, calligraphy exhibition in the Mediterranean
Published on 15 September 2011
Campaign aims to make Jbeil war-free zone
Jbeil to become a War Free World Heritage Listed City
Published on 11 August 2011
Tyre tries to defend World Heritage status
Lebanese site threatened to be taken off the list of World Heritage Sites
Published on 28 July 2011
Palestinians fear for ancient West Bank water source
Israel demolishes cisterns restored to harvest rainwater
Published on 25 July 2011
Who Owns the Past?
Symposium - May 1, 2010
Published on 21 July 2011
A Palestinian architect designs the foundation for a state
If you want to make a real change then you need to go to the physical space
Published on 12 July 2011
Israel opens Jesus baptism site in West Bank
War left the site in a heavily mined no-man's land along a hostile frontier
Published on 29 June 2011
Jerusalem Municipality Destroys Muslim Cemetery Headstones, Approves 'Museum of Tolerance' Construction
U.S. Rights Group, Local Activists Urge Halt to Destruction of Ancient Cemetery
Published on 17 June 2011
The ripple effect of the Arab Spring
Collector Focus: Patronage and Politics, a discussion
Published on 11 June 2011
Kumyaka Church for Sale
Heritage for sale
Published on 21 May 2011
Protection urged for ancient engravings
Caused by vandalism
Published on 12 May 2011
In Turkey, the 'friendship train' encourages children to visit museums
Goal:development of Eastern Anatolia through cultural tourism
Published on 8 May 2011
Patrimoine national et flou artistique
Un citoyen de Bekira refuse de remettre des pièces archéologiques aux services de police spécialisés
Published on 30 April 2011
Carried by the Wind (Palestinian West Bank music doco)
Music knows no boundaries
Published on 11 February 2011
'Beirut Past and Present': destruction and reconstruction
A seven-artist multimedia exhibition
Published on 2 January 2011
Rabbi leads Torah trafficking ring
Multi-cultural cooperation in theft
Published on 26 December 2010
Hidden Histories - Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean
History and the Palestine/Israel conflict
Published on 22 December 2010
United Arab Emirates: 'Preserving heritage is matter of national interest'
Documents and artefacts are a link to the glorious past of the nation
Published on 21 December 2010
Israel to fund historical renovations in occupied areas
Contested heritage
Published on 7 October 2010
Putting the case to rest
Judge considers his verdict in the five-year-long Jesus forgery trial
Published on 17 September 2010
Iran threatens to keep artefact
Iranian threat not to return the famous Cyrus Cylinder
Published on 16 September 2010
Expose youth to their heritage in daily life
School and Heritage in the Maghreb
Published on 3 September 2010
Antiquities Authority raid yields 2,000-year-old stolen artifacts
Massive plunder and illicit trade in antiquities discovered
Published on 14 August 2010
Iranian Cultural Heritage on Sale in Kish Under Pretense of Combating Smugglers
Sale of History by Ahmadinejad's Office
Published on 13 August 2010
Turkey discovers ancient underground tomb
Illegal dig for antiquities lead to discovery
Published on 27 July 2010
Treasures for the taking
Graduate student studies grave looting in the Middle East and American South
Published on 19 July 2010
Gaza: Alternative Repair Strategies
Living with the Gaza War (2008-2009)
Published on 10 July 2010
Development over heritage: Lebanon's destructive war legacy lingers on
Bombarded back into history
Published on 25 June 2010
Istanbul teeters on brink of UNESCO's troubled list
Threat Istanbul is placed on its List of World Heritage in Danger
Published on 12 June 2010
Confiscated relics submitted to ICHTO
Persian relics in diplomatic bag
Published on 6 May 2010
Thieves target statues of national heroes, other secular artworks in Iran
Political thefts or...
Published on 29 April 2010
Antiquities in times of war
The Lebanon-Israel war made several cultural victims
Published on 24 March 2010
Lebanon's archaeological sites a pillager's paradise
For three decades looters have been digging for treasure in Lebanon
Published on 16 March 2010
A Precarious Predicament: Art and War
Retrieving stolen art from the Greater Middle East and World War II
Latest news
20 May 2012
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Cultural diversity is crucial for development
Cultural diversity declaration
Dhaka outcome should be built up on
19 May 2012
Turkey gets tough with foreign museums and launches a new culture war
Turkey's cultural ambitions - of marbles and men
18 May 2012
UNESCO: Warns Heritage Sites in Mali, Arab World at Risk
Ancient mosques under threat from rebel groups
Afghan archeologist pleads for help to save treasures
Director of the Archeological Institute at the Academy of Sciences is on a mission
17 May 2012
Iraq battle pits oil against antiquities
Cooperation between ministeries is missing badly