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Israel plans to expand settlement cutting off Jerusalem from West Bank towns

Israel has pushed on with plans to build a new settlement neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, a watchdog group said on Sunday, warning that such efforts were being stepped up before US President Donald Trump leaves office in January.

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

In pictures: Pomegranate festival returns to Syria’s Idlib

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

In pictures: Kuwait's Failaka Island, treasures, and ghosts of history

US citizen charged with smuggling ancient Roman mosaic from war-torn Syria

Turkey Politics

Hagia Sophia: Friday prayer held in Istanbul monument for first time in 86 years

How Israel’s archaeological excavations work to rewrite history in Jerusalem

In pictures: Myths and legends laid to rest as historic Egypt palace finally opens

The rise and fall of Le Bristol Hotel, a beacon of Lebanon's Golden Era

Palestinians accuse Israel of stealing 1500-year-old Christian relic from Bethlehem

US citizen indicted for smuggling ancient Egyptian artifacts in dirty suitcase

'A shadow of its former self': Mosul Museum and the long road to recovery