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2 days ago

Unesco grants enhanced protection to 39 Lebanese heritage sites as war escalates

The designation prohibits the sites from being targeted or used for military purposes, with violations potentially constituting serious breaches of the 1954 Hague Convention and grounds for criminal responsibility.
Arts
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fromConde Nast Traveler
3 days ago

Reconnecting With Cyprus, the Complex Isle of My Childhood

Cyprus is a culturally rich island grappling with its modern identity amidst a complex history of migration and foreign influence.
#greece
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Amid ruins, Palestinians struggle to preserve Gaza's historic markets

Israel's military operations have devastated Khan Younis's historic Grain Market, reducing a centuries-old commercial hub to ruins and displacing generations of traders and shoppers.
History
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Thessaloniki: Remembering the 'Jerusalem of the Balkans'

Thessaloniki's Jewish community was nearly annihilated during the Holocaust, with around 48,000 deported to Auschwitz from 1943.
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

'There is nothing, no one left' in Lebanon's destroyed south as Israeli forces eye a land grab

Against the intermittent thump of distant Israeli airstrikes, the elderly couple sit on the floor of a brightly coloured classroom, sobbing. Today they have fled their village in southern Lebanon under bombing, to this absurdly purple room covered in children's scrawls. Neither of them can walk. They carry only a few bags between them.
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Washington DC
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

Today's Atlantic Trivia: Middle East Geography

The Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait sit 2.4 miles apart, with Little Diomede belonging to the U.S. and Big Diomede to Russia, separated by the international date line creating a 21-hour time difference.
World politics
fromArchDaily
3 weeks ago

Cultural Heritage Sites in the Middle East Damaged as War Strikes Historic Urban Areas

US-Israeli military attacks on Iran in February 2026 initiated a new Middle East conflict zone, joining multiple global armed conflicts causing widespread destruction of cultural and infrastructure assets.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Coin used to pay for bus in Leeds found to be 2,000 years old

A 2,000-year-old Carthaginian coin from 1st century BC Spain was discovered in Leeds after being used as a bus fare in the 1950s and preserved for over 70 years.
History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
2 weeks ago

Carthaginian coin used to pay bus fare donated to Leeds Museum

A 2,000-year-old Carthaginian bronze coin used as bus fare in 1950s Leeds has been donated to Leeds Museums and Galleries after decades in private hands.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

US-Israel war on Iran could end Middle East tourism boom

US-Israeli military operations against Iran have caused widespread airspace closures and shipping disruptions across the Arabian Peninsula, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers and severely impacting the region's rapidly growing tourism industry.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

People are thinking twice': Cyprus feels the effect of the Iran war on tourism

Cyprus's tourism industry faces uncertainty as Middle East tensions and attacks near RAF Akrotiri prompt flight cancellations and travel warnings, threatening the nation's 4 million annual visitors.
Travel
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

How the beaches, culture and people of Corfu hit me for six

Corfu blends Greek, Venetian and British influences, uniquely hosting a UNESCO-listed town with a cricket pitch beside elegant arcades and historic fortifications.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Newly discovered Port Talbot Pompeii' may have been Roman centre for agriculture

A large Roman villa footprint at Margam country park indicates Port Talbot was integrated into the Roman world and likely an important agricultural centre.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Sara in Southern Lebanon

Sara in Southern Lebanon On the Ground Her video diary shares her two-year journey of escaping to Beirut, followed by the difficulties of trying to return home. This video diaries was produced in collaboration with the Global Reporting Centre. Video Duration 03 minutes 58 seconds 03:58 Video Duration 03 minutes 12 seconds 03:12 Video Duration 04 minutes 35 seconds 04:35 Video Duration 03 minutes 51 seconds 03:51
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Science
fromwww.nature.com
2 months ago

Author Correction: Hunter-gatherer sea voyages extended to remotest Mediterranean islands

Corrections to regional radiocarbon uncertainties do not meaningfully change conclusions about timing of the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition or maritime voyages in the central Mediterranean.
Travel
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Greetings from Acre, Israel, where an old fortress recalls the time of the Crusades

Acre (Akko) is an ancient, multicultural coastal city with layered history and tourism curtailed by nearby conflict, hoping for visitors to return.
#syria
History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
2 months ago

Bronze Age tombs with luxury imported goods found in Cyprus

Two 14th-century BCE chamber tombs in Larnaca contained locally made and widely imported luxury goods, demonstrating extensive long-distance trade networks.
History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 month ago

Phoenician scarab found at Nuragic site in Sardinia

A 2,700-year-old Phoenician steatite scarab seal from Lebanon was found at inland Nuragic Ruinas in Sardinia, indicating long-distance contacts and exchange.
History
fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

David Abulafia, historian of the medieval Mediterranean, passes away - Medievalists.net

David Abulafia, a leading medieval Mediterranean historian, has died aged 76; renowned for major works on the Mediterranean, oceans, and medieval Italy and Sicily.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Syrians in Kurdish areas of Aleppo pick up pieces after clashes

Clashes in Aleppo killed dozens, displaced about 155,000, and ended with government control after SDF fighters were relocated to northeast Kurdish regions.
History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
2 months ago

Sealed bronze medieval reliquary found in Turkey

An intact sealed bronze reliquary cross from 9th–11th century Lystra was found containing shroud-like textile and designed to be worn as a pendant.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

What will it take for Syrians to return to Aleppo after years of war?

Aleppo faces massive reconstruction challenges as residents return, with damaged infrastructure and homes requiring extensive repairs despite new government rebuilding efforts.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Aleppo's residents caught between hope and fear amid Syria fighting

I arrived in Aleppo early on Wednesday morning after receiving reports of serious clashes between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). What I encountered was far worse than I expected. Heavy artillery shelling was constant, extreme. My team came under attack four times; one bullet hit our equipment. list of 3 itemsend of list This round of clashes, we quickly understood, would not be easily contained like earlier bouts over the past year.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
2 months ago

First ancient mosaic in 70 years found in Izmir

It is approximately 10 by 13 feet in dimension and features two main sections consisting of a central hexagonal panel bordered on each side with five square panels and one rectangle. The space between the squares is filled with triangular panels. Each panel contains different geometric and abstract botanical designs. The hexagonal panel in the center contains a Solomon's Knot (two interlocked ovals). The square panels contain flowers with four pointed petals. The triangular panels contain small solid triangles.
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