Across Iran, historic homes that once stood crumbling are now being restored into vibrant cafes, boutique hotels and cultural ...

Encircled by towering 12th-century walls, it's home to a labyrinth of opulent palaces, mosques ... glittering mosaic pools, geometric tile patterns, and walls of white plaster carved with swirling ...

Here, in February 2006, Al Qaeda militants blew up the delicate gold-tile dome ... through the mosaic-inlaid main gate. "Iraq is a kind of rainbow, so when we rebuild this mosque, we try to ...

Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on ...

The Blue Mosque, also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the ...

Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and ...

Six huge multimedia installations at an immersive exhibition are set to enthral the city with the rare opportunity to see 2,000–year–old mosaics, depicting the style and taste of Romans in their ...