Art & Architecture [Greater Middle East]

Near East: UN condemns destruction at major World Heritage site of Bosra

Heritage: Amenhotep III statue recovered in Egypt

Near East: Reliefs in Mersin fall victims to treasure hunters

Heritage: 500+ Egyptian antiquities repatriated in 2015

Near East: Syria regime bombs UNESCO Heritage Site

Near East: Grim new details of damage at Palmyra museum

Near East: UNESCO to proceed with Palmyra restoration

Iraq: IS destroys the Mishqi Gate of ancient city of Nineveh

Near East: Recapture of Palmyra reveals more shattered antiquities

Near East: Rare Persian plate seized by Turkish authorities

Near East: Temple of Zeus at ancient Latmos gets protection

Near East: Archaeopark in İzmir used as dumping ground

Near East: Prehistoric rock art on mount Latmos 'erased'

Near East: Historic Greek church in NW Turkey for sale on Internet

Near East: Ancient Magnesia in western Turkey submerged again

Near East: First phase of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity restoration completed

Heritage: Egypt to recover two stolen artefacts from Germany

Near East: Last Byzantine church in Ankara close to disappearing

Heritage: Egypt arrests 3 for selling stones from Giza Pyramids

Near East: Historic Greek village in SW Turkey left to decay