Over a few days, rebel fighters in northern Syria have launched incursions into several major cities with little resistance ...

Syria state media say government troops are battling insurgents inside the country’s largest city Aleppo for the first time ...

The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on Aleppo, one of Syria’s ...

The New Arab revisits the ancient cities of the Middle East, highlighting the destruction caused by war, looting, and neglect ...

An in-depth look at the inner workings of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas ...

The 48-year-old was a member of Ansar Dine, an Islamic extremist group linked to al-Qaida that held power in northern Mali at ...

Khandakar Ohida is the 7th V&A Jameel Prize winner, with her exhibition on view starting this Saturday. The New Arab explores ...

HH Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah attended the ceremony honouring the ...

A 2,200-year-old ceramic drinking vessel has confirmed what archaeologists have long suspected: some ancient Egyptians were ...

In 1177BC, Amurapi, the last king of Ugarit in modern-day Syria, wrote in cuneiform on baked clay to the Hittite emperor ...

12.7 x 17.3 x 2.2 cm. (5 x 6.8 x 0.9 in.) ...

Scientists discovered a mix of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids, flavoring agents and alcohol after they scraped the inside ...