Heritage
First hearings held in the Hague over alleged cultural heritage war crimes
Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi appeared at the International Criminal Court this week in connection to 2012 attacks on Timbuktu
Mecca’s collapsing crane was part of a criticised building boom
Saudi Artist Ahmed Mater has captured the rampant redevelopment around the Islamic holy place
Satellite image confirms Isil's destruction of Palmyra's Temple of Bel
Second building reduced to rubble by extremists controlling ancient site in Syria
Putin intervenes in Crimean row
Priest resigns after outrage over appointment to run World Heritage Site
Isil destroys ancient temple in Palmyra
Bombing, reported yesterday, may have happened a month ago
Isil beheads archaeologist in Palmyra
Syria's antiquities ministry condemns killing as "cowardly and criminal act of appalling brutality"
Queen Nefertiti’s burial chamber could lie behind King Tutankhamun’s tomb
British archaeologist discovers evidence of hidden passages in pharaoh’s chamber
Culture fights back in Tunisia
Sufi-inspired exhibition aims to rescue Islam from the extremists
Restoration work on Timbuktu's historic tombs to finish this month
Ancient sites were targeted by extremist groups
Isil holds heritage to ransom to fund fighters, US expert warns
Terrorist group functions as a modern racketeering operation through sale of plundered cultural objects
Grand Tour puts countryside on contemporary art map
Regional museums and stately homes in heart of England aim to attract more foreign visitors by treating visitors like modern m'lords
Lottery fund is a success, but grants are much harder to get
Report praises most of the first 100 projects to be completed, but the days of enormous largesse are gone
Russborough House pulls Old Masters from Christie’s auction
Opposition from heritage groups changes the embattled foundation’s plans
‘You must guard your own henhouse and often from your own foxes’
Book trade calls for self-policing as library thefts are growing problem
Islamic State destroys ancient tombs at Palmyra
First confirmed damage by extremist group to historic site in Syria
Great Dam of Marib and Al-Qahira castle in Yemen damaged by Saudi airstrikes
Continued fighting in the region further threatens the country’s heritage sites
Calls to open looted-art archives grow louder
Museums and the trade want to put an end to the Catch-22 situation with Medici and Becchina
Paris mayor gives city’s decaying churches a Hail Mary—to the tune of €80m
But heritage groups say the funds fall far short of the real cost of restoration
Iraq’s ancient holy sites lost forever
The country’s monasteries and mosques have no place in the Caliphate
Lacma’s conservators discover 1960s colours in Ottoman interior
Damascene reception room is being restored before making its museum debut in Saudi Arabia in 2016
Pompeii in a fix despite cash boost
Funds for Great Pompeii Project could be withdrawn as lack of staff and red tape stifle efforts to save site
Nepal mourns and prepares to rebuild after heritage is destroyed in deadly quake
Prime minister appeals for $2bn after historic squares are reduced to rubble and ancient temples are damaged in deadly disaster
UK government still dragging its feet over Hague Convention
Destruction of artefacts in Syria and Iraq is a pressing issue but UK remains only major power not to ratify international law
Has Russian government’s half-billion dollar pledge to save historic city of Vyborg come too late?
Experts blame local authorities in Vyborg for failing to act as architecture begins to collapse
Where Marie Antoinette laid her head: Fontainebleau’s reinstated Turkish bedroom opens to the public
Opening marks the completion of a seven-year restoration project
