Jordan
Obituariesnews
Jordanian artist Mona Saudi—who made abstract sculptures in stone—has died, aged 76
Several of her works are held in the British Museum collection and a major public work stands outside Paris's Institut du monde arabe
Petra Museumreview
Petra's rich heritage goes on show for all to see in new museum
Nearly a decade after the Arab Spring scared off tourists, the Petra Museum is poised to welcome back visitors—and open up access for locals
Antiquities & Archaeologyarchive
Unsubstantiated claim of discovery of world's oldest Christian church
Archaeology in aid of tourism?
Unescoarchive
Petra is suffering from mass tourism
UNESCO conducted and produced a report on tourist threat to raise the alarm