Antiquities and historical monuments
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The ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara
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Spectacular finds in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara
Archaeologists have discovered 250 sarcophagi and 150 bronze statues during excavations in the necropolis on the western bank of the Nile. By Philipp Boell
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Sensational find in Turkey
Turkish archaeologists discover subterranean city of Matiate
Welcome to the underground! In Midyat, Turkey, the gateway to a huge underground city has been discovered. It was used for over 1900 years and could accommodate up to 70,000 people. Hannah Fuchs has the details
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Chefchaouen: Morocco's 'Blue Pearl'
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Chefchaouen: Morocco's 'Blue Pearl'
Nestled in the Rif Mountains of northwest Morocco, Chefchaouen – where Jews, Amazigh and Arabs settled to impart a unique blend of cultural identity – seems lost in a maze of myriad shades of blue. By Sugato Mukherjee
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Chanters in Cyprus
Preserving the 'rich heritage' of Byzantine music
Chanting resonates through a church in the Cypriot resort town of Ayia Napa, darkened but for a few low lights and mobile devices displaying the singers' Byzantine melodies
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"Mali Magic": Ancient Mali's manuscripts available online
A virtual gallery containing thousands of Mali's ancient documents has been launched. The gallery contains up to 40 thousand documents written in ancient Arabic that have been digitised and made available online.
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Reconstruction in Iraq
Mosul's Old City rises from rubble in Iraq
Beneath what remains of the 12th-century Al-Hadba minaret, builders work on a project to revive Mosul's Old City, reduced to rubble during Iraq's battle to retake the city from jihadists. Mosques, churches and century-old houses are being brought back to life in the northern metropolis, which the Islamic State group seized as its stronghold before being pushed out in mid-2017.
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Rebuilding after Islamic State
Mosul's Old City rises from the rubble in Iraq
Beneath what remains of the 12th-century Al-Hadba minaret, builders work on a project to revive Mosul's Old City, reduced to rubble during Iraq's battle to retake the city from jihadists.
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"Forever is Now": Art in the Egyptian desert
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"Forever is Now": Art in the Egyptian desert
A premiere after 4,500 years: in autumn 2021, Egypt hosted its first art exhibition against the backdrop of the Giza Pyramids. Various artists created large installations in the desert sand. By Nele Jensch
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Saudi Arabia's urban development
The Crown Prince's bulldozers
Entire neighbourhoods in the Saudi coastal metropolis of Jeddah are being razed to the ground. Tens of thousands of people are losing their homes. With a marina and Saudi Arabia's first opera house, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hopes to create a global urban brand worthy of Dubai or Singapore. By Jannis Hagmann