Saudi excavations reveal 11,000-year-old human settlement The settlement dates to between 11,000 and 10,300 years ago, to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period. Saudi Arabia
Damascus hotel to get revamp in Syria-Saudi partnership: What we know The rebranding and rehabilitation of the Seven Gates Hotel comes as part of an agreement between the Syrian government and the Saudi-owned Le Park Concord hospitality group. Syria
From the depths: Egypt raises archaeological relics from sunken city The raising of three massive artifacts from an ancient sunken city in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Alexandria is Egypt's first such operation in 25 years. Egypt
What to know about 1,500-year-old Byzantine tomb uncovered in Syria A contractor found a tomb complex dating back to the Byzantine Empire in Syria's Idlib province, just as many residents have started returning to their homes following the fall of Assad. Syria
Ancient holder of pharaoh's secret documents found in Saqqara A Polish mission was delighted to stumble upon the chamber of a major dignitary in the vast Saqqara necropolis. Egypt
Egypt demands return of King Tut artifact amid former Louvre director scandal Former Louvre Director Jean-Luc Martinez was accused of conspiring to conceal the origin of artifacts suspected of having been stolen from Egypt during the Arab Spring in 2011, prompting Egyptian demands to return these valuable pieces to Egypt. Egypt
Egypt to nominate fossil hotspot to UNESCO’s list Egypt has prepared a file to nominate the Gebel Qatrani area, which houses fossils of half of all creatures from the beginning of creation until today, in Fayoum to UNESCO's World Heritage List. Egypt
Half-mummy confuses Egyptian archaeologists The mummy, uncovered in the necropolis in the Al-Asasif area in Luxor, has mystified archaeologists. Egypt
New exhibition spotlights forgotten Egyptians who discovered King Tut Delving into the archives of British archaeologist Howard Carter, who led the mission down to the pharaoh’s burial chamber, the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries shines a spotlight on the immense contribution of the locals — a role largely overlooked by history. Culture
British geologist faces severe punishment in Iraq for taking pottery shards The case has become politically charged as Iran-backed Shiite militias could exploit the situation to shape public opinion against the British government. Iraq
Egyptian mission unearths 85 tombs, temple for Isis goddess in Upper Egypt An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a tower house, in addition to the remains of a Ptolemaic temple and about 85 tombs dating back to different periods from the end of the Old Kingdom until the end of the Ptolemaic period in Sohag, southern Egypt. Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists unearth ancient pottery workshop in Alexandria Archaeologists in Egypt discover coins dating back to the Ptolemaic era, a cemetery and a workshop for the manufacture of pottery vessels in Alexandria. Egypt
Antiquities thieves raid Roman tomb in Nablus Thieves have looted a tomb dating back to Roman times in Nablus, where Palestinian police are struggling to protect antiquities. Palestine
Egypt saves only remaining monument from Ikhshidid era To save the monument from being submerged under the sulfur Ain el-Sira Lake south of Cairo, Egypt has announced the relocation of Mashhad al-Tabataba, the only monument left from the Ikhshidid era. Egypt
Egyptian archaeologist performs CT scan on child mummy in Luxor For the first time in Egypt’s Luxor, prominent archaeologist Zahi Hawass performed a CT scan on the mummy of a young child with the hope of discovering the identity. Egypt
Iraq reopens National Museum after thousands of smuggled artifacts return The Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad regains its cultural and tourist role and reopens with new exhibition halls displaying several artifacts that have not been exhibited before. Iraq
