Archaeologists have much more to learn about a city that once thrummed with life. Many of the buildings that housed people ...

PETRA, Jordan — President Barack Obama set aside the Middle East's tricky politics Saturday to marvel at the beauty of one of the region's most stunning sites, the fabled ancient city of Petra. "This ...

Petra, in southern Jordan, is a love letter to human civilisation from a long-lost empire. The Nabataeans, a nomadic Arabic people, began chiselling away at the natural sandstone surroundings around 2 ...

The ancient city of Petra, which was carved into the desert cliffs of modern-day Jordan, might look inhospitably bone-dry today, but new archaeological evidence shows that its first-century ...

AMMAN – The number of tourists who visited Jordan’s ancient city of Petra in 2008 stood at 800,000 compared with 500,000 in 2007, the Petra Archaeological Park said on Sunday. AMMAN – The number of ...

Arguably its most scenic leg, the hike between the small settlement of Dana and the rock-hewn city of Petra covers varied terrain, cutting across Jordan’s full spectrum of landscapes. The otherworldly ...

Twelve skeletons have been found in a large, 2,000-year-old tomb directly in front of the Khazneh ("Treasury") in the city of Petra in Jordan. Alongside them, excavators have discovered grave goods ...

PETRA, Jordan, October 13 (UNHCR) - Stars of the music world raised funds for vulnerable Afghan refugee returnees this weekend as they paid tribute to the late Italian opera singer, Luciano Pavarotti, ...

Tourists visit the Treasury in the ruins of the ancient Nabatean city of Petra, in southern Jordan — Mussa HATTAR Ukrainian tourist Ruslana Novak and her friend had Jordan's ancient city of Petra ...

Petra, in southern Jordan, is a love letter to human civilization from a long-lost empire. The Nabataeans, a nomadic Arabic people, began chiselling away at the natural sandstone surroundings around 2 ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The ancient city of Petra, which was carved into the desert cliffs of modern-day Jordan, might look inhospitably bone-dry today, but new ...