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The nearly 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin in Syria's ancient caravan city of Palmyra was the latest victim in the Islamic State group’s campaign of destruction of historic sites across territory it controls in Iraq and Syria

Arts & Culture - Music

INTERVIEW: Lebanese Ghada Shbeir promises a versatile programme for Alexandria's audience

8/31/2015 2:26:19 PM

The renowned Lebanese Ghada Shbeir's concert will close the 13th Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival. Shbeir talks about her journey with music and Arab-Andalusian heritage

World - Region

Palmyra temple destruction by IS a 'war crime': UNESCO

8/24/2015 4:17:17 PM

Heritage - Photo Heritage

Cafés of Cairo: A walk through time

8/24/2015 3:03:31 PM

As the heat wave comes to an end, Ahram Online tours Cairo's most special local Cafes

Antiquities - Museums

Egyptian archaeologist Hawass to launch petition against sale of Sekhemka statue

8/23/2015 6:37:37 PM

The petition, protesting the sale in the UK of a 4,500-year-old statue from Egypt of a scribe, will be released online on Monday

Antiquities - Ancient Egypt

Archaeological atlas for Egyptian school pupils to be published soon

8/19/2015 7:18:37 PM

The new archaeological atlas is to be distributed to schools across Egypt, aiming to bolster 'loyalty among young Egyptians to the country and its heritage'

Arts & Culture - Stage & Street

Sudan's war-hit Nuba showcase heritage at Khartoum festival

8/16/2015 1:57:52 PM

Books - News

Facing Islamic State threat, Iraq digitizes national library

8/5/2015 6:34:10 PM

Islamic State militants set out to destroy Iraq's history and culture, including irreplaceable books and manuscripts in the militant-held city of Mosul

Heritage - Heritage special

Dig in: Looks like the Suez Canal has ancient Egyptian origins after all

8/3/2015 2:50:05 PM

As Egyptians celebrate the new Suez Canal, Ahram Online digs deeper into the origins of the idea

Antiquities - Ancient Egypt

Two engraved reliefs unearthed on Red Sea coastline

7/22/2015 5:48:16 PM

The two 4,000 year old reliefs were discovered at the Ptolemaic royal port of Queen Berenice on the Red Sea coast

World - Region

Multimedia -

Picture of the day: Egypt's Whirling Dervishes at El Dammah Theatre

7/4/2015 7:44:51 PM

A whirling dervish with the Al-Tannoura Egyptian Heritage Dance Troupe spins the El Dammah Theatre in Cairo, Egypt (Photo: AP)

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UNESCO condemns IS destruction of Arch of Triumph in Syria's Palmyra

ISIS blows up Arch of Triumph in Syria's Palmyra

Paris Egypt exhibit holds defiant message for Islamic State group

IS blows up tower tombs at Syria's Palmyra: Antiquities chief

Destruction of Palmyra temple a 'crime against civilisation' says UNESCO

Satellite images confirm destruction of famed temple in Syria's Palmyra: UN

PHOTO GALLERY: Islamic State group destroys heritage in Syria