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Egypt

An Egyptian archaeologist restores the throne of King Tutankhamun at the conservation centre in the Grand Egyptian Museum. (AFP)

Egypt gets tougher to safeguard its ancient treasures

Morocco

Morocco, the land of coexistence

Moroccan king visits Jewish heritage site, promotes coexistence

culture

Piers Secunda works on moulds of damaged artefacts in Mosul museum. (Courtesy of Piers Secunda)

Iraq heritage: from the cradle of civilisation to the vortex of destruction

Maghrebi

A picture taken from the Mount of Olives shows the Old City of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock mosque in the centre, on December 6, 2017. (AFP)

Arab culture suffers from a love blind spot

Iraq

A general view of a replica of Ishtar Gate at the site of Babylon, a kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia, now located in modern day city of Hillah. (dpa)

Iraq celebrates naming Babylon a UNESCO World Heritage site

Jordan

A view of the city of Amman (Backgound) from the citadel. (Roufan Nahhas)

Amman Citadel standing guard atop city since antiquity

Turkey

People cast their shadows on a wall as they look at a view of the Bosporus from the courtyard of the Ottoman-era Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. (Reuters)

Deficient restoration a problem for Turkey’s heritage

Constanze Letsch

Ahwazi

Ahwazi writer Yousef Azizi. (Al Arab)

The Ahwazis’ struggle is also cultural

Mohamed Hemamsi

Iraqi

Youssef Akkar, 80, an Iraqi retired teacher displays rare antiques and weapons in his museum at home in Najaf, in February. (Reuters)

Iraqi antique collector turns his house into a museum