The Jordanian government is forcibly evicting the Bedul, a group of Bedouins from Petra, in clear violation of their economic ...

Since then, Petra’s fame has grown. UNESCO inscribed the city’s ruins as a World Heritage site in 1985, and the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade used Petra as a stage for some scenes.

The ornate facade of Petra’s Treasury building is no stranger to cameras. One of the Seven Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage site, the structure’s original purpose has been ...

Petra dates back to the fourth century BC, when it was founded by the Nabataean civilization, who inhabited parts of what is now Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Surface pottery suggests the ...

Andrea Sferrazza was visiting Jordan on his own when he tragically fell from a path in Petra, suffering serious injuries. The tourist, who worked as a pizza chef in London, died in hospital on ...

Petra’s amphitheater was carved out, too, from the mountain rock and can seat a maximum of 8,500 people. The amphitheater was dated back to the 1st century AD and was designed with features from ...

It's the second edition for organisers Tithorea, a production company whose previous work includes immersive events in Costa Rica, Romania and Turkey. But Medaina marks their most sensitive setting to ...

Double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has revealed she will retire from professional tennis later this summer. The former world No.2, who returned to the sport in February after a year-long ...

Petra Diamonds, which operates three mines in South Africa as well as Tanzania's biggest diamond mine, said there had been no fatalities as a result of the incident and three minor injuries had ...