Scientists have used drones and satellites to discover a huge buried platform near the ancient city of Petra. A second, slightly smaller platform was built on the first, and parts of it have been ...

The ancient city of Petra was one of the hubs of the Middle East, and today sits in southern Jordan. In a matter of hundreds of years, it had transformed from a deserted landscape into the political, ...

In the 1989 film 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', the Temple of the Sun is the stunning Middle Eastern shrine that houses the Holy Grail. Now, in a case of 'history imitating art', human remains ...

Thursday's extraordinary event in the ancient city of Petra demonstrated its stature in the world. High-level diplomatic ...

Petra was one of the world's most advanced cities and a gem of the Middle East. For years, it served as the region's political, cultural and economic hub, established by the Nabateans, a people native ...

PETRA, Jordan ― "Here, this is the gateway to the monastery, the most beautiful and famous monument of Petra," said Abraham Mashaleh, 48, a Jordanian native born and raised in Petra who has worked as ...

Qasr Al Bint in Petra represented a dynastic temple of the Nabateans dedicated to the supreme god Dushara (Photo courtesy of ACOR) AMMAN — At the lecture “New important archaeological result in the ...

The ancient city of Petra witnessed a surge in tourism activity over the past two days, with 4,824 visitors from various ...

AMMAN, JORDAN—A U.S. archeologist says satellite and drone images have led to a new discovery in the ancient city of Petra — a massive platform hidden under sand. Traders known as Nabataeans carved ...

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, Jordan – Taking on the role of tourist, President Barack Obama walked through the winding, narrow pathways of Jordan’s fabled ancient city of Petra on Saturday, gazed up at soaring cliffs of ...