Russia has warned of "legal repercussions" for taking part in anti-war demonstrations
President Putin’s decision to send troops into Luhansk and Donetsk will severely punish an already beleaguered Russian culture sector
As tension with Russia escalates, institutions near the border are checking their security systems and considering their evacuation plans
Joseph Sywenkyj's series Wounds documents the aftermath of the armed conflict in the Donbas region
The White Monument at Tell Banat contains the bones of what are believed to be around 30 dead soldiers, posed as if they fell in battle
The terrorist group destroyed 350 churches and persecuted Iraqi Christians in 2014
Artsakhi ministers have asked Russia to intervene in their bid to recoup paintings, sculptures, and precious stones after relinquishing culturally significant city of Shusha
As the coronavirus crisis stretches on, we look at how artists have captured confinement in recent history and what is being done now
Yemeni authorities and World Monuments Fund team up to repair ruined National Museum in Taiz
The $100m initiative, inspired by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, will be presented at a conference in Abu Dhabi this week
The Second Protocol of the Hague Convention was met with strong resistance from Western military powers when it was adopted in 1999
This product of the country’s first war stresses the unity of the seven emirates
Islamic extremists razed massive 2,900-year-old Assyrian structure to the ground
Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi was first to face war crimes trial in The Hague over cultural destruction
Photographer Mohamad Al Roumi offers a peaceful alternative view of his home country
The Ayyubid glories of Syria, now mostly in ruins
The 59 sculptures were among treasures seized by Stalin’s “Trophy Brigades” after the Second World War
Website will provide a platform for contemporary artists to show—and possibly sell—works
Louis-François Cassas documented many of the ancient Syrian city’s buildings, including the Temple of Bel that Isil destroyed last year
Issa Touma vows to return to Aleppo amid the fighting
162 works suspected to be Nazi loot, but just five have been identified as definite plunder
Anglo-French co-operation to alleviate misery in the Jungle
The National Museum in Tunis will share loans and exhibitions with Italian institutions
Five men have been sentenced under Law52, the anti-drugs legislation enforced by the country’s former president
Pro-Isil fighters temporarily occupied Sabratha
Refugee Response Foundation, founded by artist duo The Connor Brothers, is also due to help with legal and living costs
“People’s parliament” built for revolutionaries fighting Isil in northern Syria
Jean-Luc Martinez calls for safe havens for antiquities, European centre to combat smuggling and reconstruction fund