Poland’s Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial described the Russian invasion as "an act of barbarity that will be judged by history", while the Arsenal culture centre in Kyiv calls it a war “against all democratic states”

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