Nestled in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen became a major hub for the trade of incense during the first millennium B.C. This trade reached its climax between the first century ...

“This is a group of antiquities from the Maenian period, which are bronze daggers dating to around the 2nd or 3rd century BC. They are in bad and worn condition and we, in the repair and restoration ...

From its commanding perch nearly 5,000 feet above sea level, the ancient al-Qahira Castle has watched over Yemen’s third-largest city of Taiz for more than 800 years. It has witnessed empires rise and ...

This long-term loan comes after Yemen and the Met formalized a partnership in 2023. Lorina Capitulo/Newsday RM via Getty Images A collection of ancient stone and bronze sculptures that were recently ...

AlULA, Saudi Arabia -- Archaeologists have discovered a 4,500-year-old highway in Saudi Arabia, lined with ancient tombs. Aerial surveys and satellite images helped Australian researchers make the ...

For the next two years, a cache of 77 looted Yemeni artifacts will head to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C., as part of an agreement to look after the works until ...

Under an agreement, ownership of 77 objects seized from a New York art dealer reverted to Yemen. They will be returned when the violent conflict there subsides. By Graham Bowley and Tom Mashberg As ...

DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) - Folklore calls Yemen the cradle of the Arabs but its ancient heritage is being destroyed as the Arab world's most powerful states bomb Houthi rebels in the impoverished country ...

MARIB, Yemen (AP) — Along a narrow road in Yemen choked by natural gas tankers and heavily armed soldiers lies an ancient temple neglected and threatened in a nation now at war. The Awwam Temple links ...

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's three-year war has taken a heavy toll on Sanaa's historic Old City, a dense warren of mosques, bath houses and 6,000 mud brick houses, which date from before the 11th century ...