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White-gloved hand holds ancient artifact known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet.
Culture
Iraq needs to reclaim its cultural past to develop its future, art historian says
A boy selling antiques in Old Aleppo, January 2015. Archaeological treasures, thousands of years old, are being openly looted and traded In Syria and neighboring nations.
Conflict
Modern day ‘Monuments Men’ try to save antiquities from ISIS
Kenya police and military officers control the temporary entrance erected at the Westgate shopping mall following the recent attack in Kenya's capital Nairobi.
Global Politics
Kenyan military accused of turning Westgate mall siege into shopping spree
Researchers document great damage to Syrian antiquities
UK arrests provide details of riot perpetrators
UK riots spread to Manchester and Birmingham
Brits inciting riots on Facebook sentenced to years in prison
Hundreds arrested in London riots
Arts, Culture & Media
Iraq’s national museum reopens
Arts, Culture & Media
Why One Researcher is Documenting the Damage to Syria’s Archaeological Sites
Arts, Culture & Media
Egypt Looters Ransack Archaeological Sites
Conflict & Justice
Residents Blame Police as UK Riots Rage On
Top of the Hour: Riots Spread Across UK, Morning Headlines
London Riots Spread Across Britain
The Bleakest Generation?
Riots Continue to Spread Across London
A Closer Look at the Streets of London
UK Riots — Live Updates from the BBC
Conflict & Justice
London riots result in over 100 arrests
Conflict & Justice
Looting amid the chaos in Egypt
Scrap metal scramble in Australia
Conflict & Justice
South Africans march against violence
Arts, Culture & Media
Looting amid the chaos in Egypt