The anguish in Lebanese archaeologist Nader Siklaoui’s voice is clear as he films Israeli missiles slamming down near ancient Roman columns he has spent much of his life protecting. “Oh, God, oh, God, ...

A monastery overlooking the Mediterranean will be one of the stops on Pope Leo XIV’s three-day visit to Lebanon, a country of complex sectarian politics and long-running conflict.

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) IRAQI MINISTER OF CULTURE, HASSAN NADHEM, SAYING: "This last recovery is the third of its kind, it's important. You know, there was a recovery in the July 2021, when Iraq ...