Built over 2,000 years ago, the iconic desert city continues to mesmerize tourists and archaeologists alike. Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries. Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building ...

Experts conducted excavations under Al Khazneh, also known as the Treasury – an elaborate rock-cut tomb, carved out of a ...

Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is ...

AMMAN - The Jordan Economic Forum (JEF) has held a dialogue session to assess the status of <a target=_blank href= ...

Petra is one of the wonders of the world. Carved out of rock, the sudden entrance into the ancient Nabatean city through a narrow passage is breathtaking. It is the crown jewel of the Jordanian ...

Flash floods in Jordan have killed 11 people and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 tourists from the ancient city of Petra. Rescue teams and helicopters are searching for five people whose car ...

JEF Chairman Mazen Hmoud stresses the importance of discussing the rose-red city's tourism challenges amidst regional developments (File photo) AMMAN — The Jordan Economic Forum (JEF) has held a ...