Merry Wanderer of the Night:
Greater Middle East
Iraq: ISIS threatens to blow up historical walls of Nineveh

Near East: Greek Byzantine monastery restoration nears end

Libya: Years of conflict threaten archaeology in Libya

Iraq: ISIS destroys large parts of Nineveh historical wall

Heritage: Group to sue over 'botched' Tutankhamun mask repair

Heritage: Tutankhamun’s burial mask "irreversibly damaged"

Heritage: Graeco-Roman necropolis uncovered in Alexandria

Heritage: 35,000-year-old skeleton to return to Egypt

Near East: Head of Greek god Hermes seized in Turkey

Near East: Ancient Greek city put up for sale in Turkey

Heritage: Egypt moves to protect Islamic heritage sites

Near East: Tourist interest in Lydian capital increases

Near East: Hittite site to become an open-air museum

Near East: Ephesus to be granted World Heritage status

Heritage: Sale of Egyptian artefacts suspended in Australian auction house

UK: The online battle for papyrus texts

Iran: Iran's Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System in photos

Near East: Hittite rock inscription to be 'taken under protection'

Iran: Belgium to return stolen artefacts to Iran

Heritage: Egypt reopens tomb of Nefertari as tourism falls
