Two marble statues representing Aphrodite/Venus, the Greco-Roman goddess of love, were found recently at Petra, an ancient desert city in Jordan. The statues, which date to the second century A.D., ...

Carved into desert cliffs, the towering, ancient city of Petra can trace its origins back at least 2,000 years. It lies about 115 miles (185 kilometers) southwest of Amman, Jordan, and holds the ...

After years in which the Covid pandemic turned the storied "Rose City" into a ghost town, the father of seven is back at work, offering visitors rides on his decorated animals. "Tourism has returned ...

When a somewhat under-the-radar Petra Kvitova won Wimbledon, the expectations exponentially grew. She didn't handle the pressure very well until thoroughly dominating the end of the 2011 season with a ...

NAOMI OSAKA and Petra Kvitova will battle it out for Australian Open glory today and Express Sport is on hand with all the live stream details. The rewards could not get bigger when Petra Kvitova ...

Petra van Nuis' voice is at once alluring and robust. Her tone alternates between delicate playfulness and declarative strength, perfectly suiting the combination of hot jazz and standards on Live In ...

26 November 2005Hala Gorani hosts a special edition of 'Eye on the Middle East' from Jordan's most famous tourist landmark as CNN concludes its special week of programming, 'Eye on the Middle East' ...

25 November 2005 AMMAN (JT) - CNN is to take an unprecedented step this week by hosting the first-ever live broadcast from inside the ancient city of Petra, one of the world's most famous tourist ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It’s difficult to put a label on vocalist/violinist Petra Haden. She’s not quite a typical rock ...