At dinner my second night in Amman, I found myself tangled in a debate about peace. We were in the home of friends of friends, and the gathering was lively; there was a huge buffet of local and ...

Petra has been drawing increasing crowds for a difficult-to-reach destination since the film and 2007, when it was named one of the Seven New Wonders of the World, chosen by popular vote. More than ...

PETRA, Jordan — After four days of difficult Middle East diplomacy, President Barack Obama headed home Saturday after playing tourist at the elaborate ruins of Petra, an ancient city carved from sheer ...

The Material Girl has wrapped up her world tour with a sightseeing trip to Jordan's famed ruins in Petra. Madonna, 51, was flown by helicopter into this ancient Roman-era city carved out in red stone ...

On a mission to find the source of the Niger River, Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt found himself in Jordan and, after following his local guide, stumbled upon the ruins of the ancient city of ...

One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Lost City of Petra hides coyly behind Southern Jordan’s pink sandstone cliffs. The rock-cut ruins of the lost Nabatean Kingdom feature Corinthian pillars ...

PETRA, Jordan -- After four days of difficult Middle East diplomacy, President Barack Obama headed home Saturday after playing tourist at the elaborate ruins of Petra, an ancient city carved from ...