JERICHO, West Bank — In the heart of the arid Judean Desert, beneath the gaze of timeworn cliffs and desert heat, sits the city of Jericho, a settlement that archaeologists say has been continuously ...

Israel has blasted UNESCO for listing a prehistoric ruin near the West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage site, calling the decision a "cynical" ploy by Palestinians to politicize the ...

Jericho boasts numerous ancient sites, including Hisham's Palace, which Palestinians hope will get a UNESCO listing — HAZEM BADER In the ancient city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, a ...

JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) - The Israeli army has removed a major checkpoint on the road into the West Bank town of Jericho, easing its grip on one of the most popular tourist destinations in the ...

At the lowest inhabited point on Earth -- the ancient city of Jericho, in the now-ragged West Bank -- one more descent beckons. Jericho's Tel al-Sultan, a 10,000-year-old excavated settlement, is home ...

The discovery of figs in an 11,400-year-old house near the ancient city of Jericho may be evidence that cultivated crops came centuries before the first farmers planted cereal grains. Archeologists in ...