There are mentions of older pearling towns in ancient texts, but this is the oldest physical town that was found. Archaeologists found the oldest known pearling town in the United Arab Emirates, Phys ...

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — ...

Archaeologists in Umm Al Quwain have discovered a pearling village thought to be almost 1,300 years old. Just one hour’s drive from Dubai, the UAE’s oldest pearling village settlement is located on an ...

Archeologists say the 1,400-year-old site was inhabited year-round by pre-Islamic pearl divers Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...

On and around the southernmost point of Muharraq city, close to Bahrain's capital Manama, a Pearling Path, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012, is at its final stages of renovation to ...

In Muharraq, a port city in the Kingdom of Bahrain, three oyster beds, a segment of coast and nine clusters of buildings consisting a total of 17 structures make up the Pearling Pathway, which in 2012 ...

A group of archeologists in the United Arab Emirates said Monday that they’ve found what they believe to be the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on Sinniyah Island, just east of the Umm ...