Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

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Nearly a century ago, Danish archaeologists traveled to the site of the ancient city of Hama, a region that was occupied for ...

Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and one-third Muslim. Can they live together peacefully again? Syria’s civil ...

Syrian government forces (with a little help from Russia) battled for and recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from the grip of ISIS this weekend. The retaking of the city, a UNESCO World ...

The land's ancient Christian communities — the biblical Book of Acts notes that "in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians" — were decimated by the Syrian civil war that began ...

2023 45COM 7A.43 - Ancient villages of Northern Syria (Syrian Arab Republic) (C 1348) 2023 45COM 7A.46 - General Decision on the World Heritage properties of the Syrian Arab Republic 2023 45COM 8C.2 - ...

It created the most complete and precise digital model of ancient Palmyra that was handed over to Syria’s Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums and UNESCO to organize further ...

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PALMYRA, Syria — This ancient city, once one of the most important stops on the Silk Road, bears the scars of ISIS attacks and more than a decade of Syria's civil war. It also carries Syrian ...