A new study argues that ancient rattles unearthed in Syria aren’t musical instruments, but toys used to entertain infants.

In a moving ceremony at the National Library in Jerusalem, the public was granted a rare glimpse of the ancient “Damascus ...

I scanned their prepared meals and ended up with a mozzarella and tomato salad ($3.99), a three-layer hummus ($3.99), a black ...

Thirteen-year-old Faizan Zaki from Texas won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee in the 21st round of the finals. Where is Crimea and why is it contested?

The U.S. flag has been hoisted outside of the long-shuttered ambassador’s residence in Damascus. It's a sign of growing ties ...

You might not guess it at a glance, but this unique flipper combines two different ancient Japanese blade styles.

Honoring the late Rabbi Abraham Hamra, the chief rabbi of Syrian Jewry, the library unveiled several of the 12 fragile ...

The United States' newly appointed Syria envoy Thomas Barrack on Thursday (May 29) raised the American flag over the ...

From the blog of Sabine Sterk at The Times of Israel ...

Zionism didn’t erase anyone else’s story, it let us keep ours. And most importantly, Zionism is not the slur you think it is.

His unexplored tomb at Nemrut Dağ may show us more about death and worship in ancient Turkey. Several colossal heads that once stood in the mausoleum of Antiochus I of Commagene now lie in front ...

Damascus, Syria, continues to defy time, recognized as the world’s oldest continuously inhabited city. With over 11,000 years ...