The scars that disfigure Syria after 14 years of civil war are wider than its minefields. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of ...

Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...

The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic ...

It has always been a dream to return here,” said Abu Hamza, one of the few visitors to Palmyra since last month’s downfall of ...

With its wide boulevards and tree-lined neighborhoods, Homs bustled with business, an oil refinery, and agricultural production. Sunni and Alawite Muslims, Orthodox and Catholic Christians—diverse ...

It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.

The ancient African town of Chinguetti was once a stopover for trade caravans and pilgrims in the Sahara Desert. As many of the people passing through were rich and educated, libraries started ...

Speaking alongside al-Shibani at a news conference, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan alluded to plans to reopen Turkey’s Consulate in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Turkey already announced last ...

Under the city of Cuzco, Peru, a secret labyrinth built by the Incas has been discovered. Irene Wright McClatchy News High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the ...

"We're studying this ancient city to learn very specific things about the ancient inhabitants," she says. "First, to what degree did they plan their environment, or was it just the result of an ...

Mosaic inscriptions reveal faith and practice of early Christians. A church floor was discovered in Israel in 2004 in the ancient city of Megiddo. It was found a few miles down the road from Tel ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A packed concert hall in Damascus on Wednesday came alive with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer ...