Syria is a destination that blends history, culture, and natural beauty, offering an unforgettable experience for those eager ...

He ordered the Torah defiled with the blood of pigs and commanded “that the lamp, which they call undying and which burns continually in the temple, should be extinguished.” At the climax of the ...

Age-old treasures around the world you’re highly unlikely to ever see in person, whether they're out of bounds due to their ...

Part of a Crusader castle crumbled. An 18th century minaret felled. Church mosaics burned. Archaeologists are assessing ...

A joint team of American and Iraqi archaeologists returned to the ruins of Nimrud, the once-thriving capital city of the ...

The historic Baron Hotel in Syria's Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a ...

About 100,000 Jews lived in Syria at the start of the 20th century, dropping to 15,000 in 1947. An anti-Jewish riot that year ...

The fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened up a sea of uncertainty about Syria’s future — and about the treasures ...

Syrian rebels reportedly control most of Aleppo following their surprise offensive which left regime forces reeling. Thousands of opposition fighters in armoured vehicles have been deployed to ...

What began as protests against President Assad’s regime in 2011 quickly escalated into a full-scale war between the Syrian government—backed by Russia and Iran—and anti-government rebel ...

The fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened up a sea of uncertainty about Syria’s future – and about the treasures of its past, including the remnants of its Jewish history. A 13-year civil ...

The ancient figure, known locally as al-Habeeb ... It received visitors from Iran, Iraq, Syria, India and Pakistan. A woman and child stand at the entrance of a damaged building in the southern ...