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

Once on the civil war's front line, the medieval souk, the major Syrian city's former bustling heart, is now largely ...

Archaeologists recently unveiled a series of strange, centuries-old inscriptions at the site believed to be the location of ...

Since antiquity, Aleppo has been famous for gold. But a post-war crime wave means jewelers no longer display gold in windows. The city is installing solar-powered streetlights to fight crime.

Archaeologists have uncovered a collection of unique, centuries-old inscriptions in a place believed to be the site of the ...

FRAYER: "It burned my heart to see that ancient market bombed at the ... We are trying to install lights all over Aleppo. Unfortunately, half of the city is destroyed. FRAYER: Basel Hamouie ...

Caption AAAS analyzed satellite images of six Syrian World Heritage sites: the Ancient City of Aleppo; the Ancient City of Bosra; the Ancient City of Damascus; the Ancient Site of Palmyra; a site ...

Pictures from the site show various coats of arms and writings in ancient languages ... of a female Christian pilgrim from the Syrian city of Aleppo, making it a rare material trace of pre ...

Maria Abi-Habib was a roving Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, focused on terrorism issues and jihadist groups such as al Qaeda and Islamic State. She had been based in Beirut and ...