Bathed in the glow of the winter sun, the colonnades of ancient Palmyra are perhaps Syria’s most precious sight.

The United States prepared a rebel force to join the offensive that overthrew the regime of Bashar al-Assad, fighters have ...

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

Yet the days when awestruck tourists would clamber through the ruins of Queen Zenobia’s 3rd ... of tourists trundled through the desert from Damascus, 150 miles to the southwest, Palmyra has ...

On Saturday alone, rebel forces have taken control of various areas of Damascus' southern suburbs ... known as Tadmur that is famous for its Roman ruins and notorious prison.

The Mirror's Nada Farhoud writes how she received a warm and welcoming reception on a personal trip to Syria in 2010, but ...

Curator Jabbar Abdullah hopes to return home as soon as possible. He would like to set up a documentation center in Syria based on the model of the EL-DE Haus in Cologne, which once served the Nazis ...

Syria's cultural scene is in ruins following many years of war and ... on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. He had to flee Syria in 2012 because of his reporting on the unrest in the country.

The Jobar Synagogue in Damascus, one of few Jewish places of worship still ... Scholars also worry about the ruins of ...

Syrians in our area might be rejoicing or apprehensive about the recent fall of the Assad government in Damascus ... the site of ancient Roman ruins. I first visited Syria then, after President ...