A Roman-era queen has been taken out of some textbooks. Just weeks after a coalition of rebels toppled the Assad regime, the interim government they have set up in Damascus has moved quickly to ...

Located in the middle of modern-day Syria, around 130 miles northeast of Damascus, Palmyra had prospered since coming under Roman control in the first century A.D. Sitting at the crossroads ...

By Islam Salah The Middle East is home to some of the most remarkable architectural achievements in history. From the ...

A 1,600-year-old virtually intact Roman-era mosaic has been discovered ... of ancient civilisations including the Umayyad mosque in Damascus and the ancient city of Palmyra. But much has been ...