"The ancient Silk Road routes functioned like a major artery for civilizational engagement between the East and West, ...

PALMYRA, Syria (AP) — The stately remnants of 2,000-year-old columns and temples rise from the sand in the ancient city of Palmyra, known to locals as the “Bride of the Desert.” Once the capital of a ...

A Turkish airstrike has destroyed the Ain Dara temple. BEIRUT -- The world has lost another valuable piece of ancient heritage. More than 50 percent of the remains of a Syrian temple built 3,000 years ...

In December, rebel leader Ahmed al-Shaara proclaimed a new and free Syria. The former jihadist recently sat down with 60 ...

The battle for northwest Syria began much like the country’s civil war, with anti-government demonstrations in the city of Aleppo in the summer and fall of 2011 leading to heavy-handed, violent ...