Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...

The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic ...

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

In an ancient city in Syria, excavations made nearly a ... about a 136-mile drive from the nation’s capital of Damascus along the eastern border of Lebanon. The research team includes Hald ...

Burckhardt left Damascus on June 18 ... “Here are the remains of an ancient city, which I conjecture tobePetra...aplacewhich,asfarasIknow,no European traveler has ever visited.” ...

With its wide boulevards and tree-lined neighborhoods, Homs bustled with business, an oil refinery, and agricultural production. Sunni and Alawite Muslims, Orthodox and Catholic Christians—diverse ...

To grow oranges for profit and pleasure, was one of my prewar ambitions. And in the course of learning the business I met, at different times and places, some exceptional persons including Mustapha ...

Though Tehran scrambled to help the Assads face off the rebel assault, soldiers were turning on their own commanders ...

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...

Damascus: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Thursday with President of the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic HE Ahmed Al Sharaa at the People's Palace in the capital Damascus.