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

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is flying to Washington on Sunday for a visit in which he will meet with U.S.

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 ...

The scars that disfigure Syria after 14 years of civil war are wider than its minefields. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of ...

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 ...