As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...
In the chaos, journalists have struggled to confirm statistics about fatalities, while waves of social media videos claim to ...
The Penn Museum's latest exhibit, Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq and ...
MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where ...
The fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria in December was viewed by the country’s minorities with a mixture of cautious optimism and apprehension. Just three months later, a wave of violence has made ...
Some of the world’s oldest roadways are only memories now—but many have been preserved as historic monuments or improved to ...
Israel’s expansionist ambitions continue to drive the erasure of Palestine, raising the critical question: Can the US and ...
One memorable moment was the night we were invited to the house of an ancient Syrian singer. He showed us some DVDs singing in front of president Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad, in times of peace.
A Titian Madonna, a swashbuckling Medieval codex and a set of wearable Egyptian amulets are among the treasures at this ...
Between March 7 and 8, the @Greco_Levantines World Wide, advocating for Greeks in Antiochia, Syria, reported on social ...
MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world's few places ...
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...