Believed to be more than 1,500 years old from the Byzantine Empire, the ruins were found in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, located on the route between the cities of Aleppo and Damascus.

Rescue crews rushed to the scene after reported strikes in Syria’s Idlib on Sunday, December 1. Footage captured by Obada Jbara shows smoke billowing into the sky and crews responding to the ...

A dry wind rushes through the meanders of destroyed streets, bringing up the acrid smell of smoke laden with gasoline. In the ...

A Byzantine-era Christian burial site unearthed in Maarat al-Numan, Syria, contains ancient crosses, graves and artifacts, highlighting Idlib province's rich archaeological heritage of many sites.

IDLIB, Syria—As Syrians begin to stitch their country back together after the fall of the Assad regime and 14 years of civil war, one city serves as a template for what Syria’s new Islamist ...

Idlib “has a third of the monuments of Syria, containing 800 archaeological sites in addition to an ancient city,” al-Ismail said. The Byzantine Empire, which began in the 4th century AD, was ...

How the rebels governed Idlib offers insight into how they might rule Syria. Experts and residents of Idlib describe their governance as pragmatic and influenced by internal and external pressure.

Once he consolidated power in Idlib, he relaxed Islamist rules, a process that began as early as 2017. This ideological pragmatism and a willingness to evolve is a hallmark of HTS.

Item 1 of 7 A drone view shows the car market in Sarmada town, Idlib, Syria March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo [1/7] A drone view shows the car market in Sarmada town, Idlib, Syria ...

Jolani replaced his jihadist camo attire for a Western-style blazer, established a semi-technocratic government in Idlib and promoted himself as a viable partner in Western efforts to curb Iran ...

In Idlib, the prewar population of 1.5 million swelled to 3.5 million with displaced people from around Syria mostly living in tent camps, according to U.N. figures.

The rebels may have taken note. In a later televised interview with Al Jazeera, caretaker Prime Minister Mohammad Al Bashir, who until this week ruled the small, conservative province of Idlib on ...