The discovery occurred in Maarat al-Numan, a town of strategic importance between Aleppo and Damascus, which saw intense conflict during the Syrian civil war. The area, once a rebel stronghold, was ...

The Story of the Codex. Secured in the lower level of the famed Shrine of the Book at Jerusalem’s Israel Museum sits the Aleppo Codex. Its story is thrilling and mysterious, mirroring the story ...

In a 2015 video from the Holocaust Museum, Holocaust survivor Margit Meissner lamented the actions of Assad’s regime, comparing it to the mass slaughter she lived through in the 1930s and '40s.

Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart, the Melkite Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Aleppo, describes what he calls a “tense calm” — a precarious peace that could break at any moment.

The cultural association Syrians for Heritage reported last December that the city of Aleppo, home to a Unesco World Heritage Site and the Aleppo Museum, was “preserved without any damage”.

Aleppo’s old city, designated a Unesco World Heritage site, was ravaged by the years of conflict in Syria. ... Nearby, however, the National Museum of Aleppo is readying to reopen.

Aleppo (Syria) (AFP) – The historic Baron Hotel in Syria's Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a revival, much like the city itself. Issued on: 20 ...

The historic Baron Hotel in Syria's Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a revival, much like the city itself.Aleppo's old city, designated a UNESCO World ...

President Obama's 2nd day in Israel began with a joint tour in the museum with Israel's Prime Minister at the "Shrine of the Book". - + ... the Aleppo Codex from the 10th century CE.

Aleppo saw untold amounts of human and heritage devastation during a conflict that spanned the years 2012 to 2016. Our research, ... Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania. ...

As the museum’s new building nears completion, shadowed by controversy, artists respond with new commissions. By Hilarie M. Sheets Reporting from Princeton, N.J. Princeton University has a long ...