It was just another bombing in a complicated corner of the Middle East, but this one was important — the Associated Press ...

A contractor in northern Syria stumbled upon the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old while digging in a residential neighborhood ...

A new study argues that ancient rattles unearthed in Syria aren’t musical instruments, but toys used to entertain infants. “Today, we use screens, back then it was rattles.” ...

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex ...

Restoring an Ancient Rusty Damascus Knife to Its Original Glory! Posted: October 29, 2024 | Last updated: October 29, 2024. Join us as we take on the challenging restoration of this extremely ...

In a moving ceremony at the National Library in Jerusalem, the public was granted a rare glimpse of the ancient “Damascus Crowns” — Torah manuscripts smuggled from Syria in a daring ...

Archaeologists in Rome uncovered a colossal ancient marble head near Trajan’s Forum, possibly depicting Emperor Trajan or the ...

The Assad family's 54-year rule of Syria came to an abrupt end Sunday when President Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus as rebels approached. Led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the ...

Biblical-themed exhibit inaugurated at Roman site under Damascus Gate in Jerusalem A 2nd-century gate in the Old City’s Muslim Quarter offers a glimpse into the capital’s multilayered history ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their ...

During excavations at the site of a destroyed house in northern Syria, a worker came across an unexpected find: the remains of an ...