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.

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The Syrian presidency unveiled the country's new national emblem Thursday during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in ...

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Photographs from the scene reveal a pit adjacent to a damaged building, descending into two burial chambers, Sky News reports. Each chamber contains six stone tombs, one of which features a cross ...

Turkey, a key supporter of Syria’s new authorities, has been battling its own fires in recent days, including near the Syrian border. The AFP correspondent saw helicopters bearing the Turkish flag ...

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.

Hassan Ismail of the Idlib Museum takes notes at a Byzantine underground tomb complex, believed to be over 1,500 years old, uncovered by a contractor during reconstruction of a war-damaged house ...

The Chicago Sky will have to unravel a 2-5 start to the season without their floor general. Guard Courtney Vandersloot sustained a torn right ACL in Saturday’s game against the Indiana Fever at ...

Idlib, SANA- Minister of Tourism Mr. Mazen al-Salihani along with the deputy minister for Hotel and Quality Affairs, Mr. Faraj Qashqoush, and Idleb governor Mohammad Abdul Rahman and other ...