"Krak des Chevaliers?" I asked the bus driver. "Yes! Yes," he yelled impatiently, pulling me onto the bus, probably having not understood my question.

The battle lines of the Syrian civil war are edging closer to Krak des Chevaliers, the most famous Crusader castle ever built. The massive walls and towers of the great fortress on its hilltop ...

Krak des Chevaliers is located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the city of Homs, close to the border of Lebanon, and is administratively part of the Homs Governorate.

As the fighting creeps ever nearer to Syria’s landmark fortress of Krak des Chevaliers, Patrick Cockburn reports from Homs on a civil war in which no historic monument – however famous – is ...

Latest news and commentary on Krak Des Chevaliers including photos, videos, quotations, and a biography.

A visit to the Krak des Chevaliers should be on the itinerary of every Clinton administration official promoting the latest push for peace under new Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

Even under Syria's intense sun, the windswept summit of Krak des Chevaliers is cooled by breezes that whip through arrow slits cut into the heavily-fortified structure. It stands as it has for ...

The Krak des Chevaliers was one of the most important fortresses built during Crusades. The castle sits atop a 650-metre-high hill east of Tartus, on the other side of the Homs Gap, 27 kilometres ...

Damascus, SANA – A team of experts from the General Directorate of Archeology and Museums finished the first stage of the project for restoring Krak des Chevaliers castle in Homs and repairing ...

Syrian government forces show reporters around the recently recaptured Crusader castle Krak des Chevaliers, where significant war damage is visible.

“Krak des Chevaliers?” I asked the bus driver. “Yes, yes,” he yelled impatiently, pulling me on to bus, likely having not understood my question. An hour later the bus slowed to a halt.