It has been seven months since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power in Syria, thrusting the country into a new era after 54 ...

Besides Damascus, other key cities include Aleppo, known for its historic citadel and ancient bazaar; Homs, a major ...

The United States must press the Syrian Transitional Government to bring the perpetrators of the Saint Elias Church attack to ...

A contractor in Syria discovered an ancient underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be 1,500 years old below a destroyed home. The grave site was found last month in the town of Maarat al ...

1,500-year-old Byzantine tomb complex discovered under Syrian war ruins. The ancient tomb was found by a ... northern Syria. ... a town of strategic importance between Aleppo and Damascus, ...

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.

Residents drive past the war-damaged ancient market of Maarat al-Numan, near the site where a Byzantine underground tomb complex, believed to be over 1,500 years old, was uncovered by a contractor ...

Residents drive past the war-damaged ancient market of Maarat al-Numan, near the site where a Byzantine underground tomb complex, believed to be over 1,500 years old, was uncovered by a contractor ...

The years of war led to significant damage to Syria’s archeological sites, not only from bombing but from looting and unauthorized digging. Some see in the ruins a sign of hope for economic renewal.

Residents drive past the war-damaged ancient market of Maarat al-Numan, near the site where a Byzantine underground tomb complex, believed to be over 1,500 years old, was uncovered by a contractor ...

Residents drive past the war-damaged ancient market of Maarat al-Numan, near the site where a Byzantine underground tomb complex, believed to be over 1,500 years old, was uncovered by a contractor ...